Pennine Automation is to expand its drives and CNC repairs operations.

Pennine’s Fanuc spares and repair centre has invested in test facilities covering: older Fanuc CNC controls, 3,6, 0A, 0B, 0C, 10, 11 and 15; robot controls; and newer models 18, 210i and R-J2.

Also test and repairs for Fanuc drives from DC versions up to the latest Alpha variants.

Pennine has for some time provided cost effective spares both new and second user, from a wide range of manufacturers including Fanuc.

Repair and testing is always required both to fix directly customers’ equipment and to enhance and sustain exchange parts.

Neil Ginley (Pennine Automation) explains: The number of versions of, for example, Fanuc controls and drives (see above), present many difficulties whilst practicable simulation, databases and control identification methods assist it is important to verify that the board or subsystem is fully functional”.

“To provide this assurance we at Pennine have invested in a full suite of operating test rigs which run as complete systems within themselves, both direct and including CNC, drives and servo motors”.

“This arrangement allows full run-off verification and operation”.

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Containing an emphasis on real-world industrial production, CAD, CAM and CNC programming software, designed for instructors, is available for the schools and post-school education establishments.

Tech Ed Concepts provider of 3D Academic Engineering Solutions, is now distributing a TEC Cutting Edge Mill and TEC Cutting Edge Lathe to middle-school, secondary and post-secondary CAD, CAM, CNC and Manufacturing instructors throughout the educational market.

The TEC Cutting Edge Mill and Lathe have been specifically designed for instructors who teach manufacturing, CNC, 3D and complex surfacing, CNC program writing and editing, pre-engineering programs and other objectives that contain an emphasis on real-world industrial production and manufacturing.

Richard Amarosa, President of TEC, stated, “TEC will continue to allow instructors and students to experience what is happening today in industry by providing them with programs like our new Cutting Edge Mill and Lathe that can be incorporated into current or new programs.

We expect our new programs to allow instructors to move to more advanced manufacturing levels by providing a thorough curriculum, with powerful, easy-to-use manufacturing equipment and software.” Exclusive features - the features and hardware specifications of the TEC Cutting Edge Mill and Lathe lend advantages that position them both above all other competitors in their class.

Maximum durability, adjustable zero hand wheels and a special manual override for fully hand-operated axis, incorporation of industry standard codes, hassle-free serial port connection for faster speeds, continuous machining for faster machining times and having the largest work envelope in its class are some of the distinctive features of the TEC Cutting Edge Mill and Lathe.

The TEC Cutting Edge Mill and Lathe are both completely enclosed in a Cabinet with Lexan Safety Shield and Interlock Switch, and contain emergency stop buttons for immediate shutdown.

Contents - the complete “TEC Cutting Edge Machining Center” and “TEC Cutting Edge Turning Center” include a fully-enclosed Cutting Edge Mill and/or Lathe, CNC control software, SURFCAM (2-, 3-, 4- and 5-axis Computer-Aided Machining software), vacuum, tooling accessories, user’s guide, free technical support for one year and a one year full warranty.

A separate curriculum is currently being developed for both programs.

The curriculum will range from a basic introduction to manufacturing to walking students through the manufacturing process.

Pricing - the complete “TEC Cutting Edge Machining Center” or “TEC Cutting Edge Turning Center” is available for $6,995 each.

About Tech Ed Concepts - founded in 1987, Tech Ed Concepts (TEC) provides 3D solutions needed to teach today’s young people about the fields of engineering, design, manufacturing, and architecture.

TEC, is the North American Academic Distributor of CADKEY (leading mechanical CAD software package), DataCAD (robust architectural CAD software package), SURFCAM (Computer-Aided-Manufacturing (CAM) software package), Chief Architect (3D architectural, rendering, and design software) and 3D Manufacturing Programs.

Its customers are served and supported through a network of Authorized Academic Dealers and Resellers in the U.S.

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Euromac Punch Press users will find the new and expanded 36 page Mate Euromac tooling catalog helpful in planning their fabricating projects.

Euromac Punch Press users will find the new and expanded 36 page Mate Euromac tooling catalog helpful in planning their fabricating projects.

This catalog contains a comprehensive overview of each of the tooling systems that are compatible with the Euromac punch press, including the following.

* Thick Turret - Ultra TEC, Ultra TEC Fully Guided, Ultra TEC Heavy Duty, Ultra Light, Ultra XT, and Original Thick Turret style.

* Trumpf Style - Trumpf standard style, and Mate QuickLock tooling system.

* Multi Tool - tooling to suit Euromac’s exclusive range of four-station, six-station, and 10-station multi tool assemblies.

The Thick Turret ‘Product Selector’ overview of each tooling system compatible with Euromac punch presses has nine different ratings.

They are charted for each tooling system, comparing factors such as quick set up, interchangeability, grind life, ease of use, value and purchase price.

Also included in the new catalog are a full range of forming tools.

These include: cluster tools, countersinks, electrical knockouts, and ventilation louvers with detailed explanations of what each form is used for.

Suggestions for appropriate material type and thickness range for each application are also included along with additional ideas on how to achieve superior results.

Fabricators will find that integrating formed features into sheet metal components using these tools greatly expands their ability to add value to the punching process.

An expanded ‘Tips and Techniques’ section includes recommendations for using forming tools, punching thin and thick materials, punching non-metallic materials, care and maintenance of punch guides, selecting die clearance and calculating punching forces, overcoming stripping problems, overcoming galling, combating material warp, maximizing tool life and much more.

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CNC bed-type milling machine has than paid for itself in the machining of the 32 tonnes of steel for tooling plates used in the robotic fabrication of prison cell doors.

Fern Engineering Systems is using an XYZ SMX 5000 manual/CNC bed mill to machine various sizes of steel tooling plate for a self-contained robotic welding cell.

The bed mill, with solid Meehanite ribbed cast iron construction and induction hardened and ground slides and Turcite-B coated ways, has been in continuous use since its installation.

Owner of Fern, Andrew Beckley said the bed mill had more than paid for itself in the machining of the 32 tonnes of steel needed to produce tooling plates for the robotic welding cell.

The welding cell is for Cell Security, which will produce different designs of cell doors destined for prisons, police stations and other security applications worldwide.

At Welding Security, the tooling plates can be changed in 10 min or less, allowing various designs of cell door to be fabricated quickly and accurately in a wide range of sizes.

Located at Whitebirk, Blackburn, Fern was set up by Andrew Beckley and Paul Jackson in January 2004.

Fern has always had a company policy to control the entire manufacturing process, which is why Fern took delivery in 2007 of the XYZ SMX 5000 manual/CNC bed mill.

The SMX 5000 has a 5.75kW (7.5HP)/5000 rev/min main spindle serving a 1930mm by 356mm table having a load capacity of 850kg.

X- and Y-axis travels are 1524mm by 596mm.

These specifications made the SMX 5000 an ideal choice for the machining of the various sizes of steel tooling plate used in Cell Security’s robotic welding cell.

* Robotic welding cells - on average Fern Engineering Systems builds and ships a bespoke automated welding cell every 8.6 weeks, each one designed as a skid-mounted unit for ease of transportation and installation.

It took less than 12 weeks - from the initial enquiry from Cell Security to delivery on site - and just over 4h for the welding cell to be fully operational.

Before welding cell installation it took up to 10h for Cell Security to construct and manually weld each security door.

The robotic welding cell does the job in as little as 40 min.

Fern employs eight people and Beckley said it is important to maintain the flexibility and fast response of a small business.

This, he adds, requires every member of the team to be multi-skilled.

So, although a control engineer by training, he is equally at home developing and refining the company’s proprietary Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software or machining components for the latest project.

He said: “Engineering companies that we know do good work have XYZ machines and we took note of their recommendations when it came to our choice of machine tool”.

XYZ told manufacturingtalk that it was a demonstration at XYZ Machine Tools’ regional showroom in Blackburn that provided convincing evidence to Fern of the manual/CNC bed mill’s metal removal capability and the ease of use of its ProtoTRAK SMX control.

This latest-generation CNC is deesigned for ‘one-off’ and low volume production.

The CNC uses plain English prompts and requires no learning of codes, allowing an operator with little or no CNC experience to operate the SMX 5000 within a day, said XYZ.

“It is this ease of use that really appeals,” said Beckley, “As it is in line with our own business practice.

We were, for example, awarded a contract by a major automotive parts manufacturer for a system to control 71 automated welding cells after we were able to demonstrate conclusively the flexibility and cost savings achievable with our custom-written Production Management Tools software compared with more expensive off-the-shelf SCADA packages.”.

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The fact that for MACH 2010 Ward CNC has booked its largest ever stand – a massive 500 m2 – is the latest indication from the Sheffield-based machine tool specialist that, despite what the national media tells us, it is not doom and gloom throughout every manufacturing sector.

Its commitment to next year’s machine tool show is based on a strong order book, an enhanced product range (the recent announcement of its exclusive UK and Ireland distributorship for Hyundai-Kia), expanding sales and service teams, as well as continual investment in its enterprise-wide IT systems.

According to managing director, Simon Whitworth: “Yes, employment has breached two million and, yes, the automotive sector and its supply chain, for example, is struggling. But there is still plenty of good news throughout manufacturing – our order book is proof of that!

“It is clear that Great Britain Ltd. is populated by an army of skilled machinists, who mostly have adopted modern machining technologies and established a niche in complex, small batch machining that is world class in terms of consistent quality and cost-effectiveness for customers in, for instance, the aerospace, medical, motor sport and oil and gas sectors.

“The pressures are relentless on the manufacturing sector – material prices, business rates and health & safety (no win, no fee compensation claims have surely affected us all?).”

Firmly believing that, despite the [worst] efforts of the bankers, companies that are good at what they do will survive, and will continue to prosper, he adds:

“Companies that continually invest in the best equipment they can afford to enable them to produce high-quality parts at the right price are the ones with long-term aspirations – they always have been.

“That’s why Ward CNC continually invests in its future, and in the future of our customers. Our commitment to next year’s MACH is just one part of that. Besides, we’ll need every inch of that expansive stand to adequately display a decent representation of the wide range of machines we offer!”

About Ward CNC
Ward CNC (T.W.Ward CNC Machinery Ltd.), the Ward Plant and Machinery Group, boasts 100 years of tradition, experience and reputation in the supply of new CNC machine tools, high-quality used machine tools, remanufactured and retrofitted CNC machine tools, as well as machine servicing and laser calibration services.

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Simplifies tool selection. One thread mill can machine all materials up to 58 Rc. This guarantees a safe, highly controllable process, in which a simple modification to the CNC program corrects for material variances. One thread mill can be used for through holes and blind holes.

Produces threads with superior unified form, flank finish and dimensional accuracy. A milled thread satisfies thread acceptability standards according to ANSI B1.3M, for Level 21, 22, and 23.

Eliminates the possibility and consequences of taps breaking. Full bottom threading can be done without modification of the tool.

Pitch diameter can be controlled by CNC machine radius offset. That eliminates the need for special, oversize machine taps that are otherwise required for high-temperature applications that specify a 3BG class tolerance.

Produces optimum concentricity and perpendicularity to the minor diameter. This is a critical thread quality requirement for ring-locked, fluid ports — Rosan Fluid Connection AS1300 — to ensure proper sealing at assembly of fluid fittings.

One thread mill can produce varying thread diameters of the same pitch without affecting tool performance.

Small machines can produce larger threads because they require less spindle torque.

No high-performance lubricants required. That eliminates the need to stop the machine to apply tapping lubricants by hand.

And, thread milling extends tool life over that of machine taps. For example, the average tool life for a machine tap in 6Al4V titanium is 100 to 200 holes. The average tool life for an Emuge thread mill in the same material is 1,800 to 2,000 holes.

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CNC 4-axis drill sharpener with an easy-to-use touch screen panel easily reproduces the complex, high quality points found on today’s premium HSS and carbide drills.

The 1st MTA company demonstrated the Darex XPS-16 CNC drill sharpener, which, said the company, carries out the advanced CNC 4-axis sharpening of a wide range of twin flute drill point types using simple, one-touch operation.

The XPS-16’s advanced CNC operation enables it to easily reproduce the complex, high quality points found on today’s premium HSS and carbide drills.

1st MTA told manufacturingtalk that an easy-to-learn touchscreen interface allows even novice users to produce perfectly re-sharpened drill points in seconds.

The XPS-16 is suitabel for conical, four facet, split point and radius split point bits with angles from 118-150 deg as standard.

A 90-118deg add-on option is also available.

1st MTA said that the XPS-16 will sharpen HSS, cobalt and carbide drills from 3-16mm diameter and 50-220mm long.

It has been designed specifically for heavy duty use within busy machine shop environments and is can sharpen more than 400 drills/day.

* Easy operation - a blunt drill is first inserted into the sharpener’s chuck and the required drill point type selected using a simple touchscreen panel.

On initiation of the sharpening cycle, three independent electronic sensors automatically detect the drill’s length and diameter; precisely locate the cutting edge and calculate the web thickness.

The unit then sharpens the drill and applies the required split point form, in one seamless operation.

The XPS-16 will also hone carbide drill edges as part of the automatic process - extending tool life and maximising drill bit machining accuracy.

* CBN and diamond wheels - the machine is equipped with CBN and Diamond wheels that are designed to sharpen 2,000 to 4,000 drills.

Metal removal is set at a minimum to extend drill life.

However, this can be overridden by up to 0.50mm if necessary, to compensate for gouges or nicked drill edges.

The XPS-16 allows user-specific drill sharpening programs to be produced easily and stored for future use.

It also has Darex’s latest Grind Motion Control system, which detects excess material on the blunt drill bit.

The system enables the grinding feed rate to be adjusted automatically, to prevent abrasive ‘burning’ and to provide optimum sharpening performance.

* Low maintenance - the unit’s long-lasting super-abrasive plated grinding wheels and lifetime-lubricated seals ensure low maintenance and a long service life.

The sharpener also incorporates a vacuum filtration system to eliminate grit and airborne contaminants such as carbide dust.

In addition, its computerised controls are backed by advanced diagnostic software that will alert operators to potential problems during the sharpening cycle.

* About 1st Machine Tool Accessories - offering a comprehensive range of top quality products at competitive prices, 1st Machine Tool Accessories is a leading supplier of workholding and machining accessories including collets; chuck jaws; Kitagawa chucking, rotary tables and vices (vises); Leave fixturing and clamping products; Chick workholding equipment; Darex tool sharpeners; OK Vises; Brighetti reduction bushes; deburring and countersink tools; IEMCA barfeeders; 3Nine oil mist filtration; Cooljet high pressure coolant systems; machine mounts and Overbeck deburring twister lathes.

1st MTA’s extensive stock holding is backed by excellent warranty and service provided by a dedicated team of technical engineers; demonstrations of some products are available from external sales specialists.

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Renishaw is offering a free 30 day trial of its latest version of Productivity+, a powerful software package that simplifies the generation of touch probe routines for CNC machine tools.

Free 30 day trial for new Renishaw touch probe software Renishaw is offering a free 30 day trial of its latest version of Productivity+, a powerful software package that simplifies the generation of touch probe routines for CNC machine tools.

Productivity+ is available as a plug-in for GibbsCAM and as a CAM-independent, stand-alone package named Active Editor.

Both options allow users to program and integrate touch probe routines for job set-up, process control, inspection, tool setting and tool breakage detection at the same time as toolpath generation.

The free 30 day no-obligation trial is available for both options of Productivity+.

The latest version of Productivity+, version 1.03, gives additional functionality including XY co-ordinate rotation, 4th axis levelling and three new post-processors for leading controllers.

Co-ordinate rotation in the XY plane (controller dependent) If a part is not aligned to the machine’s axes, this new functionality will compensate for the error and feed the new data back into the CNC control to ensure co-ordinates are correct.

Users will see a reduction in part set-up times or fixturing costs.

4th axis levelling Version 1.03 allows users to locate parts on a 4th axis fixture and use the touch probe to automatically find its position.

The software automatically update

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