Automation VMC improves workshop process capability

Inside the factory of 093m2) , installed 15 new machine tools are measured with a new 3 coordinate machine. However, this is not to say, this company is not first the consideration invests an issue, it not only the need that wants contented workshop, and such doing more economy. The president of this company holds presiding apparitor Kenneth A concurrently.

Mr Lewis says: "For this purpose, we installed a new Feeler VMP 580 APC machine tool recently, this machine tool by company of Methods machine tool (the Sudbury city that is located in city of Ma Sazhu a place of strategic importance) offer. Machining center of vertical of this 3 axes deserves to automatic tray exchanges device and the control system that operate easily, it shortened greatly treatment is periodic, assumed expect more treatment business than this company. " since 1969, mechanical company devotes oneself to Kenlee nicety to wait for an industry for medical treatment, semiconductor, electron and military affairs all the time, production offers special and nice element and finished product assembly parts. This has the company of 120 employee, the service range that its offer includes: Make to Ban gold from CNC Machining, mechanical and electrical products is assembled, test and finish machining. After the problem that this company exists in realising its are produced, purchased Feeler machine tool, in order to improve their productivity. "Aluminous material of our workshop treatment quite a few, brass, red copper and stainless steel material, if we have one the stage is lesser, the machine tool that operates easily, we are OK really supply a gap, obtain the process capability that we need. " Mr Lewis reviews say. Mr Mike Allen is this company debug setting machinist, he is handling the major time that completing this work by Feeler VMP 580 APC machine tool in, this company is using another vertical machining center all the time. However, this machine tool cannot satisfy a client to be opposite at all the demand of excellent part, also cannot satisfy the requirement that delivers the goods quickly with having competitive price, mr Lewis says. This machine tool still lacks a tray to exchange unit. "Complete the precision work of a spare parts every time, need to raise the treatment cycle of this machine tool, quality and yield. " his explanation says. Mr Kenlee is in company of Methods machine tool and this company that are in place to manage 20 years company of MTA of machine tool agency (the Ellicot city that is located in Maryland city) recommend jointly below, choose and buy Feeler machine tool. Considering Mr Kenlee the most machine tool in machine tool of 70 numerical control comes from Methods company, include machining center of Fanuc Robodrill vertical, Nakamura-Tome turning machining center and Matsuura machining center, because this choice Methods is suitable its are natural. Feeler vertical machining center deserves to a Fanuc 0i-MD controls a system, 15hp(1hp=735.

A the main shaft of 5W) and 10000r/min rotate speed, automatic tray exchanges unit (abbreviation APC) and an ATC cutting tool of 24 cutting tool exchange unit automatically. X axis and Y axis move on linear slideway, and Z axis uses box type guide. The journey of X axis, Y axis and Z axis is 23in × respectively 16.

5in × 20in(is equivalent to 510mm) of × of 580mm × 420mm. Its cover an area of an area: 510in × 111in(is equivalent to 2910mm × 2820mm) . Mr Lewis says, in fact, methods company added his own design and project element in Feeler series product, this machine tool is made by company of Fair Friend group, this enhanced his choose and buy the confidence of this kind of machine tool. When installation of this machine tool is in this workshop when, it is done not have disappointing. He says: "Because the design of Methods company is changed, make its control system more maneuverable, it is better that the operation of the machine tool runs the effect. " he returns complement to say, of this machine tool cover an area of an area less, this also is very advantageous to them, because the floor space of the workshop is an issue that needs first consideration from beginning to end. In addition, the double tray of this machine tool exchanges device unlike the vertical machining center before its in that way, often need to undertake 2 times operating, make its treatment periodic and cut thereby about 30% . Shorten machine periodic time, can make the machine tool processes more work, make the yield of the machine tool rose thereby about 30% , mr Lewis says. Of course, shorten treatment cycle time and raising yield is the prime target when this company purchases this machine tool. However, since its since installation, this vertical machining center also has confirmed its can machine the process capability of all sorts of workpiece. It special agree with treatment Kenlee company normally the whole set rolled steel of place bring into contact with, include the stainless steel of all sorts of brands, mr Lewis says. The spare parts that this machine tool can machine includes chassis, crust, bracket is reached with all sorts of assembly child assembly component. The ability of spare parts of industry of medical treatment of treatment of this machine tool is particularly important, because this industry holds Kenlee firm about,arrange the business of 60% . Mr Lewis still listed an extraordinary medical treatment item to regard a proof as the specific example of process capability of this machine tool: This is the component of an abnormity, long 6.

5in, wide 2in, by 1.

The board with large 5in is machined and become. He says: "The exterior quality of part of brim of this spare parts is wonderful, the cutting rate of material is very high, " he returns complement to say, "The process capability of this Feeler machine tool can achieve ± continuously 0.

001? The tolerancepublic errand dimension of In, also be very advantageous for the spare parts of this tall to this kind public errand and the workpiece that are the same as a type " . Anyhow, vertical machining center not only satisfied Kenlee company the additional requirement to process capability, and still can assume than anticipating more workload at first. "After adding Feeler machine tool, as productivity rise, I will be in our manufacturing operation, acquire none hesitantly more the machine tool product of this series. " Mr Lewis says. CNC Milling