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MAKINO TO DEMONSTRATE S56 VMC AT WESTEC
Makino to demonstrate S56 VMC at WESTEC
Machine’s high-performance capabilities help decrease manufacturing costs
Auburn
Hills, MI -- February 2008 -- Makino’s S56 VMC blends high-performance
machining capabilities with an attractive feature and pricing package
to meet the needs of tool, die and mold shops. It is dedicated to
helping manufacturers drive down the cost of their operations and
improve performance.
The S56 will be on
display at WESTEC, held March 31- April 3 in Los Angeles, California at
the Los Angeles Convention Center. Stop by and discuss your machining
needs with Makino’s application engineers in booth 3416.
S56 Features and Benefits
The Makino S56 incorporates features that are attractive to technology
savvy mold shops. The S56 utilizes a 40 taper, 13,000-rpm spindle with
the stiffness and rigidity required for hard cutting applications and
the speed necessary to provide high surface quality for demanding die
and mold applications. As an option, the S56 can be equipped with a
20,000-rpm spindle featuring Makino’s patented spindle technology.
Heavy cast construction and an axis configuration with no overhangs
ensures high machine rigidity resulting in outstanding accuracy over
the full range of travel. It is capable of maintaining positioning
accuracies to within ±0.0001 inch (0.003 mm) and repeatability of
±0.00008 inch (0.002 mm).
To reduce
setups and maximize machine utilization, the S56 is equipped with a
20-tool magazine and automatic tool changer (ATC). The ATC has a quick
tool-to-tool exchange time of 1.2 seconds. Linear motion guides on X-,
Y- and Z-axes provide the rigidity crucial for superb surface finishes
and provide rapid traverse and cutting feed rates of 1,575 ipm (40,000
mm/min). The table-working surface is 40 x 20 inches (1,000 x 500 mm).
In addition, the axes travel area is 36 x 20 x 18 inches (900 x 500 x
450 mm).
The S56 includes Makino’s
proprietary, next generation Super Geometric Intelligence (SGI.4) servo
control providing exceptionally smooth machined surfaces—even in
high-feedrate machining of complex, 3-D shapes involving continuous
tiny blocks of NC data. This feature helps provide the lowest cycle
times achievable by reducing machining cycle times on dies, complex
cavities and cores by as much as 40% when compared to most other
control technologies.
The machine’s
footprint is a compact 98 inches wide x 106 inches deep (2,497 x 2,690
mm) and is designed for easy maintenance access around the entire
perimeter. Other features include an ergonomic swing operator-control
panel, fully enclosed chip and splash shield, comfortable work table
height, easy access to the work zone, air blow and an air dryer unit.
The
Makino S56 VMC provides outstanding machine rigidity, proven high speed
machining capability, superb accuracies and superior performance for
both the small and large die and mold shop.
Makino is a global provider of advanced machining technology and
application support, where new thinking takes shape for the
metalcutting and die/mold industries. Makino manufacturing and service
centers are located in the United States, Japan, Germany, Singapore,
Italy, France, Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, China, Mexico, Brazil and India,
and are supported by a worldwide distributor network. For more
information call 1.800.552.3288, or visit www.makino.com.
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Media Contact
Brandon Rhoten
HSR Business to Business
513.346.3588
makino@hsr.com
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