The Ficep engineering team developed the Type C plate processing center to address the needs of manufacturing concerns that produce such products as:

• farm implements
• off-the-road vehicles
• asphalt paving machines
• fork lifts
• rail cars
• just to mention a few industries. 

The Type C product line is extremely attractive to these industries because it combines the operations of:

• Punching
• Marking
• Scribing
• Plasma cutting
• Drilling
• Tapping
• Milling
• And more!

Some of the unique features that are resident in the Type C design can be summarized as follows:

Hydraulic Punching

• The special hydraulic punching head on the Type C system with its programmable stroke permit the optimum usage of high capacity tooling with rake angle to substantially reduce the required tonnage during the punching operation.

Hydraulic Stripper

• The hydraulic stripper is designed to reduce the noise associated with the punching process and to improve the flatness standard of the punched parts

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Plasma Cutting 

• The plasma head on the Ficep Type C features a patented design where the torch is positioned independent of the punching head in the "Y' axis of the system.  This feature drastically reduces the weight that is required to be positioned in this axis to improve the edge condition that is generated with the plasma torch when sharp corners are required for example.
  
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Tool changer

• The tool changer option permits up to 14 tools to be automatically loading into the punching head of the Type C system.
  
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Drilling and Milling

• The Type C system can also be provided with a machining spindle that is capable of up to 5,000 RPM in conjunction with an automatic tool changer.  The tool changer can be provided with either 6 or 12 tool positions.

Drilling Video
Tapping Video
Edge milling Video
Pocket milling Video

Part Marking

• 38 position fully programmable turret marking system
  
• Full programmable scribing system for part marking and the generation of scribing lines.

Marking Video

Retractable Clamps

• The Type C system can be provided with three retractable material clamps that enhance the material utilization through the reduction of dead zones.

CNC Control

• Low maintenance cost due to the utilization of a standard PC platform
• The Ficep software eliminates the requirement for additional hardware such as third party axis control boards, PLC hardware and encoder switching boards

The Ficep PC based control is provided with the proprietary Ficep software for remote diagnostics through a phone or internet connection.

Specifications:

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