Delapena

delapena is a dedicated honing company that doesn't just manufacture machines, but also makes tools and honing stones and provides maintenance services. This article looks at its bore honing machines and provides information you can use to decide if its machines are a good fit for your applications.

The strengths of delapena's honing machines

Fully Integrated Honing with Real-Time Gauging

iHone, is a proprietary dialogue-based control system, operated via a touch panel, that assists with set-up and processing condition reproduction. ProductionHone models offer in-processing gauging that continuously measures hole diameters in real time while processing is in progress. It has an automatic tool changer for switching between multiple tools, and a high-precision XY table that closely controls the positions of workpieces.

delapena handles everything in-house, from machines to tools, honing stones, and process condition development. Because of this, its machines excel at set-up and processing condition reproduction.

How delapena's honing machines can transform your operations

By integrating measurement functions and saving processing as programs, these honing machines produce consistent processing condition calculation results and consistent and uniform operation. Saving processing as programs also reduces the workload involved in set-up and switching workpiece types.

delapena provides comprehensive support that covers everything from tool and honing stone selection to processing condition development, so it identifies and specifies conditions after equipment deployment, helping reduce the risk of startup delays.

Applications of delapena's honing machines

The ProductionHone integrates honing and gauging. It is well-suited to precision boring automation and mass production. The PowerHone E is a vertical, electrically-controlled device that is suited for large diameter, heavy workpiece bore processing with diameters of 25.4 to 740 mm and a maximum reciprocating stroke of 1,000 mm. Its design supports both through hole and blind hole processing for large components.

Before choosing one of these models, check whether your needs primarily lie in precision automation or working with large diameter, heavy workpieces.

Device capabilities and manufacturer support requirements vary from business to business, differing for precision components, large components and heavy industry, and component repair and processing.

We have carefully selected the honing machines that are best suited to companies based on the features and challenges of their varied businesses, freeing them from needing to rely on specific operators. Please use the information on this site in your comparisons and deliberations.

delapena's honing machine lineup

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Product Name	Features	Processing Range	Main Uses
ProductionHone	Designed to assist with automation, with automatic measurement and tool-switching functions	Diameter: ⌀1.14 to 80 mm Length: Not indicated on website	Precision bore mass production
PowerHone E	Electrically controlled vertical machine capable of long stroke processing	Diameter: ⌀25.4 to 740 mm Length: Max. reciprocating stroke of 1000 mm	Large components

Processing Range	⌀1.14 to ⌀80 mm Length: Not indicated on website
Stroke length (mm)	3 to 320 mm (1 to 25 m/min)
Equipment Dimensions	H: 1,790 mm W: 1,780 mm D: 1,000 mm (E1000S)
Automatic Measurement Function	Yes
Sizing Function	Yes
Power Specifications	Three phase 380 to 415 V 50 Hz

For worksites that want to automate precision bore processing with automatic measurement

The ProductionHone makes it easy to identify tools, components, and jigs and to manage programs by reading in data matrix codes. If you're thinking about switching from manual to automated processing for your precision bore processing of servo valves, bushing, and the like, this model can enable that automation while also achieving a high level of quality reproducibility.

Processing Range	Diameter: ⌀25.4 to 740 mm Length: Max. 1000 mm
Stroke length (mm)	Max. 1000 mm
Equipment Dimensions	Not indicated on website
Automatic Measurement Function	Not indicated on website
Sizing Function	Not indicated on website
Power Specifications	400 to 480 VAC 50 to 60 Hz Phase number not indicated on website

A single device that makes it easy to handle interior diameter processing for prototypes, small lots, and medium-sized lots of large-diameter and heavy components

The PowerHone E is a vertical model capable of both through hole and blind hole processing. It is suited for large and heavy components. It has an electric actuator, and rotation speeds of up to 250 rpm and reciprocating speeds of up to 30 m/min can be saved in programs and called as needed. This ensures the reproducibility of processing conditions.

delapena honing machine usage case examples

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delapena's maintenance system and after-sales support

Annual inspections and on-premise service reduce the risk of downtime

delapena recommends its machines be inspected periodically, once per year, and it sends its service engineers out to customer sites to perform these inspections. During the inspections, the service engineers check for wear to the drive assembly, pipes and fittings, and stroke and carriage assembly. delapena's support doesn't end when its machines are installed. It also focuses on keeping its machines running, and it's easy to approach for consultation.

Tool refurbishment and on-site training make follow-up work easy

delapena offers on-premise training at customer worksites and shows operators how to configure machines based on the actual components they will process. It handles tool refurbishment and customer-exclusive honing stone inventory management, even for other companies' products, and develops processing applications. One of its advantages is that it makes it possible to consolidate all maintenance in a single company, even when installing equipment overseas.

Company Profile

Company Name	DELAPENA GROUP LIMITED
Head Office Location	The Runnings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, GL51 9NJ
Contact in India	Wendt (India) Limited, Hosur 635126, Tamil Nadu, India
Website	https://delapena.co.uk/