TigerStop Automated Positioning & Measuring Systems
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TigerStop Positioning Systems
Trouble With A TigerStop?
What is a TigerStop?
Automated
Stop/Gauge and Pusher System
TigerStop is the affordable, programmable digital stop and
push feed system you have been looking for!
Fully Automatic
Tigerstop on Northtech Upcut Saw
The position can be input in the method of your choice:
standard or metric with fraction, decimal, feet, inches. It
is available in multiple languages. The controller computes
the input and displays the position in standard or metric.
TigerStop's 6 Basic Functions
1. GO—Enter any length on the keypad in inches, inches and fractions, decimal inches, even feet, or metric increments, and press START. TigerStop instantly moves to that position.
2. GO SET - Turn TigerStop’s number keys (1 to 99) into hot keys to access custom lengths that you cut frequently.
3. INCREMENT - Hit the INCREMENT key and enter a value (+ or -) to move the stop relative to the current position. Continue incremental movement by hitting START. The stop will move by the value you entered.
4. PUSH FEED - TigerStop can be used as a push feeding system. It allows for saw kerf, and deliver finished lengths on the outboard side of your saw or machine tool.
5. SET POINT - Use TigerStop as a set point stop system and enter up to 2000+ lengths into its powerful memory.
6. CALCULATE - With TigerStop’s built-in 10 key calculator, you can calculate a new length based on your last position or on a new value. After doing the calculation, TigerStop moves to the new position.
Can I automate my
equipment with TigerStop?
TigerStop is far more sophisticated than the simple and
approachable human interface would let on. Built into
TigerStop is the ability to take over the function of
your machine tool. TigerStop can control your machine
tool, save programs, and do certain kinds of defect
optimizations. TigerStop has many special programs that
are designed to handle many common and not so common
applications in the manufacturing processes.
Easy to use add-on software permits TigerStop to be
programmed to control several tools in a linear
application. For example, you are building custom
ladders and you want to set up a machine for cutting to
length, boring, and notching the rails on the ladder.
This is a simple operation for TigerStop with an
automatic cut-off saw, a cross notching router on a
slide controlled by a pneumatic cylinder, and a
pneumatic boring head. All three of these tools work in
concert with and are controlled by TigerStop in this
fashion: First, you place a piece of wood which moves to
position so the saw can trim the piece. Then the piece
moves to its next position and is crossed notched by the
router. Then it moves to the drill, and all the holes
for the rungs drilled. These operations are done all in
a line using one TigerStop and a PC with our special
Multi-Tool program. Simple, affordable, and easy to
implement for semi-skilled plant engineers or business
owners, TigerStop is the solution for simple, low cost
automation.
How simple is it to
install?
Almost anyone can easily install TigerStop. Just attach
the unit to your machine and start using it! No special
wiring or software knowledge is required. Plug it into a
wall outlet and you're in business.
How easy is it to use a
TigerStop?
Very easy! TigerStop is designed to be simple to use and
adaptable to your company's needs. The keypad looks like
a hand-held calculator and functions in an almost
identical manner. To move to a position, you enter the
target value and hit the Start key. That's it! An
operator can be trained in minutes.
What can it do for me?
TigerStop will make your production quicker, more
accurate, and you will be throwing fewer mistakes away.
You'll be saving money every day.
What else can I do
with a TigerStop?
TigerStop is the solution to many of the requirements of
modern manufacturing. If you must build orders one at a
time, do custom or flexible manufacturing, TigerStop can
become an integral part of the solution. With its simple
human interface it allows for simple changeovers from
one process to the next. Custom shutters, custom
cabinets, small and varied punch runs for sheet metal,
boring patterns for railings, you name it, it can all be
accomplished with TigerStop.
Is TigerStop worth the
cost?
Well, we certainly are not going to tell you No! You
will be very surprised at how affordable TigerStop is—as
much as one fifth of what other systems cost while
giving you far more elegant and complete production
software. We can say with confidence that the addition
of a TigerStop in most applications will double the
production of the machine. In certain industry-specific
applications operators are reporting a quadrupling of
through put. You decide.
Who is TigerStop?
We are the world leaders in stop and pusher system
automation, with over 8000 of our machines in the US and
Europe. We have manufacturing facilities in both the
United States and Europe. We have built a name brand you
can trust. We back our product with overnight spare
parts, guarantees, and a group of full-time support
personnel whose only job is to help customers with their
TigerStops.
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