{"id":32036,"date":"2024-09-13T06:22:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T04:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matrelec.com\/rotary-tables\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:53:00","slug":"rotary-tables","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.matrelec.com\/en\/rotary-tables\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotary tables"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32036\" class=\"elementor elementor-32036 elementor-31312\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690e593 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"690e593\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc85c8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dc85c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rotary tables<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824269a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"824269a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518fce4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"518fce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about rotary tables<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7c0d4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab7c0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo avoid any misunderstandings, it&#8217;s important to distinguish between rotary and rotary tables. Although these two pieces of equipment are primarily designed for industrial production lines, they have extremely different technical characteristics and uses.\n\nAs a reminder: a turntable is a piece of handling equipment used to ensure the circular movement of products in assembly, packaging or transfer operations. Similarly, rotary tables can be integrated into shrink-wrappers, strapping machines or palletizers to ensure the rotation of loaded pallets. Rotary tables themselves have completely different characteristics and roles, which are described below.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6fb5a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e6fb5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a rotary table?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c817b08 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c817b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Used above all in industry, they are used to assist mass production of parts of all sizes, or to assemble sub-assemblies, thanks to their axis(s) of rotation. In fact, they can be integrated or deployed on numerous numerically-controlled machines: machining centers, lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, pillar drills, polishing machines, laser markers, welding presses, metrology equipment&#8230;. <\/p><p>Schematically, a rotary table can be defined as a device comprising at least a rotary table and, more often than not, a high-precision motor. The following configurations are possible: <\/p><ul><li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">a manual, electric or pneumatic tray guide system,  <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">motorization by a torque motor, a motor with reduction or a stepper motor,<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">independent speed reduction thanks to a dedicated gearbox,<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">static braking to immobilize workpieces or parts to be assembled,<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">an automated control system for maximum repeatability.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p class=\"MsoBodyText\">Other important features of the tables are the diameter of the tabletop, and the precision and repeatability of the rotation in order to meet the exact handling requirements of the parts to be produced or modified.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8f3e8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a8f3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matrelec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img-t-300x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matrelec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img-t-300x300-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.matrelec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img-t-300x300-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f51af elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f51af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's the difference between rotary and transfer tables?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af1e33 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7af1e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although they play very different roles,&nbsp;as we shall see later, these two types of equipment are designed to enable complete automation of the production tool, in the manufacturing or assembly fields. In fact, both families of &#8221;&nbsp;industrial tables&nbsp;&#8221; are production-assistance devices that can be integrated in a variety of ways: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">installation or assembly&nbsp;of ready-to-use tables on existing machine tools,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">design and development of specific tables by machine tool manufacturers or&nbsp;their specialist suppliers.<\/span><br><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\">The essential differences lie in the role played by each of these two devices&nbsp;and in the level of technology used by their manufacturers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">While&nbsp;&nbsp; rotary tables&nbsp;perform&nbsp;the precise positioning of parts to be machined or modified at a single&nbsp;angle or on&nbsp;several axes&nbsp;with&nbsp;a machine tool, the transfer table ensures the regular movement on a vertical plane of products&nbsp;for assembly operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">While rotary tables are equipped with&nbsp;motorization and a high-precision guidance system with&nbsp;computer control&nbsp;,&nbsp;transfer tables or platens can be operated manually&nbsp;or&nbsp;with&nbsp;conventional electric motors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66390b7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66390b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What operating modes are available for rotary tables?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b9277 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13b9277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on requirements&nbsp;and&nbsp;technological constraints, the choice of a rotary table&nbsp;must&nbsp;take into account specific features such as indexing mode (actuation), configuration and&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; type of drive.<\/p>\n<p>There are&nbsp;three&nbsp;indexing modes, each with very different characteristics&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">Manual actuation can be used&nbsp;on conventional machine tools for small production runs or slow production cycles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">Pneumatic actuation is used for&nbsp;small pallet or table-top tables to be installed on machine-tools with limited space.&nbsp;The downside is&nbsp;limited rotation range and therefore&nbsp;limited angle adjustment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">Electric actuation is used on most&nbsp;rotary tables, whether&nbsp;equipped with a table top or a&nbsp;single pallet. This type of indexing enables tables to be built with a wide adjustment angle and high torque. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\">The&nbsp;configuration of the table top is a decisive factor in meeting the needs of&nbsp;production. If it has a single axis, it&nbsp;will rotate&nbsp;or&nbsp;on a&nbsp;horizontal or vertical plane. Some&nbsp;tables are said to be tiltable, as they are equipped with a&nbsp;plate or pallet that can rotate on&nbsp;two different axes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\">The drive modes of the rotary table&nbsp;&nbsp; have a very strong&nbsp;impact on the potential performance of rotary tables:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">The&nbsp;drive via a&nbsp;&nbsp; bearing with precision bearings&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp; a&nbsp;worm gear reducer provides both&nbsp;a high level of rotational precision in both directions and high resistance to radial shocks associated with&nbsp;material processing or assembly operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">The direct drive of the table by the motor generates very high rotation speeds, enabling&nbsp;very high work quality, particularly for machining and surfacing. More cumbersome than worm tables for the same work surface, this equipment requires less maintenance, but needs&nbsp;a specific interface to control its motorization. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b94bb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9b94bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What kind of controls are needed for rotary tables?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab072fe elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab072fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Only a precise definition of rotary table control requirements, prior to deployment, will enable&nbsp;to define the automated control system to be deployed. This is&nbsp;&nbsp; a function of&nbsp;the nature&nbsp;of the operations to be carried out by the machine tool, the length of production cycles and the frequency of rate changes. <\/p>\n<p>There are three types of rotary table control systems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">The table has its own control system which operates&nbsp;independently&nbsp;from that of the CNC machine. The&nbsp;parameterization options are simple but limited, and cannot be used with machine tools performing complex operations. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">The table is equipped with a servomotor connected to the machine tool&#8217;s control system to ensure its control. A servocontrol unit is used to record the various rotation programs according to the&nbsp; production sequences of the CNC machine. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -14.15pt;\">The table has neither an independent control system nor a servomotor to ensure its operation or programming. 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Although these two pieces of equipment are primarily designed for industrial production lines, they have extremely different technical characteristics and uses. 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