Carbon Fiber Fork Cutting Machine
Description
The MCFD-26 is built for one job: cutting carbon fibre fork steerers – quietly, cleanly and wherever you need it.
It runs below 76 dB, so it works right beside your assembly team instead of in a separate room. It moves on castors and needs just 850 × 720 mm of floor space, so you can place it where the forks are and move it when your line changes.
The cut is made inside a fully enclosed cutting area, and the machine is prepared to connect and control your vacuum system, so carbon dust stays at the machine instead of spreading across your assembly floor. Servo-controlled positioning holds the cut length to ±0.2 mm with ±0.1 mm repeatability.
Steerers from Ø1″ to 1.5″ run without a tooling change, up to 80 cutting recipes are stored on the HMI, and OPC UA is standard.
- Clean, consistent cuts on carbon steerers. ±0.2 mm cut length and ±0.1 mm repeatability on every fork.
- Carbon dust stays inside. Enclosed cutting area, prepared to connect and control your vacuum system, chips collected in a bin.
- No tooling change between fork sizes. Ø1″ to 1.5″ steerers, 10–18 s per fork.
- The approved settings, every time. Up to 80 cutting recipes stored on the HMI.
- Quiet and mobile. Below 76 dB, on castors, on an 850 × 720 mm footprint.
- Connected from day one. OPC UA as standard: send orders to the machine and read production data back from your office systems.
| Capacity | |
|---|---|
| Steerer tube capacity | Ø 1″ – 1.5″ (24.4 – 38.1 mm) |
| Cut length range | 125 – 330 mm (other ranges on request) |
| Materials | Carbon fibre |
| Operation | |
| Cycle time | 10 – 18 s per fork |
| Drive | Servo-controlled positioning |
| Tooling change | Not required between fork sizes |
| Chip handling | Collection bin, conveyor optional |
| Dust extraction | Prepared to connect and control a vacuum system |
| Precision | |
| Cut length tolerance | ±0.2 mm |
| Repeatability | ±0.1 mm |
| Control & connectivity | |
| Control | Siemens PLC |
| HMI | 7″ Siemens HMI, up to 80 manufacturing orders |
| Connectivity | OPC UA |
| Installation | |
| Dimensions (w × l × h) | 850 × 720 × 1400 mm |
| Weight | 260 kg |
| Electrical connection | 400 V, 3-phase, 50/60 Hz |
| Sound level | Below 76 dB |
| Conformity | |
| CE conformity | EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC |
Frequently asked questions
Why a dedicated machine for carbon?
Because carbon is not aluminium. The MCFD-26 cuts inside a fully enclosed cutting area and is prepared to connect and control a vacuum system, so the dust is contained rather than spread across your assembly floor.
Will it handle our fork range?
From 1″ to 1.5″ (24.4 to 38.1 mm), with no tooling change between fork sizes. One machine covers the range.
How fast is it?
10 to 18 seconds per fork depending on the material, held to +/-0.2 mm cut length with +/-0.1 mm repeatability.
Can you adapt it to our line?
Yes. We design, machine, weld and program everything in-house in Portugal, so changing a fixture, a stroke or the HMI logic for your process is engineering work rather than a special request to a factory on another continent.
Can it talk to our factory systems?
Yes. OPC UA is standard on every machine we build, not a paid option, and every machine conforms to EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. If you are working toward a connected line, nothing here holds you back.
Reading and writing the machine’s order table from an office PC over OPC UA.