Sandex 6DF 03272R-S3TUVW1 Indexing Drive Sankyo Seisakusho Rotary Index

Sandex 6DF 03272R-S3TUVW1 Indexing Drive Sankyo Seisakusho Rotary Index

The Sandex 6DF 03272R-S3TUVW1 is a barrel-cam rotary indexing drive manufactured by Sankyo Seisakusho Co. of Tokyo, Japan under the Sandex brand. Indexing drives of this type convert continuous rotary input motion into precise, intermittent rotational output — advancing a dial plate, turntable, or tooling fixture through a fixed number of equally spaced index positions per revolution of the input shaft. The 6DF designation indicates a 6-station (6-position) indexer in the DF series housing size.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: Sandex (Sankyo Seisakusho Co., Tokyo, Japan)
• Model: 6DF
• Part Number: 03272R-S3TUVW1
• Serial Number: D154058 (internal reference)
• Type: Barrel-cam rotary indexing drive
• Number of Index Stations: 6
• Housing: Cast iron/steel body with yellow-painted finish
• Input: Keyed input shaft (continuous rotation from motor or gearbox)
• Output: Circular output flange with bolt-circle pattern for dial plate attachment
• Country of Manufacture: Japan
• Unit only — no motor, coupling, or dial plate included

Applications

Sandex barrel-cam indexing drives are widely used in automated assembly machines, packaging equipment, inspection systems, and pick-and-place stations where a workpiece or fixture must be advanced through repeating stop-and-dwell cycles with high positional accuracy. The 6DF delivers six equal index steps per input revolution, making it well suited to six-station rotary assembly dials — a layout common in component insertion, riveting, welding, dispensing, and automated testing cells. Sankyo Seisakusho established the Sandex line as a standard in cam-driven indexing technology, and these drives remain in active use in precision automation and manufacturing environments worldwide. They are favored for their rigidity during the dwell phase (when the cam profile locks the output) and their smooth, controlled acceleration/deceleration curves during the index motion, both of which come from the fixed geometric profile of the barrel cam rather than from electronic control.