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GF Agie Charmilles Debuts Cut 20 Wire EDM
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11/20/2008
GF Agie Charmilles Debuts Cut 20 Wire EDM
11/20/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
GF AgieCharmilles has announced the debut of the CUT 20, an innovative wire-cutting EDM that combines outstanding performance with remarkable ease of use. The CUT 20 handles wire diameters from .15 to .30 mm with ease and offers the flexibility to satisfy the requirements of the most rigorous applications.
GF AgieCharmilles constructed the CUT 20 with a T-shaped base frame that permits the loading of large, heavy workpieces. The machine's compact and rigid structure, along with the addition of a glass scale on the X and Y-axes, guarantees exceptional positioning accuracy and highly repeatable results.
The CUT 20 also features the new and intuitive HMI (human-machine interface), which is built on the Windows XP platform to enable easy integration into a data network via LAN. This unique programming increases flexibility in the production environment and also allows new users to learn and understand the wire EDM process quickly.
Adding to the smart design of control is the proven performance of the Swiss-made IPG-V generator. The generator?s tried, tested and reliable electronics make extremely fast removal rates possible, even with economical brass wire. Additionally, the inclusion of GF AgieCharmilles' new "Speed" technology package allows the CUT 20 to achieve outstanding results when machining jobs with 1 to 3 cuts, achieving surface finishes between Ra .60 µm and Ra .35 µm while minimizing operating costs.
The CUT 20's low energy consumption combined with the long working life of the wear parts reduces operating costs and helps to ensure profitability.
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GF AgieCharmilles Announces FORM 20/30 Diesinking EDM
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11/20/2008
GF AgieCharmilles Announces FORM 20/30 Diesinking EDM
11/20/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
The newest innovation in GF AgieCharmilles' extensive range of diesinking EDM machines is the FORM 20/30, a cost-effective solution that combines ease of use with exceptional performance. Offering consistent reliability, the FORM 20/30 ensures high rigidity, good interference and reduced setup times.
Constructed with an ultra rigid cast iron C-frame and cross-table design, the FORM 20/30 guarantees stiffness and is suited to withstand the temperature fluctuations found in the standard workshop environment. GF AgieCharmilles designed the machine with an integrated tool capacity for 4 - 6 positions, as well as glass scales on all axes that continuously measure axis positions, ensuring the highest level of positioning and cutting accuracy.
The FORM 20/30 is also equipped with the new and intuitive HMI (human-machine interface), which is built on a Windows XP platform and designed with ?non-EDM experts? in mind. This ensures that machine operators with minimal experience can program a job and quickly yield the desired geometrical and surface finish results in all cavities.
The system can be easily integrated into a data network via LAN for remote monitoring and data management. Adding to the smart design of control is the proven performance of the Advanced Power Generator (APG), a high efficiency, high output 72/103 Amp generator that delivers high speed, consistent surface finish quality, precision, low wear and high removal rates.
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GF AgieCharmilles Offers New OSS Smart Machining Feature
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11/3/2008
GF AgieCharmilles Offers New OSS Smart Machining Feature
11/3/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
GF AgieCharmilles? OSS (Operator Support System) automatically configures cutting parameters to optimize machine performance based on specific job requirements. Standard on any high-speed or high-performance machining center, OSS provides users with an intuitive interface for entering data that is then used to tailor machining processes.
When using OSS, operators are asked to rank the relative priority of a job?s accuracy, cutting time and surface quality. The system offers twelve initial presets, with the ability to save additional customized settings. Once aspects of the job have been prioritized, OSS adjusts the dynamic behavior of the machine to provide optimum results.
While very simple to use, OSS provides significant reductions to cycle times and improvements to surface quality. The automated nature of the system eliminates much of the time an operator would traditionally spend to maximize cutting data.
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GF AgieCharmilles Donates to Carbonfund.org on Behalf of IMTS Attendees
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11/3/2008
GF AgieCharmilles Donates to Carbonfund.org on Behalf of IMTS Attendees
11/3/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
GF AgieCharmilles has announced that it has made a donation to Carbonfund.org on behalf of all IMTS attendees who picked up a Carbonfund.org wristband from the company?s booth. Throughout this year?s show, GF AgieCharmilles made a concerted effort to demonstrate to attendees that eco-friendly manufacturing could go hand-in-hand with cost reduction and improved efficiency.
?We are proud of the number of attendees who demonstrated interest in reducing the environmental footprint of their actions,? says Glynn Fletcher, president of GF AgieCharmilles US. ?Going forward, our company will continue to highlight ways to adopt new technology in a way that benefits not just the bottom line, but the environment as well.?
Carbonfund.org pursues the minimization of companies? effects on the environment through climate change education, carbon offsets and reductions and public outreach activities.
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AC Vertex
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1/3/2008
AC Vertex
1/3/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
GF AgieCharmilles’ revolutionary AC Vertex is the most accurate wire-cutting EDM in the world. The AC Vertex’s ultra-high precision makes the machine ideal for micro and nano machining, using wires of just .02 mm diameter and IPG-V’s eCut technology to achieve surface finishes down to 0.05 µm Ra in continuous operation.
The AC Vertex is as productive as it is precise. Agieduo makes it possible to work with dual wire spools of different wire type, making it possible to switch between wires of different diameters automatically. Programmable via the machine control, the forward feed of the wires, just like the threading, takes place automatically and is monitored by patented sensors.
The Vertex also boasts a table design that separates the X and Y-axes on a patented monobloc. A traveling table on the machine bed carries the work tank and moves the workpiece in the X direction exclusively. A second axis slide, also movable in the horizontal plane on the machine frame, accommodates the upper part of the C-frame and moves the wire in the Y direction. This configuration delivers ideal travels, positioning accuracy and taper cutting capability for machining complex, high precision parts.
To simplify machine setup and increase uptime, GF AgieCharmilles incorporates the Agiesetup 3D probing system, which measures flatness and skew to automatically locate the workpiece in the work area. Capable of being programmed off-line and executed unattended, Agiesetup is 100% automatic and saves an average of 20 minutes per part when compared to traditional methods of workpiece set up.
Additionally, the AC Vertex is equipped with Agievision, an intuitive control system developed specifically for wire cut EDM that enables flexible data input in accordance with workshop environment.
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Mikron HPM 1350U
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1/3/2008
Mikron HPM 1350U
1/3/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
The Mikron HPM 1350U is a high performance machining center that offers simultaneous five-axis machining, while also providing dynamic performance and high precision. Specially designed with linear motor technology for the rotary axis, the HPM 1350U allows for large axis movements with unrestricted access and is the ideal choice for heavy cutting and precise machining.
Built with a versatile milling head and a 43.42 in. diameter rotary/tilt table, the HPM 1350U handles loads up to 3,306.9 lbs. with a rotational speed up to 40 rpm. A direct drive high torque motor drives the milling head, assuring faster and more dynamic machining with a 38kW spindle output at 15,000 rpm with 193 torque. Mikron’s use of the torque motor precludes the need for a gearbox, as well as any belts or wires that could affect the machine’s precision.
Additionally, the milling head is constructed to swivel simultaneously with a spindle up to 136 degrees, and the swivel axis can be indexed degree by degree to make precise use of the spindle motor’s high torque ability. The presence of a hydraulic clamping device for the spindle allows boring and machining procedures to be carried out from any position.
The HPM 1350U is also outfitted with Mikron’s revolutionary Smart Machining Modules, which use sensors to allow machinists to utilize the Advanced Process System (APS) for monitoring and recording spindle vibrations. Designed to switch between vertical and horizontal multi-axis machining processes in 1.7 seconds, the HPM 1350U can accommodate a wide variety of applications, ranging from production type prismatic parts to complex tool and die work, in a single set up.
Mikron also suited the HPM 1350U with a standard 46-position tool magazine, and a powerful Heidenhain iTNC 530 control system that offers a host of features, including 3-D graphics and cutter compensation, advanced high-speed functions, a 2.0 Gigabyte hard drive, and a 15 in. TFT flat screen.
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Mikron HPM 1850U
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1/3/2008
Mikron HPM 1850U
1/3/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
The Mikron HPM 1850U is a high performance, traveling table type machining center that offers simultaneous five-axis machining for workpieces up to 56.5 ft3 in volume. Weighing 661 lbs. less than comparable machines containing conventional cast slides, the HPM 1850U boasts a pallet size of 49.2” x 39.4”, as well as high dynamics in the X and Y-axes and greater accuracy and surface finish.
The HPM 1850U is equipped with a HSK63 tool interface and a milling head driven by a direct drive high torque motor, which generates torsional force without the use of belts or gears. The machine offers a 35 kW spindle output at 15,000 rpm with over 190 Nm torque. Additionally, the spindle housing is tightly attached to the rotor, allowing gear clearance and virtually eliminating signs of wear and tear.
The Mikron HPM 1850U contains a number of user-friendly features optimized for use in the workshop. Mikron’s revolutionary Smart Machining Modules enable the HPM 1850U to use sensors that allow machinists to utilize the Advanced Process System (APS) for monitoring and recording spindle vibrations. Further, the machine’s iTNC 530 Heidenhain control system provides operators with free contour programming, freely definable sub-programming, and pre-set work cycles for automation during unmanned hours. Operators also benefit from the presence of two stations to minimize downtime, as well as a 3-position pallet changer that enables a response to urgent orders without requiring the tear down of set-ups.
Designed with the operator’s comfort in mind, the HPM 1850U is equipped with a lifting mechanism on the pallet changer that provides a comfortable loading height. The machine is also fitted with rotating loading and unloading stations that contain equipment ideal for turning and securing large workpieces. As apart of its innovative design, Mikron removed the pedestal typical to large machines from the HPM 1850U and replaced it with an apparatus that lifts the pallet to the height of the worktable. This innovation makes the HPM 1850U the only machine of its size with ground-level access to both loading stations.
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Mikron HSM 500
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1/3/2008
Mikron HSM 500
1/3/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
Agie Charmilles is setting new standards in the field of high-speed machining with the HSM 500, a vertical machining center that provides three-axis high-speed milling in a compact design. Capable of machining cubic workpieces up to 200 kg, the HSM 500 is designed with the operator in mind.
GF AgieCharmilles equipped the Mikron HSM 500 with an HSK-E40 tool interface and a vector controlled motor spindle for short run-up and brake times and high torques at low speed. To ensure a high-speed spindle output of 13kW at 42,000 rpm with over 4.2 Nm torque, the Mikron HSM 500 is also outfitted with ceramic hybrid ball bearings and liquid-cooled stator jacket and bearings.
The HSM 500’s base is made of monobloc polymer concrete with high vibration damping properties, providing strength and rigidity essential for high-speed machining. The single casting construction also improves machining accuracy, producing better thermal stability for excellent work piece surface quality and minimal tool wear. Additionally, the HSM 500 is fitted with absolute optical linear scales on the X, Y and Z axes that operate with a measuring step of .02 µm to guarantee incomparable positioning precision.
Constructed with an ergonomic design to improve security and accessibility for operators, the HSM 500 is equipped with a large sliding door to give access from three sides, as well as a side window for maximum monitoring of the milling process. The HSM 500 also offers a low loading depth, excellent access to the tool changer and an easy to clean work area.
The Mikron HSM 500 also contains a number of user-friendly features optimized for use in the workshop, including Smart Machining Modules, which operate sensors that allow machinists to utilize the Advanced Process System (APS) for monitoring and recording spindle vibrations. The machine’s iTNC 530 Heidenhain control system provides operators with free contour programming, freely definable sub-programming and pre-set work cycles for automation during unmanned hours.
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Agietron Spirit 3
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1/3/2008
Agietron Spirit 3
1/3/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
The Agietron Spirit 3 was designed to be the simplest and fastest CNC die sinking EDM system in the Spirit line. Capable of handling workpieces up to 43” x 30” x 15”, the Spirit 3 performs in a comprehensive range of applications, from simple repair jobs to complex multiple cavities.
Featuring a CE Compliant design that improves thermal stability over long periods of time, the Agietron Spirit 3 has a unique manual-centering mode that precisely centers an electrode in an existing cavity, extremely useful for mold repairs minimizing time spent on CNC programming. Additionally, the integration of the C-axis adds capability for rotation, indexing and complex erosion, while the inclusion of AgieBril™ technology within the spark generator provides finishes as fine as Ra 0.2µm in steel using copper electrodes.
The Spirit 3 is a true "Plug & Play" EDM system that enables start up and production within an hour of delivery. The highly flexible user interface reduces programming times to minutes instead of hours by simplifying complex job programming for multi-cavity, planetary, helical shape, deep rib and four-axis erosion. The system also provides full erosion path contouring capabilities.
The Spirit 3 also contains Automatic Erosion Programming that makes it easy for users to select erosion technologies by application type, set minimum wear and maximum removal priorities, and get perfect results on the first try. Additionally, the unit includes some of the following built-in planetary (orbiting) application technologies: Equimode, circular orbit, 2D vector, 3D vector, continuous rotation, continuous circle or sphere, and contouring.
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Mikron VCE 800 Pro-X
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1/3/2008
Mikron VCE 800 Pro-X
1/3/2008
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
The latest innovation from Agie Charmilles is the Mikron VCE 800 Pro-X, a vertical machining center designed for universal applications. Efficient and fully equipped, the VCE 800 Pro-X substantially reduces machining times, offers repeatable measuring results and lessens the difficulty of producing items like thin-walled workpieces.
The VCE 800 Pro-X is able to withstand the challenge of machining both hard and soft molds while producing cost-effective volume chip removal and high quality surfaces. Fitted with a Step-Tec inline motor spindle, the machine achieves an output of 15kW with nearly 100 Nm torque. Though these characteristics enable the use of face cutters with a diameter of up to 3.3 in. and drilling tools up to 2.4 in., machining with smaller tool diameters allows for a maximum continuous operation speed of 16,000 min-1.
Additionally, the VCE 800 Pro-X boasts feed rates of 118 ft/min (X,Y) and 79 ft/min (Z) for cost-effective machining of three dimensional cavities like forged, diecasting and injection molding dies with low to medium complexity. The machine’s range of application is extended by an optional 4th axis that is fully controlled by the Heidenhain 530 TNC CNC and suitable for milling in both positioning mode and simultaneous machining procedures.
The Mikron VCE 800 Pro-X also contains measuring probes and 3D Form Inspect software that allow workpieces to be measured on the machine while still in the clamp. While measuring, the software also calibrates the measuring probe machine deviations. This results in reliable, repeatable measuring results for increased accuracy and reduced total machining times.
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ROBOFORM 350 MicroTEC
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5/16/2007
ROBOFORM 350 MicroTEC
5/16/2007
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
Charmilles’ new ROBOFORM 350 MicroTEC diesinking EDM offers innovations in precision, speed and productivity for even the smallest die and mold applications. As the new milestone in the world of EDM, the new MicroTEC pushes the limit of quality and profitability to meet the most demanding market challenges.
In industries including automotive, aerospace, electrical connections, medical and watch making, miniaturization of components and the precision of geometric shapes is of the utmost importance to ensure that finished products work correctly. This necessitates the development of increasingly smaller molds. To meet these increasingly demanding requirements, the new ROBOFORM 350 MicroTEC integrates new discharge circuitry with the double thermostabilization system and the industry leading DPControl and Expert Systems.
The new MicroTEC discharge circuitry enables EDM power to be modulated, with the flexibility necessary to maximize material removal, while allowing a reduced electrode undersize of =0.002 in. This allows for higher machining outputs, while maintaining the geometry of the electrodes due to an extremely low wear rate.
The double thermostabilization system of the ROBOFORM 350 MicroTEC is a world first in preventing the impact of temperature variations, allowing for maximum accuracy. Pulsed air, circulating in the cabin, is cooled in real time according to the temperature of the dielectric, by a double differential temperature probe. The whole of the main frame and the X, Y and Z axes are thermostabilized in the same way as the whole of the machine. Circulation of the dielectric is integrated into the work table, which prevents the risk of thermal shocks when filling the tank.
In addition to the discharge circuitry, the ROBOFORM 350 MicroTEC also features Charmilles’ industry leading DPControl. With DPControl’s new functionality, the DPControl will suggest ideal electrode undersize and rationalize the number of electrodes necessary for effective machining. DPControl also allows direct access to measurements performed on a preset station and allows for organization of jobs according to the users priorities.
The DPControl will also allow for close monitoring with the automated production features of Expert Systems, and all information related to machining status can be transmitted directly to the operator via SMS. DPControl also evaluates a completed job by automatically creating a full report on job execution readily accessible to the operator via the network or directly on the machine.
The ROBOFORM 350 MicroTEC also features Accura-C, a high precision C-axis that provides a dramatic increase of positioning accuracy, ensuring down to 3.6 Arc seconds. To counteract the effects of pulsation movements in the dielectric fluid and increase stability, the C-axis is built to withstand maximum inertia of up to 1708 lbs in2. This boosts productivity and allows precise machining with electrodes weighing up to 110 lbs. Additionally, Accura-C features a liquid cooling system to eliminate inaccuracy from thermal instability.
Offered as an option, the ROBOFORM 350 MicroTEC is available with a rotary tool changer can store up to 160 electrodes that vary from one cavity to another. The largest tool changer of its kind in the industry, it significantly increases the speeds of the loading process and reduces unnecessary movement. In addition a double gripper is used and it allows you to change from electrode to electrode in less than 60 seconds.
The new MicroTEC also offers the option of a Renishaw probe. This high precision measurement probe ensures perfectly accurate positioning to within a micron, by using optical transmission from a light beam. This optical probe is more precise and reliable than an electrical touch system. In addition, the DPControl automatically generates a measurement report of the probe, enabling rigorous checking and monitoring which lead to higher precision.
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ROBOFORM 550 GammaTEC
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5/16/2007
ROBOFORM 550 GammaTEC
5/16/2007
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
With an eye on the ever-changing world of consumer goods, automotive components and household and industrial appliance design, Charmilles developed GammaTEC for its ROBOFORM 350 and 550 machines. The creation enabled the company to meet the high quality and finish demand and time requirements in the mold manufacturing portion of the design process.
During the design phase, consumer goods often undergo frequent modifications and must maintain or increase its initial quality. Equally imperative is that its molds maintain an equally high standard of excellence. To uphold the high levels of mold manufacturing involves long hours of fine finishing with EDM followed by hand polishing.
It is here in the polishing process that the risk of geometrical distortion is increased. Polishing is also a time consuming effort that is both expensive and not ideal for accessing in and around small details. GammaTEC, with its many patents, maintains the surface quality of the molds and has approximately 30% less electrode wear. GammaTEC also reduces time loss in the process of tool manufacturing. Not only is the need for hand polishing avoided in most cases, total tool manufacturing time is also compressed.
“The GammaTEC solution combines optimization of the dielectric system with enhancements of technology and a specific pre-mixed additive, GammaMIX 50,” said Gisbert Ledvon, marketing manager, Charmilles. “GammaTEC is designed to focus on high performance in die sinking EDM and to assure repeatability on parts coming out of the work tank.”
The GammaTEC technology shortens the discharge ignition time; it results in an increase in frequency of erosive discharges, accelerates the EDM-Process and produces a homogeneous diffusion of spark energy. Machining with GammaTEC and standard EDM are both possible on the same machine.
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Agiecut Progress V2 Wire EDM
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5/16/2007
Agiecut Progress V2 Wire EDM
5/16/2007
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
The Agiecut Progress V 2 established a new benchmark for wire EDM cutting speed at 47 in²/hr. using standard 0.013” coated wire. Now part of Agie’s groundbreaking V Series, the Progress will be paired with a System 3R Workpal palletized workpiece changer to form an automated cell. The Workpal handles up to eight pallets for workpieces up to 12-inch square, feeding them into the Progress for up to 80 hours of uninterrupted processing.
Among the host of innovations being introduced on V Series wire EDMs are the IPG-V generator and Agievision 5 control based on the Windows XP platform. Processing speed, surface finish and accuracy are all improved, along with user-friendliness of the Agievision control, which provides enhanced 3D graphics, real time adjustments, and direct-select activity bars.
The Progress system’s eCut generator technology makes it possible to get surface finishes as good as 0.8 µm Ra with one precision cut – a process that is completed in half the time required by technologies that incorporate a main cut and trim cut. In addition, the faster precision cut requires 40% less filter and resin and results in 60% less wire consumption.
Unlike competitive systems, the Progress can achieve speeds up to 37 in²/hr. even in the tightest radii (and even during a precision cut) due to Agie’s unique Wire Bending Control. Other standard features on the Progress improve speed in another way – by reducing idle times. With 15-second wire threading, the Progress has greatly reduced all wire-related barriers to speed. Agie’s standard wire guide permits threading of all wire sizes and types (never requiring annealing after a break) and allows taper cutting of ±30º.
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ROBOFIL 240cc/440cc
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5/16/2007
ROBOFIL 240cc/440cc
5/16/2007
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
Charmilles’ ROBOFIL 240cc/440cc uses the CC generator to dramatically improve machining speed while preserving the surface integrity of the machined material. With the machine, Charmilles has brought the technology of high-speed EDM to the wire EDM market. The cutting speed in tool steel can reach a high of 42 square inches an hour, once again raising the top speed barrier, which had previously been about 37 square inches an hour.
The CC generator is a digital generator based on high-tech components. From roughing to finishing, the CC generator is ‘zero voltage’ to protect parts against electrolytic effects. As a result, users of the 240cc/440cc receive the fastest cutting speed on the market plus anti-electrolysis in rough and skim cutting. The cutting speed increases apply even when a tall part is being cut, up to 15.75” on the 440cc.
The key to the 240cc/440cc’s speed is Charmilles’ new spark design. The maximum ignition voltage has been increased by 25%. The maximum amplitude has been tripled from 400 amp. to 1,200 amp.
The high quality of the surface finish is another advantage of these revolutionary machines. The machine achieves finer surface finishes with fewer skim cuts. An important application segment of the CC generator is the medical industry, which uses a lot of titanium on titanium alloys that frequently are placed into the human body as artificial parts. The CC generator prevents oxidation on the titanium and maintains surface integrity free of brass and zinc materials originating during the cutting process from the wire electrode. In carbide applications the machine minimizes cobalt depletion, the effect of which is to hold tungsten together. This insures a higher bearing capacity of punches or dies. The new generator shines as well in cutting PCD (poly crystalline diamond) form tools. The surface finish and edge sharpness is at least equal and, in most cases, better than grinding.
The 240cc/440cc also comes equipped with ThermoCut and collision protection. ThermoCut is a unique high-speed and maintenance-free wire threading system that stretches the wire and cuts it under the effect of heat, regardless of wire diameter and material. The collision protection provides effective protection on all five axes of the machine during manual or unattended operation. It boosts performance and cuts down on maintenance costs in the event of programming or manual positioning errors.
Charmilles’ Taper-Expert option is also available to be added on the 240cc/440cc. This feature makes it possible to cut very high-precision angles, up to 30°. An accurate taper is especially important for moldmakers.
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UCP 600 Vario
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5/16/2007
UCP 600 Vario
5/16/2007
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
Mikron’s UCP 600 Vario is a high speed 5-axis system designed to handle a wide variety of machining configurations, including automated production applications.
The UCP 600 Vario delivers a number of efficiency-boosting features. Capable of delivering a number of efficiency-boosting features, the modular, scaleable tool changer system can hold 100 to 220 tools and fits optimally into the compact machine layout. Additionally, the UCP 600 Vario provides economical, automated production with the cost-effective integration of a 7-position pallet changing system that can machine workpieces with a maximum height, weight and surface area of 14”, 176 lbs., and 13”x13”.
Equipped with Mikron’s revolutionary “smart machine” technology, the UCP 600 Vario uses smart machine sensors that allow machinists to utilize the advanced process system (APS) for monitoring and recording spindle vibrations. The machine also includes an intelligent thermal control (ITC) system to automatically compensate for thermal deviations, as well as a remote notification system (RNS) to allow real-time control / access at any location for reliable, unattended machining.
Built with a state-of-the-art chip management system, the UCP 600 Vario is offered with three different high-speed spindle options (12,000, 20,000 and 42,000 RPM), as well as a highly versatile rotary/tilt table that swivels between -115° and +30° for superior milling flexibility.
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HSM 400U ProdMed
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5/16/2007
HSM 400U ProdMed
5/16/2007
Provided By
Agie Charmilles
Mikron recently released the HSM 400U ProdMed, the newest member of the Mikron ProdMed line of high-speed and high-performance machining centers that are specially suited for the medical manufacturing industry. The HSM 400U ProdMed offers the levels of reliability, traceability and accuracy required for machining medical implants, equipment and other components.
The HSM 400U ProdMed includes a Heidenhain iTNC 530 control system and smart machining modules that provide advanced levels of monitoring critical to the production of medical implants and equipment. The system allows the machine to automatically check and evaluate tools and workpieces, inspect tools for breakage and perform measurements of the workpiece. Additionally, the smart machine modules automatically monitor spindle vibration, calibrate machine geometry and transmit process status messages to an operator’s cell phone.
With powerful vector spindles available at 30, 42 or 54,000 RPM, the HSM 400U ProdMed provides excellent surface finish and part detail, while significantly reducing machining time for semi-finishing and finishing operations. The machine’s high dynamics, with 1.7g acceleration, facilitate the reduction of non-productive time and help to maximize spindle utilization.
The HSM 400U ProdMed possesses the capability for 24/7 unattended machining through the inclusion of a palletchanger with 20 pallets. The machine’s automation potential is further enhanced through an automatic table and workpiece cleaning system, efficient chip evacuation and the ability to measure workpieces arranged outside the machine.
The HSM 400U ProdMed’s unique monoblock bridge design achieves high precision by maintaining a high level of rigidity. The machine’s polymer concrete construction provides increased performance in the areas of dampening, thermal stability and tool life. Also, attention to the ergonomics of the machine’s design allows for uncharacteristically easy access to workpieces.