Remnant flap

The remnant flap is a practical addition to a loading magazine or bar loading magazine: the remnant flap directs remnant pieces of e.g. profiled bars or material bars left over from the machining process to a remnant piece container. A loading magazine is a handling system used in the machining process. It is used as a material flow system or loading system directly coupled to a CNC lathe. A leading manufacturer of bar loading magazines is FMB Maschinenbau, Faulbach am Main. The company produces machines for both sliding and fixed headstock lathes, as well as a special form for multi-spindle lathes. The bars are conveyed from the material storage system to the guide channel, or a bundle loader. The guide channel, a central element in the loading magazine, is flushed with oil to achieve the hydrodynamic bearing effect. The material bar is finally moved via the stabilising steady directly to the main spindle of the lathe.