Intercable Tools has been firmly rooted in Bruneck in the Italian province of South Tyrol since it was founded in 1972. The family-owned company has subsequently served as a major manufacturer of connection technology and tools for industry professionals. In May 2024, Intercable Tools began using ultrasonic deburring technology from UltraTec Innovation, part of the Vollmer Group, to remove burrs from hydraulic units in a contact-free manner automatically.

For some time, Intercable Tools had been looking for an automated solution to replace manually deburring hydraulic units of battery-powered hydraulic cutting tools made from aluminium and steel. Such hydraulic units are used in battery-powered perforators, which the company manufactures and distributes. These sheet metal punches are suitable for punching round, square and rectangular holes up to 3 mm thick. The complex task for the UltraTec machine was to remove all detachable burrs from the inside and outside of the components.

Heinz Pramstaller, team leader of metal production at Intercable Tools, says: “We were looking for an innovative alternative to manual deburring. It’s also important for us to produce our variants without set-up time. The deburring process required optimal integration into the process, with the components cleaned using the same product carrier as the parts cleaning system.”

The new UltraTec A25 S system automates the manual process. Ultrasonic deburring means that the results remain the same, there is no damage to the drill holes, and uncontrolled material removal is generally avoided. It also guarantees that no holes are forgotten, which can happen with manual deburring. In addition, the ultrasonic deburring process has the advantage of cross bores being deburred and rinsed out simultaneously.

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