SV-500 Profile-Hones Diesel Cylinder Liners

The SV-500 is ideal for low- to mid-volume machining of oil-and-gas industry components, such as gas compressors, liner hangers, telemetry units, valves, pump liners and similar parts. It also provides capabilities such as custom bore profiles for diesel-cylinder liners. Sunnen claims the SV-500 series produces the industry's highest accuracy and surface-finish specs, using patented technology that allows creation of whole-bore, constant crosshatch, as well as custom profiled or tapered bores.

The machine is ideal for profile machining of diesel cylinder-liner bores to manufacturers' specifications, while eliminating the 'flattening' of the crosshatch angle at stroke-reversal points, sometimes required for Milspec parts. Bore profile display and tool-control technology allow the operator to achieve the desired bore shape, surface crosshatch angle, or near-elimination of crosshatch. Available with a stroke length up to 1524mm (60in), the SV-500 Series' 15kW (20HP) spindle is ideal for bores up to 300mm (12in) diameter or larger, depending on the application.

Its powerful spindle permits high stock-removal rates on exotic materials, such as titanium and compacted-graphite iron. Standard spindle speed is 0-300rev/min, with options of 0-600 and 0-1200rev/min, and a maximum stroke rate of 27.4m/min (90ft/min). It is capable of using legacy tooling from Sunnen GH-210 and SV-3/SV-4 machines. An electromechanical design, the SV-500 delivers servo-accurate performance that remains consistent over time, eliminating the drift inherent to hydraulic machines. Its patented servo-stroking system brings a new level of automation and simplicity to honing complex parts, such as those with interrupted, tandem, blind or geometrically flawed bores.

New capabilities include custom bore profiles, automatic geometry correction and auto-dwell for bore straightness, ideal for blind bores. Vertical spindle orientation produces superior results with interrupted bores, where the weight of the tool and drive shaft on a horizontal hone increases the potential for washout around ports. Equipped with the fastest, most precise linear tool feed on the market, the SV-500 series can be configured as a single-spindle, manually loaded machine or a fully automated multi-spindle system.

Sunnen system-engineers each SV-500 machine as an optimised processing package, complete with custom guarding, custom risers and fixturing, tooling, abrasives, gaging and coolants. The platform is available with a malleable-iron base or T-slot table just above floor level, or with various workholding and table options at waist height. Part-indexing options include in-line shuttles for transfer lines, as well as 2- and 32-position rotary tables or (fourth axis) servo-index table with infinite positioning. The open-base design allows easy pass-through of large parts and makes the machine adaptable for parallel manufacturing in a lean environment.

Stainless-steel guarding is maintenance free. To realise highest unmanned processing efficiencies, the SV-500 can be equipped for in-process air gaging with Sunnen's PH hone head - or with post-process air gaging. PH tools are designed to produce optimum straightness and roundness with multiple stone configurations. They are available with conventional, diamond or CBN metal-bond abrasives, specifically engineered for a given application. A plug-gauge shutoff is also available for processes that do not require the feed back or precision of air gauging.

Setup is fast and easy, all handled from the front of the machine without raising a cover. An intuitive interface and advanced PC-based control simplify the honing process to allow anyone with multi-axis experience to run the machine like an expert. The SV-500 Series provides great cost, size and flexibility advantages over hydraulic honing systems of comparable capacities. Vertical design conserves shop-floor space.

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