A tool-making company in the US has proudly announced the investment in a third CNC lathe as a means of enhancing productivity in its facility.

Schenke Tool Company revealed that a new Haas SL-20 CNC turning centre has been brought in to increase its capacity to produce complex orders for clients around the world.

The SL-20 has the capacity to turn 10.3 inches in diameter and 20 inches in length, with an additional eight-inch chuck and a through bar capacity of two inches in diameter.

A high speed spindle - another major feature of many Haas CNC lathes - is also included and is able to produce precision parts at “very cost-effective prices”.

Schenke hopes the new system will expand on its 60-year history in the precision parts industry.

Other services provided by the company include CNC milling, abrasive water jet cutting and robotic welding, with quality control systems giving the buyer “complete customer satisfaction”.

http://www.machinetooldirect.co.uk/machine-tool-news/Schenke-announces-new-CNC-lathe-2009-6-22.asp

The UltraGrind CNC is designed for the precision production environment such as aerospace and higher volume manufacture including automotive, as well as high-precision sub-contract machining for biomedical, high-end process tool/die sets, F1 and motorsport engineering.

The UltraGrind CNC is designed for the precision production environment such as aerospace and higher volume manufacture including automotive, as well as high-precision sub-contract machining for biomedical, high-end process tool/die sets, F1 and motorsport

Viewed as a key strategic development, a special UltraGrind project team was created to design the machine. They carried out customer surveys not only with J&S customers but many users of other equipment to ensure this project met market requirements now and in the future. From the feedback this team were able to create the specification, build and test the machine to ensure that it achieved the highest levels of accuracy and flexibility always associated with Jones & Shipman machinery. Built on a one-piece bed design, the machine combines great rigidity, stability and stock removal rates whilst maintaining high precision. It incorporates many mechanical, electrical and software features, suggested from the customer research, that ensure it is easier to operate and change over in demanding production environments.

Mike Duignan, Managing Director of Jones & Shipman commented: “The launch of the new UltraGrind machine is an exciting development for the precision grinding industry. The machine brings new standards of accuracy for a one-piece bed grinder, keeping the company at the forefront of the precision tool technologies industries. We will be demonstrating a working prototype at the CIMT so visitors to the Show will be able to see all the machine’s distinct advantages. We have already received a number of orders for the UltraGrind, including one for two machines from a premium subcontractor to the aerospace industry.”

A brand new modular wheelhead design ensures customers have a wide choice of external and internal grinding spindle combinations, effectively allowing the customer to specify a custom machine, but without the cost and build time associated with it. The modular wheelhead design gives wheel sizes up to Ø500 x 100mm (Ø20″ x 4″) and wheel spindle power up to 15kW (20hp), with ultra rigid spindles providing substantially increased metal removal rates and increased productivity.

Angular wheelhead positional accuracy and repeatability are assured via a high precision 1° Hirth coupling. An optional true B axis programmable to 0.001° utilising feedback from a high accuracy encoder mounted directly to the rotational spindle axis, infinitely variable positional resolution can be achieved. The machine currently offers 650mm or 1000mm (25″ or 39″) between centres (with larger machine length capacities planned) and centre heights of 180mm, 200mm and 250mm (7″, 7¾” and 9¾”). The increased diameter capacity (of up to 500mm (19½”)) means there are options to cater for larger mass components up to 450Kg (990lb), and odd shaped components, which can result in high rotational inertia.

The UltraGrind machine uses a brand new Jones & Shipman’s proprietary Windows® based graphical programming software suite, which further builds on the success of the Easy software that removes the requirement for operators to input code, although ISO programming is fully supported and codes can be easily viewed and used if that is the customers preference. The user-friendly software is built around a Fanuc® 320i with touchscreen control system. This reduces the time needed for operator training, machining set-up and changeover times.

Simplicity does not limit flexibility, however. A full suite of dressing and grinding programs are available for the operator. Easy to follow Jones & Shipman set up pages allow the operator to digitise diamond and wheel positions by means of a simple user-friendly touch screen interface. Graphical images that represent programs and set-up are simply touched to program, providing quick and simple input. A wide range of additional options including gauging and autoloading are also available.

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Schenke Tool Co in Paradise, Pa adds a third CNC lathe to its facility, a new Haas SL-20 CNC Turning Center to increase CNC Turning capacity.

The Haas SL-20 has a turning capacity of 10.3″ in diameter x 20″ long, with an 8″ chuck and thru bar capacity of 2.0″ diameter. The Haas lathe also includes a high speed spindle which results in precision parts at very cost effective prices.

About Us: Schenke Tool Company has been a manufacturer of precision parts for almost 60 years. Our customers have relied on our extensive knowledge, precise machining and high quality control as we have led the way in part manufacturing and tooling.

In addition to our new CNC Lathe, we have recently added our second waterjet cutter, featuring a taper compensating cutting head, and a new AC/DC Inverter TIG welder in addition to our Robotic welder to add to our welding capabilities.

We have been successful by combining advanced techniques, quality control and extensive knowledge, so that we can continue to offer you complete customer satisfaction.

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Vision Engraving & Routing Systems has announced a new large-format CNC router line aiming to help people wanting to use CNC machining for areas of 4ft x 8ft and upwards.

The aluminium T-slot table and Vision Series 3 Controller helps create a dependable system, with advanced software and an Ethernet interface allowing the user to adapt it to a range of ideas, such as CNC milling, drilling, contouring and routing.

Vision PRO 8 software comes as standard with the routers as well, allowing companies to have a “high level of flexibility” when working with graphics and logos on the workpieces.

The organisation continued: “This extensive software package also has the ability to run virtually any type of router, engraver, laser engraver, colour printer or vinyl plotter on the market.”

Vision Engraving also revealed this month that it is to release the 2525 and 2550 precision routers, targeted directly at the sign-making business.

http://www.machinetooldirect.co.uk/machine-tool-news/New-large-format-CNC-router-line-announced-2009-6-.asp

A new high-performance wire electrical discharge machining (EDM) system has been launched by GF AgieCharmilles for micro-projects and super-precision applications.

The CUT 1000 takes a classic machine tool set-up which has been “redesigned from the bottom up”, giving the technology a heavily reinforced and rigid machine base with slide blocks run on roller guide rails positioned directly on the monobloc.

Mutual interference is also eliminated by separate guideways for the X and Y-axis, with high-quality measuring equipment allowing for particularly precise and accurate machining.

The company is hoping that the new system will deliver improved productivity, greater manufacturing flexibility and increased accuracy on previous releases for micro-CNC machining.

A touch screen remote control complements the system, allowing operators to input relevant data much faster, reducing time spent on job set-ups.

Alongside its EDM projects, AgieCharmilles also specialises in high-speed and high-performance milling in order to enhance the growth of businesses in the sector.

http://www.machinetooldirect.co.uk/machine-tool-news/New-EDM-CNC-machine-launched-by-AgieCharmilles-200.asp

Mainland China –  Dongguan Hengye Machinery Fty offers model HY-W-JH, a quilting machine that supports 360- and 180-degree multispan and independent patterns suitable for use in mattresses, bed covers and sheets, and other household decoration and ornaments. The model’s needle bar and press plate are connected by a camber-free double-swinging device that requires no lubrication or grease, which may soil the quilting materials. It supports CAD-designed patterns and CNC operation for accurate measurements.

The product quilts 2,485×80mm patterns at a speed of 60 to 230m/h. Its main shaft operates at 200 to 980rpm. It moves on the x-axis at distances within 450mm, with 3 to 8mm-long steps. The spacing between needles is 25.4mm, while space between needle rows are 50.8, 76.2 127 and 152.4mm. It uses 24/180, 23/160, 22/140 and 21/130in needles. It runs on 380V, 50Hz or 220V, 60Hz power supply and consumes 7kW of power.

The CE-certified machine measures 4,800×1,600×2,000mm and weighs 4,500kg.

The minimum order is one set, priced at $41,000. Delivery takes 30 days.

http://www.hardware.globalsources.com/gsol/I/Quilting-machine/a/9000000105264.htm