Solution

Solution: The Glebar GT-9AC Guidewire Grinder with Automatic Feeder, Wire Cutter, and Extractor

Increase the throughput and efficiency of our GT-9AC Guidewire Grinder with the addition of an automatic feeder, wire cutter, and extractor for a completely automated process that provides the capability to grind multiple parts per 10-foot wire.

The feeder automatically picks, loads, and stages wires for a continuous feed. To produce a more consistent grind and maintain tighter tolerances, a 1-micron encoder extends the length of the feeder updating the wire position every 0.00025". The automated wire cutter and extractor allow for double-ended grinds and grinding multiple short parts from the same wire. Previously only available on our CAM.2 Micro Grinder, this solution was adapted for the GT-9AC, now producing a faster throughput rate than the CAM.2.

Benefits

This fully enclosed and automated solution precisely grinds medical guidewires with multiple tapers, paddles, and parabolic shapes.

This allows customers to:

• perform double-ended grinds or grind multiple parts from the same 10-foot wire without stopping for a changeover, reducing downtime.
• easily and precisely change the wire profile or length using the touchscreen HMI, resulting in faster changeovers, increasing throughput.
• utilize the full enclosure and safety mechanisms to provide a safe and clean work environment.
• hold tighter tolerances, resulting in better length accuracy and repeatability.
• virtually eliminate manual touchpoints, producing higher throughputs.
• continuously feed Nitinol or SLT wire from a spool.
• feed wires in a single operation - from raw material to finished part.