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By admin | March 18, 2008
The professional electrical desktop punching machine RENZ DTP 340 M, available from Renz Masterbind , comes with high punching-capacity and is ideal for any multi-system medium-to-high volume binding.
The RENZ DTP 340 desktop punching machine is expandable to Modular Binding System (MBS) for Ring Wire, plastic comb or plastic spiral and calendar binding interchangeable dies.
The features are:
* Easily punches up to 20.000 sheets/hour.
* Electrically-operated by foot switch.
* The new drive system saves energy.
* Motor runs only if foot switch is pressed and will stop immediately after releasing.
* Punching width up to maximum 340mm - open ended.
* Adjustable punching margin.
* Large capacity waste tray.
* All punching dies (except plastic spiral) are delivered with individually removable pins for fast and easy adjustment to size.
* Change dies in less than 1 minute with new quick-release screws.
* German engineering and design brilliance.
* Dies available for plastic combs, ring wire, calendar punching.
Special equipment :
Thumb cut, round, 20 mm, for calendar hangers (available only for wire comb binding, pitch 3:1)
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Mat Cutter equipment available from Machines4u.com
By admin | March 18, 2008
Machines4u.com has a selection of new and used Mat Cutter types to suit picture framing cutting requirements.
Mat Cutter equipment
If you have a small workshop and only require a small Mat Cutter to cut various types of backing boards there are several models to choose from.
If you have a larger workshop and require a mat cutter that is more heavy duty then you maybe more interested in the larger CNC controlled high production models with a faster cutting capacity.
You can search and compare though different mat cutter types 24 hours a day, seven days a week all at the touch of you keyboard.
If you need to sell you existing mat cutter you can do this by placing an advertisement with a full description and digital photos which will then get advertised across Australia instantly.
Whether you are a machinery dealer in Sydney or have a cabinet making shop in Alice Springs you can easily place and control advertisements of your mat cutter that will go live to hundreds of potential buys across the globe within minutes.
Here are 3 tips to consider when buying your next mat cutter:
* Choose a machine that will keep up with the demand of your work load
* Position the mat cutter in the best part of your factory that will work in with your current work flow
* Cost in any extras that you will need for your mat cutter in advance so that you do not get caught with additional cost on installation. (Eg extra power, tooling, operator training, loading and unloading, computers & software)
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New Modular Honing Machine Series Scaleable from Basic to The Works as Automated, Multi-Spindle System with Robotic Part Handling, Gaging/SPC and Tooling Flexibility
By admin | March 18, 2008
Capable of sizing and finishing bores to submicron accuracy, uniquely versatile conventional honing machine can do single-pass work, too - in mid to high production volumes
Sunnen’s new SV-1000 vertical CNC honing machine series is based on an innovative modular design, engineered to scale up from a single-spindle machine to a fully automated multi-spindle unit for ultra-precise bore sizing and finishing. Designed for part diameters of 3-65 mm (0.120-2.56″), SV-1000 series machines can size bores to accuracies of 0.25 µm (0.00001″). They are ideal for diesel fuel injectors, gears, small engine cylinders/connecting rods, hydraulic/pneumatic components, and medical devices in medium to high volumes. At Sunnen’s EASTEC booth No. 2120, the SV-1000 will be demonstrated honing a precision aerospace hydraulic valve.
The basic single-spindle SV-1000 module is designed from the ground up for future automation with removable side enclosure panels to facilitate flow-through part processing. It is available with a fixed tooling plate or servo rotary table with 12-position rotary air union for fixture control. An industrial PC control ensures reliability and an easy support path with software-based updates and commercially available replacement parts. The machine’s cast-polymer base provides excellent vibration damping and structural rigidity.
Fully automated versions of the SV-1000 can be specified with the servo rotary table or linear part transfer, integrated part handling systems, and up to four spindles. For unmanned cellular processing, the SV-1000 can be equipped with integrated post-process air gaging to provide closed-loop control of bore size and geometry, along with downloadable SPC data and feedback control. Post-process air gaging with one to four servo columns can provide size, taper, and straightness feedback control. Matched with Sunnen’s diamond-plated CGT Krossgrinding® tools or MMT TurboHone® multi-stone mandrels, the air-gage-equipped machine can automatically control hole size to accuracies of 0.25µm (0.00001″), eliminating the need for a skilled operator to tweak the process. A match-honing package can also be added.
The new machine features two patent pending innovations - a servo-controlled stroking drive that responds smoothly to motion profiles generated by the control, and a load-sensing tool feed system that minimizes processing time by sensing where and how much to hone the bore.
The new stroking drive provides the highest level of flexibility and consistency in spindle reciprocation to allow a new level of process optimization. Unique in the industry, it enables the SV-1000 to do both conventional honing and single-pass honing with any tool in Sunnen’s line, using available adapters, to give the machine excellent small-shop versatility and return on investment.
The vertical design of the SV-1000 conserves shop floor space, requiring just 2400 x 2300 x 2700 mm WxDxH (95 x 91 x 107 in.). The high-torque, belt-driven spindle is rated at 7.5 kW (10 hp) to cover a wide range of sizing and finishing work at speeds of 100-4000 rpm.
For custom processing cells, Sunnen can provide post-process inspection and sorting of parts to the submicron level, along with special tooling, robotic integration, part orientation, gaging, and other options integrated for a purpose-designed system based on individual customer requirements.
http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/540655
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Vertical machining centres make hydroforming tools
By admin | March 18, 2008
A Swedish hydroforming company has invested in an advanced CNC machining centre to make as much of its tooling ‘in-house’ and provide customers with a fast service.
An innovative Swedish has developed its own patentd production processes to develop the hydroforming process. Hydroforming Design Light (HDL), based in Vansbro, Sweden, manufactures and assembles its own, high value hydroforming machines. the various processes used in hydroforming require accurate dies.
Until recently HDL subcontracted out tooling to local subcontract machine shops, but has been investing in its own, in-house, machining facilities.
HDL’s managing director, Alvar Palmcrantz, said: ‘We bought the Haas VF5 CNC vertical spindle machining centre from the local Haas Factory Outlet, a division of Edstroms, primarily to manufacture our tools and dies.
In the long run, when we have more Haas machines, we will have enough capacity to undertake at least 50-60% of our tooling requirements in-house.
A plant growing as quickly as this needs the capability to produce its own tools’.
Palmcrantz continued: ‘We also bought the Haas machine because we want to be very quick to service our customers.
One of the impressive factors about the Haas is that we can machine steel dies as quickly as aluminium dies, which we make occasionally for lower volume orders.
That said, many of the cavities we machine are extremely complex and it is not unusual for some dies to stay on the Haas for a full day or even two’.
The Haas machine has a TR 210 trunnion table.
Parts for the Haas arrive from HDL’s ZCorporation Spectrum Z510 machine, which generates rapid 3D prints of high definition, full-colour prototypes from CAD models.
Palmcrantz commented: ‘We make 95% of our mistakes at the modelling stage, which means we scrap less material and save a lot of time’.
* About hydroforming - the hydroforming prorcess is cost effective process for shaping malleable metals into lightweight, structurally stiff workpieces.
It uses water at high pressure to press room-temperature working material into a die.
The process forms complex shapes, shapes that would be difficult or impossible to produce using conventional solid die stamping.
Hydroformed parts can also be made with a higher stiffness-to-weight ratio and at a lower unit cost than traditional stamped or stamped and welded parts, said HDL.
* Hydroforming history - the hydroforming process has been around a long time, and today is one of the fastest growing metalforming technologies.
Historically, hydroforming was used to produce various items such as helmets for the British Army in World War I and kitchen tap spouts in the 1950s.
However HDL has developed patented machine construction and patented tooling systems to update the process and make it more cost-effective.
Palmcrantz explained: ‘In the past hydroforming has been more or less exclusive to industries manufacturing very large volumes (automotive, for example) or sectors with high investment capital availability (such as aerospace).
This will now change.
Our patented machine construction has, with all factors equal, an investment cost that is a fraction of what can be found available on the market today’.
Palmcrantz said: ‘At the moment we are definitely a subcontract company, however, we already have customers who want to buy our machines, so maybe in a couple of years we could explore this potential revenue stream fully, but not yet’.
* Draw deeper metal sections - hydroforming stretches material more evenly than conventional forming techniques such as stamping and deep drawing, and results in a more cost effective construction with lower weight - sometimes as much as 50% lower, said HDL.
In comparison with traditional methods, other hydroforming benefits include the following.
* An ability to draw deeper sections, tooling at less than half the cost of other techniques.
* Less material spring back.
* Higher precision on detail.
* Better surface quality.
Hydroforming Design Light offers three principle variations of the hydroforming process.
1 - Tube hydroforming starts with a tube placed in a tool that is then filled with fluid at pressures around 4000 bar until the pipe deforms into the recesses of the tool.
Automotive structures, exhaust parts, handles and furniture components are suited to this method.
2 - Sheet hydroforming is where sheet material sits on top of a tool and is deflected into the tool profile using high-pressure hydraulic fluid.
Many vehicle panels are produced this way.
3 - The ‘pillow’ hydroforming process ‘inflates’ two metal sheets joined by laser welding into the tool.
Containers such as fuel and oil tanks are manufactured in this manner.
Today, Hydroforming Design Light’s main customer is Volvo Truck.
And while it’s fair to say that automotive and commercial vehicles are the mainstay of the business, the potential for this innovative process is vast, said Haas to manufacturingtalk.com.
HDL is currently working on a diverse range of customer projects that include ski-poles, heat exchanger/water cooler parts, telecommunications components, refrigerator doors and aircraft seat frames.
All will benefit from tremendous weight and material savings without any sacrifice to strength.
‘In another application we manufactured hexagonal framework tubes for radio masts,’ said Palmcrantz.
‘The design increased component stiffness by 40%.
We calculated that for a 30m high mast, our version would weigh 89kg compared with 1400kg using traditionally manufactured parts.
With this method the customer could use stainless steel, which although is four to five times more expensive than galvanised steel for instance, would still be far cheaper overall’.
Palmcrantz concluded: ‘Material thickness has nothing to do with component stiffness, shape is far more influential.
There are really very few limitations to hydroforming, perhaps just the imagination of the component designer’.
* About HDL - Although a relatively young company, its turnover already stands at more than EUR 1.5 million.
However, at the end of 2008, HDL says this will be as much as four times higher.
The company is a member of the Hydroscand family of companies supplying industrial components to European customers since 1969.
Group turnover is approximately EUR 100 million, and the group’s growth rate has exceeded 20% every year over the past five years.
http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/has/has146.html
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5-axis vertical machining centre has large Z-axis
By admin | March 18, 2008
Machine tool builder has invested over 1000 man-hours in developing a high specification, 5-axis continuous path operating, 22.5kW, 700mm X-axis vertical machining centre with a generous Z-axis.
YMT Technologies will be showing its YCM FX350A 5-axis vertical machining centre (VMC) under power at the UK’s MACH 2008 machine tool exhibition. The YCM FX350A can perform simultaneous cutting in all five axes to produce complex aerospace, electronic and automotive components, said YMT. YMT company director, Howard Mancey, told manufacturingtalk.com that the YCM FX350A had been designed and built to exceed the specific demands of the various high tech UK engineering/manufacturing industry sectors, with design input from the engineers at YMT Technologies.
He added: ‘More than 1000 man-hours of design and engineering time have been invested by our staff to achieve a machine tool that is built up to a high specification - not down to a price’.
The FX350A 5-axis VMC’s heavy duty Meehanite cast structure provides the same metal cutting performance levels normally expected from a 3-axis vertical machining centre, but with the additional functionality of two extra cutting/positioning axes, said YMT.
The VMC uses a Nikken 2-axis rotary unit provides an A-axis (tilt) of 211 deg and a continuous rotary C-axis.
* Larger Z-axis - an example of YMT Technologies’ design engineering input is the column of the machine, which was extended to provide a generous Z axis travel of 480mm, while the X- and Y-axis (700mm and 520mm) offer the levels of travel needed to fully exploit the simultaneous 5-axis machining capability.
YMT said that the size of these axes travels allow long cutting tools to be used, to generate complex freeform geometric surfaces such as those found on blades, impellers and BLISKs (blade-integrated disks-Ed).
Within a compact footprint of 2625mm by 2210mm the use of a high accuracy 2-axis rotary unit permits workpieces up to 400mm diameter by 400mm long to be machined to extremely tight tolerances.
The FX350A offers a repeatability of 0.007mm and positioning accuracy of 0.010mm.
* Accuracy - YMT said that every FX350A receives an initial laser calibration on all axes, which is used to set up the CNC system.
The centre rotational position point of both rotary axes is entered into the kinematic table of the control system so that the control may track the centre point of rotation.
It is imperative that precise centre points in relationship to the linear X-, Y- and Z-axis are found and recorded, as the overall accuracy of the machine is dependent upon the set up of the kinematic table.
The use of this table allows the accurate mapping of the machining envelope in the CNC system with bespoke software, to ensure that each of the five axes are correctly aligned to each other at all times.
The 22.5kW, 12,000 rev/min spindle has a BBT-40 nose, which provides face and taper contact for rigid seating of the tool holder and, therefore, a more predictable and repeatable positioning of the tip of the cutting tool.
This tool clamping rigidity also results in an improved surface finish on the component and a considerable increase cutting tool life.
Through spindle coolant supply (20 bar) is standard as is swarf flushing.
Both of these play an important role in keeping the machine running efficiently for extended periods.
* Reducing machining costs - Mancey said: ‘The use of 5-axis simultaneous machining has an immediate effect on any manufacturing operation’s drive towards reducing costs.
Components which would have required two or more machine operations - with the associated increased costs of multiple set-ups, additional tooling and workholding, work-in-progress, and rejects due to accumulated datum errors - can now be completed on one machine, in a single set-up’.
An important area that is often overlooked on any prismatic cutting machine is that of swarf clearance.
‘If manual intervention is required to remove swarf nests from within the working envelope of the machine,’ said Mancey, ‘Then the overall efficiency of the process is reduced, which has a negative impact on the payback calculations used to justify the investment.
As well as the standard swarf flush system used to wash chips away from the machining area, the FX350A is fitted with a tailored swarf evacuation system.
The exact design of the system will depend upon the material type predominantly being machined’.
* Energy saving - with the capability to combine a number of previous machining operations within one machining cycle, the FX350A not only saves energy but also addresses the skill shortage currently facing UK engineering companies.
More complex components can be machined in a single set-up, which reduces or removes the need for subsequent assembly operations.
http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ymt/ymt101.html
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Cutting/machining micro-components with lasers
By admin | March 18, 2008
Laser technology satisfies the need for the fine cutting and micro machining applications to be found across a diverse range of products and industries.
Fine cutting and micro-machining applications can today, be found across a diverse range of products and industries, said Rofin-Baasel. The increasing demand for smaller and more accurate components, especially within the medical and electronics sectors, can now only be met using laser technology.
The speed and productivity of laser cutting clearly exceeds the capabilities of traditional mechanical or chemical machining processes.
* Providing precision, performance and flexibility - the introduction of solid state lasers brings many process advantages such as burr free edges, low heat input and the ability to machine most metals and alloys.
The power and performance of the laser is only one part of the solution.
To make the most of the latest generation laser technology, the laser source needs to be coupled with other elements of automation such as motion stages, safety enclosures and control systems to provide a complete solution.
* StarCut Universal system - the StarCut Universal system neatly integrates everything required for fine cutting applications into a standard machine, said Rofin.
A large work envelope of 600mm x 300mm x 200mm combined with three high precision CNC axes provides flexibility and 50 micron precision for fine laser cutting operations.
Additional capability can be achieved by the use of an optional rotary axis enabling complex 3D geometries to be produced within the system.
The fully integrated CNC controller and software is compatible with all prominent CAD formats enabling easy set up and quick programme changeover.
Users will also find the PC based control system simple to operate.
* Choice of lasers - the StarCut Universal is available with a choice of laser sources from the latest StarCut generation, which provide high beam quality and high cutting speeds in a compact package.
Options include the proven StarCut 18, which has a power range of 7W to 25W and achieves kerf widths of 18-20 micron.
Additional laser options include the StarCut 12fm, a 12W fundamental mode laser, which because of its novel pulse characteristics, can cut material up to 1.0mm thick.
Materials can be in fine tube or plate, and a cutting kerf width of 15 micron is possible.
All laser sources within the StarCut family provide excellent pulse to pulse stability, said Rofin to manufacturingtalk.com, and the full range provides up to 300W of power and frequencies of up to 3,000Hz.
With all of the main elements such as the laser source, motion stages and control system incorporated within a stand-alone system, Rofin said that its StarCut Universal has been designed to be a practical and ergonomic turnkey solution for fine cutting applications.
http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rfi/rfi217.html
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CNC systems raise machine tool productivity
By admin | March 18, 2008
CNC systems provider will demonstrate how controls, drives and simulation software can raise machine tool productivity and ease machining system set-up with robotic handling systems.
Fanuc GE will be demonstrating at the UK’s MACH 2008 machine tool exhibition how its range of CNCs, drives and simulation software can raise productivity of machine tool users. Highlighting their ease-of-use, the products cover machines from ‘entry-level’ through to high-end machines. A demonstration with FANUC Robotics will provide an example of easy, but optimised, integration of CNC and robot for automated part handling.
* Controller selection - selecting a suitable controller for a machine is a determining factor when it comes to productivity, said Fanuc GE.
* Fanuc GE starts at the ‘low-end’ with the Series 0i controllers, now offering more functions: the TTC version can now satisfy the high demands of two-spindle lathes.
* The Series 30i/31i/32i CNCs are for high-end applications: numerous functions are available for obtaining maximum productivity from combined lathe/milling centres and 5-axis machines, as well as multi-spindle and transfer machines.
All the CNCs are easy to use and are upwardly compatible from the previous generation of Fanuc controllers.
* Shopfloor programming - Fanuc GE’s user-friendly workshop programming software, Manual Guide i, can be used for complex multi-path machines.
It increases productivity by providing an environment that enables development from a drawing to a production part in a very short time.
In addition to the improvement of diverse machining and milling cycles, it has new functions for multi-channel turning as well as programming in the tilted working plane.
An additional factor which indirectly influences the productivity of machines and systems is safety - for man and machine.
3D Interference Check, a ‘New at Mach’ feature, makes an important contribution to collision protection.
With this function, machine manufacturers - and where necessary machine operators - can safeguard all collision-risk areas (such as the tool head, workpiece, table and clamping devices) using geometric figures.
Fanuc GE will display its ‘NC Guide’ PC software, a network-compatible version of the combined GE Fanuc CNC / Manual Guide i simulator, which can be used for training and instruction without taking the machine out of production.
End-user software utilising the Internet includes file transfer tools (PC to CNC), Teleservice (linking Fanuc GE engineers directly to a users CNC), and CNC Parts Online (user requested parts obtained at speed and reduced cost).
For OEMs, Fanuc GE offers software such as ‘NC Guide pro’, which includes PMC programming so that full machine control can be developed offline, as well as FANUC Picture and FANUC Ladder III, tools for setting and customisation.
The FANUC Robotics exhibit on the stand provides an example of easy integration and visualisation with a Fanuc CNC using FANUC Picture software.
Fanuc GE/FANUC Robotics offers a ‘one-stop shop’ that can provide a truly integrated and optimised solution.
* About Fanuc GE CNC - Fanuc GE CNC is a leading global supplier in factory automation.
These include products and solutions for the machine tool market based on a wide range of CNCs, motion control products, monitoring and control software products, CO2 lasers and services.
Fanuc GE CNC is a joint venture between GE, USA, and FANUC Limited, Japan.
Tthe company’s European headquarters are at Fanuc GE CNC Europe in Luxembourg.
http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/geb/geb186.html
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DMG India launches the DMU 40 monoBLOCK Universal Milling Machine
By admin | March 18, 2008
The new DMU 40 monoBLOCK Universal Milling Machine offers 5 axes in the standard version and up to 200% higher dynamics in the rotary axes.
Bangalore: The DMU 40 monoBLOCK rounds off the product range of the monoBLOCK machines by DECKEL MAHO, therefore making entry into the market possible with the same successful features of its larger sister machines. Additional outstanding features include a compact design, the milling head with a B-axis, standard hydraulic clamping for 5-axis machining and the possibility of machining with negative angles. High traverse speeds and accelerations in all linear and rotary axes are added to the process. Beyond that, the smallest EMO World Premiere by DMG is actually very large when it comes to static and dynamic rigidity. Particularly with the New Design by the GILDEMEISTER Corporation that is designed for optimal ergonomics and maximum transparency, the DMU 40 monoBLOCK® offers perfect overall conditions for the highest operator efficiency and optimum results in the flexible, single part and series machining.
The DMU 40 monoBLOCK® has thereby inherited all of the advantages of its larger sister machines such as high dynamics, highly dynamic and static rigidity, excellent ergonomics or the perfect relation of the work area to the compact footprint. Moreover, with a work area of (X,Y,Z) 450 x 400 x 480 mm and the milling head with a B-axis combined with the CNC rotary table in the standard version, the DMU 40 monoBLOCK® offers the possibility of 5-axis machining that is a perfect alternative for flexible single parts machining with a broad range of materials. Predestined application areas include medical technology, aerospace as well as tool, mould and equipment manufacturing.
New milling head with a B-axis for negative angles
The core of the DMU 40 monoBLOCK® is unarguably the milling head with a standard B-axis that operates via a hydraulic clamp. The construction resembles those of the larger monoBLOCK® machines. However, the internal cable route makes a smaller construction height possible. The drive of the B-axis operates with a bevelled, serrated, pre-stressed dual cog wheel. As a result, high process rigidity and excellent workpiece surfaces are guaranteed. An additional highlight of the B-axis is unarguably the high accelerations and speed with 40 rad/s² and 35 rpm respectively.
In addition, the swivel range of the B-axis complies with the installed spindle options, whereby all constructions basically make processing with a negative angle possible. As with the standard spindle with power at 15 kW, a torque of up to 130 Nm and 12,000 rpm rotational speed, and as with the 18,000 rpm spindle (also in the SK 40 design), the swivel range averages 125° (+30° to -95°). An option is also to expand the swivel range of the B-axis with fixed spindle alternatives. DECKEL MAHO therefore offers an option with a 24,000 rpm spindle as well as a swivel range of +30° to -120° and another version with a swivel range of +30° to -110° and spindles with 30,000 rpm and 42,000 rpm.
New: DECKEL MAHO MillPlus iT V 600
Aside from its convincing mechanical features, the DMU 40 monoBLOCK® marks the entry into a new control generation with the adaptation of MillPlus iT V600. With that, the Heidenhain worlds of iTNC and MillPlus systematically grow together without neglecting the traditions and the preferences of the user or the practical requirements. With complete compatibility with previous control generations and unchanged user logic, the new MillPlus iT V600 offers more system performance and finally more handling performance. There are consistent context menus and comprehensive online help functions that are benefits for user efficiency. In addition, there are expanded functions for an even more simple entry into 5-axis machining (such as in the area of instruction and training).
The new control generation captivates with a comfortable start-up as well as new functions specifically for mould construction. In any case, there are numerous programming possibilities such as fast import and editing of memory-intensive CAD programmes for comprehensive structuring, or for interactive visual programming. Even with the intuitive user interface, several improvements are available including integrated mouse utilisation as well as the application of scroll bars and a clipboard, the easy operation via the new DMG SOFTkeys® or the input of tool data into the dialog. Moreover, there are no limitations concerning the length of programme names and the size of the hard drive is now fully usable. Likewise, what is also notable is that the graphics can operate parallel to processing, and the tool environment is identical to the iTNC 530 by Heidenhain, remaining available as a control alternative.
New design for maximum functionality and ergonomics
The previously described hard and soft technology of the DMU 40 monoBLOCK® is as impressive as the breathtaking and future-oriented image of the machine presented at the EMO World Premiere that belongs to the 14 machines at the DMG booth. With this example, the GILDEMEISTER Corporation presents its “New Design“ to the professional public. The ambition of the “New Design” from DMG is to make uniqueness and brand recognition highly evident. All machines have been placed under a common brand with unified design characteristics that include high quality surface materials in matte white with sections in high gloss black. An additional feature includes the DMG Lightline® that expands across the entire lateral door area and height of the respective machine and that indicates the machine status with different colours instead of with a traditional signal lamp.
Customer use is what stood at the foreground as the new machines were designed. What is remarkable about the “New Design” generation by DMG is the increased transparency with its approximate 40% larger safety glass panels. Whereas other manufacturers optically block the process behind sheet metal, DMG users can now directly experience these high-tech machines. The experience of the machining process leads to a strong identification with the events that take place in the work area and consequently leads to increased quality.
An additional outstanding highlight of the “New Design” by DMG is without a doubt the new DMG ERGOline® control with a large 19” screen that is visually more similar to a real flat screen than to a machine control, and that uniquely combines the benefits from the former DMG ControlPanel and DMG-SlimLine Panel under a unified high-tech standard.
The DMG ERGOline® control can be positioned to the left or right of the work area on a cantilever, depending on the machine series. In every case, the large screen guarantees better reading comfort and allows the integration of additional DMG Softkeys® as well as advanced status information that leads in general to a more relaxed, secure as well as efficient operation. Also available is the DMG ERGOline® control that ergonomically spans across a swivel mechanism, and that has a screen and touchpad that can be set up according to individual user needs. Additional features such as the optional seating for the machine operator or the optional mouse pad with a draft stand are also available. DMG is heading into a new direction in the area of user comfort with the DMG Softkeys® that the operator can use to program frequently used operator sequences or frequently selected screen contents.
In its complete impression and functionality, the new and functional DMG
ERGOline® control gives new meaning to “emotional intelligence“. Visitors at EMO will observe this at the very latest, when they try to look for the conventional lock on the control for the selection of machining operations. This is due to the fact that DMG has replaced the former key cabinet with a feature that is unique for machine tools with the DMG Smartkey® system. In its design, the intelligent DMG Smartkey® resembles a real MP3 player – even though it does not store any music, and offers many more possibilities beyond operational selection. The individualised authorisation of the user together with the access rights or individualised preparation of the control, are just a few examples of the many features it provides.
DMU 40 monoBLOCK® Highlights
* New Design: optimum access to the work area and increased transparency, DMG ERGOline® control with 19″ screen and DECKEL MAHO MillPlus iT V600 or Heidenhain iTNC 530
* Compact design: 4 m2 machine footprint, 2,110 mm machine height
* 5-axis simultaneous milling in the standard version – unique in this class
* Motor spindles up to 42,000 rpm as well as the HSK-A63 in the programme
* For easy to challenging workpieces: small parts with the highest requirements (medical technology, aerospace, tool and mould construction)
* Easier entry into 5-axis machining with the latest controls
* Standard: chip conveyor, 250 l coolant tank, complete
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Suhner to exhibit at National Manufacturers Week Exhibition
By admin | March 18, 2008
Suhner will be showing the range of products marketed in Australia at the National Manufacturers Week Exhibition, Darling Harbour 27th-30th May 2008.
The Suhner Abrasive Expert Division offers a wide range of product to meet all metal finishing and polishing needs.
Suhner Abrasive Expert offers a unique on-site service through its expert sales personnel and agents. They will advise on the best solution for any given application to reduce costs and speed up the abrasive and polishing process as far as possible.
The Suhner Low Cost Automation Division offers a range of high quality but simple drilling, tapping and milling units suitable for all types of low and high volume special production machines.
Suhner’s Flexible drive technology is second to none offering solutions in grinding/polishing equipment, remote control power transmission and automation solutions.
http://www.ferret.com.au/c/Suhner/
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Market-leading precision grinding machines
By admin | March 18, 2008
Jones and Shipman, the UK’s foremost precision grinding machine manufacturer, will show four market-leading grinding machines at Mach 2008: three with ‘Easy Control’ CNC
These are Suprema and Ultramat cylindrical grinding machines, a Dominator Creepfeed grinding machine and a TechMaster high-precision surface grinding machine. Three of these models also incorporate the Jones and Shipman feature packed ‘Easy Control’, which is simpler to use, quicker to set, yet enables parts to be ground within the same cycle time as a conventional CNC.
The ‘Easy Control’ is built around a GE-Fanuc Touchscreen and incorporates Jones Shipman proprietary software that removes the requirement for operators to input code, instead providing a highly flexible graphical menu driven programme.
Whilst offering faster turn-around and quicker set-ups than conventional CNC, it still has all the functionality.
Featuring 10th micron programming, standard cycles and even contour grinding, this control is available as an option in place of a conventional CNC on all current Jones and Shipman grinding machine ranges.
The idea of the Easy Control is two-fold: on one hand it brings traditionally manual machinists into the world of CNC technology without requiring any additional programming knowledge; and on the other hand it can be used to make complex and precise grinding operations far easier to execute than has previously been possible.
The Jones and Shipman intention is to offer the ‘best of both worlds’, providing two to three day training courses, normally sufficient, either in Leicester or at the customers own address, that are intended to bring traditional operators - of any capability - to the point where they are completely comfortable using the controls.
The two cylindrical grinding machines on show at Mach 2008 are from the Suprema and Ultramat ranges.
The Suprema exhibited incorporates a Universal Wheelhead and has a grinding capacity of 300mm x 650mm between centres.
Models are also available in 1m and 1.5m table capacities.
Whilst this model with its universal wheelhead allows for internal and external grinding, plain straight approach and angle head options are also available; all achieved with very low capital outlay, ensuring fast payback for users.
Commenting on the Suprema, Mike Duignan, Sales and Marketing Director for Jones and Shipman, said: ‘The Suprema is one of our best selling machines, offering precision at a highly competitive price level.
Like all of our machine ranges, here in the UK it benefits from local access to our sales and technical support centre.
Our grinding experts and software team can provide invaluable guidance on operating software, and on getting the best from our machines’.
The Ultramat machine is designed for the higher volume production environment, such as aerospace and automotive, as well as high-precision sub-contract machining for biomedical and motorsport engineering.
The machine offers 650mm or 1000mm between centres.
Options for this machine range include conventional or our ‘Easy’ CNC, angle head, external only or a programmable turret wheelhead with multiple wheels, full in-process gauging, probing and flagging, autoloading and articulating arm CNC form dressing.
Surface grinders will also feature strongly on the Jones Shipman stand (5350) including an example of the well-known, Award Winning, Dominator Surface, Profile and Creepfeed range this time a model 624 with CNC control and a heavy duty TechMaster 844.
This TechMaster is a larger machine designed for use in toolrooms and mould making facilities; it offers 800mm x 400mm grinding capacity with a vertical capacity of 400mmm under the grinding wheel.
The TechMaster is highly accurate, very stiff and has a high metal removal rate.
Complementing the Jones and Shipman exhibits will be a display of Gear, Rotor and Thread ground components all produced on the World Leading and Award Winning Holroyd high speed Helical milling and Helical Thread and Gear grinding machines.
Also featured will be a display of the all-new 5 axis Edgetek XL superabrasive grind-mill machining system with its 20 paired station toolchanger.
This enables wheel stacks and coolant halos or milling/drilling tooling and coolant halos to be exchanged together, allowing high speed grinding of multiple features on complex components such as nozzle guide vanes for the aerospace and power generation industries.
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