EXHIBITION PREVIEW MACH 2020 – BIRMINGHAM NEC – 20-24 APRIL
sensor is installed inside the worktank for
even more accurate temperature control.
Even the door to the machine has been
considered and is constructed of carbon
bre to minimise ‘weight shift’ Part of
Sodick’s VL series range of advanced
performance wire EDMs, the VL600Q builds
on the technologies of the AL series. The
large capacity VL600Q is well suited to a wide
range of machining applications and
incorporates advanced tension servo control,
precision pick-up function, an energy saving
circuit and a dielectric cooling unit. Options
include a rotary table, a large wire spool
feeder and a PCD tool cutting package
AD35L is an improved basic machine
structure having increased rigidity to minimise
deformation and enable optimum
performance at high speed and rapid
acceleration via linear motors As the bestselling
model in Sodick’s AG range, the
AG60L delivers high speed, high accuracy
cutting. It employs linear drive technology and
simpli ed control mechanisms, and boasts
the fastest possible servo response and
optimal spark gaps at all times Injection
moulding machine GL30-LP has already been
seen in Europe but it is expected to raise
considerable interest. The unit incorporates a
two-stage plunger injection system, the
V-LINE, that is designed to provide three
critical capabilities: a consistent plasticising
heat pro le; a constant lling volume; and
constant holding pressure. Together, these
ensure the machine achieves ultra-precision
injection moulding, consistently and reliably.
#CADCAM – SolidCAM UK, Stand 17-345
Live cutting demonstrations of its
patented iMachining technology, as well as
a powerful 5-axis simultaneous milling
solution taking both barrel- and lens-style
cutter machining, plus mirror
machining will be showcased on
a Romi DCM 620 5x.
iMachining is particularly
effective on hard and
dif cult-to-machine
materials, such as Inconel
and titanium. Using its
Technology Wizard,
speeds and feeds based
on toolpath, stock
material, type of cutting
tool and CNC machine
speci cations are provided.
Continually making adjustments to
the intelligent morphing spirals
ensures that a constant chip
thickness is maintained and the
tool kept in contact with the
material at all times. Increased
average tool life of ve times or
more and times savings on hard
Solidcam’s iMachining
is a patented process.
Live demonstrations
will be running at
MACH
materials as high as 90% are claimed
Presentations highlighting the scalable
software that supports milling and turning
functionality, including multi-turret, multispindle
and Swiss-type plus multi-channel
synchronisation will also feature. There is no
limit to the number of axes SolidCAM can
control and synchronise in mill-turn
applications, as Gordon Drysdale, managing
director of SolidCAM UK, states: “Some of
the Swiss-type lathes can have 14 or more
axes. SolidCAM can write all the programs
for the different channels, synchronise them,
simulate the result and perform clash
detection to produce a safe and ef cient
toolpath.” SolidCAM seamlessly
integrates inside SolidWorks or Autodesk
Inventor, with full toolpath associativity.
#automation #CADCAM #turning –
Star Micronics GB, Stand 20-472
The brand-new SX-38 sliding-head lathe
will feature alongside many of the
company’s most popular machines,
including the ST-38, SR-38 Type B, SR-32JII
Type B, SR-20JII Type B, SR-20RIV Type B,
SB-20R Type G and SW-12RII. An SR-32JII
Type A will be on partner company Floyd
Automatic Tooling’s stand 20-472 Each
machine will be equipped with Star’s High
Frequency Turning (HFT) swarf control
software, developed to increase machine
ef ciency on dif cult-to-chip materials. HFT
works on any linear axis on any channel and
is the only chip-breaking software of its kind
Sodick’s best-selling model will be on the
stand at MACH
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