Tilter
45° bevels & taper compensation
IGEMS Tilter is the worlds most versatile 5x kinematic mechanism since it handles both 45° bevels and taper angle compensation. Together with the compensation tools in our CNC, Tilter will give you the most precise and fast cutting on the market.
Why is Tilter the fastest option?
In the video below you'll see two types of 5x kinematic mechanisms cutting the same part with bevel and taper angle compensation. Both will have similar results on the bevel sides, but if you look closely on the straight edges, our Tilter is moving much faster. How is that?
It's because of mechanical advantages where the Tilter is not experiencing the same singularity problems other kinematic mechanisms are. An easy way to explain this is how much rotational movment each solution is doing when traveling from -1° to +1°. The Tilter only have to travel the 2° distance between -1° to +1° while other solutions have to rotate 178° for the same angle difference.
If you're looking for increased speed and quality, the Tilter is proven to be the best on the market.
Read more..Precise height sensoring
If your machine table isn't completely level or the material is moving in Z, a height sensoring device is your best friend. It certainly measures the initial Z position faster than a manual measurement, but it's the continuos measurements for bevel parts that is extremely important. Why? The images below illustrates an example for a 45° bevel hole.
In the example to the left, a height sensor is used to constantly check the distance between nozzle and work piece. This can be done with different sensoring strategies like partwise, every piercing, a certain distance or continuously dragging.
The example to the right is not using any height sensor, making the tolerances of the part suffering. For a 45° cut, any deviation in Z will leave equal deviation in X & Y. In the right example the nozzle is 2mm further away from the work piece, leaving the hole radius 2mm smaller (4mm in diameter).
No one is perfect
Accuracy. Claimed by many, proven by few. The thing is, you need accurate calibration to make accurate cuts, and lots of them. There are mechanical errors to every 5x kinematic mechanism on the waterjet market. And if you don't account for them, it's going to affect the cutting result. We made this device that measures multiple positions on your bevel kinematic to account for any mechanical deviation. It's easy to use and takes about 15 minutes to calibrate.
45° circular hole before calibration
45° circular hole after calibrationThis problem is not unique to a certain brand or solution. Every solution on the market has mechanical errors built into them, we're just really good at solving them.
Learn more about RounderTechnical details
Frame material
Anodized 6082 aluminum
Bearings
Stainless steel
Total weight
≈ 12 kg
A axis gearbox
Harmonic Drive CPU 20
B axis gearbox
Spinea TS 70
A axis servo motor
Beckhoff AM8012
B axis servo motor
Beckhoff AM8011
Tilt range
±45°
Rotating tool center point
Mechanical
Suitable for
45° bevels and Taper angle compensation
Produced and assembled in Sweden
Every Tilter is produced by a fantastic mechanical engineer named Sven, just 10 minutes from our office in Sweden. When the components arrive to our workshop, Joel assembles them into the very best 5x mechanical mechanism for waterjet cutting there is.
