Orbitform’s M-1000 powerhead is perfectly suited for large size work piece orbital riveting processes and orbital cold forming assembly processes. The heavy duty design of the hydraulic orbital forming powerhead is commonly used to form spindle shafts, and assemble large automotive hinges, robust brake components, seat track products, and other large scale riveted assemblies. Orbitform’s application engineers define the appropriate machine and tooling setup so each orbital riveting powerhead performs as required and the powerhead’s lube-for-life design with lifetime bearings and sealed lubrication keeps the riveting powerhead running for years.

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Orbitform’s modular M-1000 powerhead is assembled with top line components and is manufactured and assembled at Orbitform’s factory in Jackson, Michigan, USA. The hydraulic orbital riveting powerhead comes with many standard features and the orbital powerhead can be customized with several options to help monitor, control, and improve the orbital forming application being developed. Orbitform’s application engineers will listen and ask relevant questions in order to best specify the appropriate options to improve the riveting machine and/or assembly equipment being analyzed.

Extended stroke requirements?

Applications with similar orbital riveting or orbital forming force but requiring extended vertical clearance for part loading may benefit from the extended stroke Orbitform hydraulic powerhead model M-1006.

• The M-1006 Orbitform powerhead has a total tool stroke distance of 6 in (152 mm) that is adjustable between 3 in to 6 in (76 mm to 152 mm)

Standard Features and Specifications for Orbital Riveting or Orbital Forming Applications:

• Electric motor with pre-wired 4-pin and 5-pin "mini-change" male connector (alternate voltage specifications available upon request)
• Orbital head
• Peen developed and tested for each application
• Home switch to acknowledge when the tool is fully retracted
• Limit switch to acknowledge when the tool is extended to the desired position
• Deceleration switch
• Orbitform powerheads are “lubed-for-life” with lifetime bearing and seal lubrication which allows for reduced lifetime maintenance expense and increased orbital forming equipment uptime.  (The forming heads of Orbitform’s competition require diligent preventive maintenance in order to stay in operation for more than a few months.)
• Stroke adjustment knob on top of the powerhead with indicator mounted on the side of the powerhead to help you establish the stroke distance of the machine

Powerhead Options:

Electrical Options

• 12 ft. motor cable with 4-pin "mini change" 90 degree female connector to allow you to quickly and easily connect the motor to your power supply control panel
• 12 ft. limit switch cable with 5-pin “mini change” to allow you to quickly and easily connect the limit switch to your control panel

Mechanical Options

• Offset motor mount to allow for a shorter machine height and/or to allow for a through spindle pressure pad
• Gear reducer to reduce the RPM to allow for the optimal forming speed
• Spindle brake to control the tool position or to stop the tool rotation for certain applications
• Anti-rotate device to prevent the peen from rotating during certain assembly or forming applications
• Powerhead mounting plate with ± 1 inch (25.4 mm) adjustment to allow for simpler, front flange mount integration of the Orbitform powerhead into your assembly system
• Orbital alignment kit to help you set up the machine if the machine configurations change
• Fabricated straight column to be engineered specifically for your automated assembly application
• Fabricated c-frame column to be engineered specifically for your automated assembly application

Error Proofing, Process Monitoring, Process Control Options

• Pressure pad (standard, height sensing, or programmable height sensing) to secure the work piece prior to forming or assembly, to assist with assembly process monitoring / process control, or to confirm part presence prior to continuing the assembly process
• Loadcell force monitoring to assist with assembly process monitoring / process control / error proofing
• LVDT (Linear Variable Displacement Transducer) for stroke position monitoring.  The LVDT is externally mounted.

Forming options

• Multi-point or Multi-spindle head for orbital riveting or orbital forming of multiple rivets at the same time
• Static rollerhead for roller forming or roller assembly applications
• Articulating rollerhead for roller forming or roller assembly
• Press head powerhead configuration and press tooling to allow the powerhead to act as a press for pressing parts together into any assembly

Orbitform’s M-1500 powerhead is the largest capacity orbital forming and orbital riveting powerhead available in the world. The Orbitform powerhead is perfectly suited for large size work piece orbital riveting processes and orbital cold forming assembly processes. The heavy duty design of the hydraulic orbital forming powerhead is commonly used to form spindle shafts, and assemble large automotive hinges, robust brake components, seat track products, and other large scale riveted assemblies. Orbitform’s application engineers define the appropriate machine and tooling setup so each orbital riveting powerhead performs as required and the powerhead’s lube-for-life design with lifetime bearings and sealed lubrication keeps the riveting powerhead running for years.

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Orbitform’s modular M-1500 powerhead is assembled with top line components and is manufactured and assembled at Orbitform’s factory in Jackson, Michigan, USA. The hydraulic orbital riveting powerhead comes with many standard features and the orbital powerhead can be customized with several options to help monitor, control, and improve the orbital forming application being developed. Orbitform’s application engineers will listen and ask relevant questions in order to best specify the appropriate options to improve the riveting machine and/or assembly equipment being analyzed.

Standard Features and Specifications for Orbital Riveting or Orbital Forming Applications:

• Electric motor with pre-wired 4-pin and 5-pin "mini-change" male connector (alternate voltage specifications available upon request)
• Orbital head
• Peen developed and tested for each application
• Home switch to acknowledge when the tool is fully retracted
• Limit switch to acknowledge when the tool is extended to the desired position
• Deceleration switch
• Orbitform powerheads are “lubed-for-life” with lifetime bearing and seal lubrication which allows for reduced lifetime maintenance expense and increased orbital forming equipment uptime.  (The forming heads of Orbitform’s competition require diligent preventive maintenance in order to stay in operation for more than a few months.)
• Stroke adjustment knob on top of the powerhead with indicator mounted on the side of the powerhead to help you establish the stroke distance of the machine

Powerhead Options:

Electrical Options

• 12 ft. motor cable with 4-pin "mini change" 90 degree female connector to allow you to quickly and easily connect the motor to your power supply control panel
• 12 ft. limit switch cable with 5-pin “mini change” to allow you to quickly and easily connect the limit switch to your control panel

Mechanical Options

• Offset motor mount to allow for a shorter machine height and/or to allow for a through spindle pressure pad
• Gear reducer to reduce the RPM to allow for the optimal forming speed
• Spindle brake to control the tool position or to stop the tool rotation for certain applications
• Anti-rotate device to prevent the peen from rotating during certain assembly or forming applications
• Powerhead mounting plate with ± 1 inch (25.4 mm) adjustment to allow for simpler, front flange mount integration of the Orbitform powerhead into your assembly system
• Orbital alignment kit to help you set up the machine if the machine configurations change
• Fabricated straight column to be engineered specifically for your automated assembly application
• Fabricated c-frame column to be engineered specifically for your automated assembly application

Error Proofing, Process Monitoring, Process Control Options

• Pressure pad (standard, height sensing, or programmable height sensing) to secure the work piece prior to forming or assembly, to assist with assembly process monitoring / process control, or to confirm part presence prior to continuing the assembly process
• Loadcell force monitoring to assist with assembly process monitoring / process control / error proofing
• LVDT (Linear Variable Displacement Transducer) for stroke position monitoring.  The LVDT is externally mounted.

Forming options

• Multi-point or Multi-spindle head for orbital riveting or orbital forming of multiple rivets at the same time
• Static rollerhead for roller forming or roller assembly applications
• Articulating rollerhead for roller forming or roller assembly
• Press head powerhead configuration and press tooling to allow the powerhead to act as a press for pressing parts together into any assembly