Research and application of spindle rod straightening automation

Abstract

In order to ensure the straightening quality of spindle rod, reduce the labor intensity of workers and improve the working environment of workers, the causes of straightness error and deformation of spindle rod after hot rolling forming, longitudinal cutting forming, heat treatment and manual straightening were analyzed. The method of straightening the spindle rod with the automatic loading and unloading device of the manipulator on the thread rolling machine was adopted. With the method, the spindle rod was placed on the support plate between the two straightening rollers, and the moving roller moved forward, straightened, retreated and returned to the original position along the radial direction, with the spindle rod repeatedly bent and deformed along the axial direction through the spiral groove of the roller to achieve the purpose of straightening. At the same time, the structural characteristics and dimensions of the straightening roller and the support plate were introduced. The experimental results show that the spindle rod is straightened on the thread rolling machine after rough grinding, and the qualified rate is more than 90%; and the rod output reaches 3 000, which creates conditions for intelligent manufacturing of spindle rod.

Keywords

• spindle rod
• automation
• straighten
• heat treatment