Soon after executing a prestigious export order of a twin spindle deep hole BTA drilling machine, Precihole has finalised an order for a CNC single spindle trepanning machine from Austria.

Soon after executing a prestigious export order of a twin spindle deep hole BTA drilling machine, Precihole has finalised an order for a CNC single spindle trepanning machine from an oilfield equipment manufacturing company in Austria.

The role of the machine is to machine the core out, from the end-piece and transfer it onto the Inspection Line.

As per the sound norms, the working decibel level of te machine should be less than 80dB.

Using a special coating on the machine floor, the machine is to be made 100% leakproof.

It is extremelly difficult considering the operating pressure of 90 bar and operating coolant flow of 250 litre/min.

Due to the versatility of components, CNC is to toggle between programs to suit the material location in 2 axis and vary the cutting parameters.

It sounds like a cakewalk, said the company, but it will be interesting to see the actual performance of this machine.

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A Birmingham-based company is producing 3D busts using CNC equipment. The busts can be made in 3D half head, a silhouette style, or the full head, at 50% to 70% actual scale size.

A Birmingham-based company is producing 3D busts using CNC equipment.

The process starts with a visit from the client to the studio where the client is scanned, this being a scanner which projects a laser line onto the client’s face/head and the reflected light is captured by a high speed camera.

The information captured of the client’s face/head is now converted into a CNC program which is used to control a CNC milling machine.

The machine now cuts an over size blank to the clients face/head features, the machined bust is then hand finished and painted, the finished bust is available for collection in approximately one week from scanning.

The busts can be made in 3D half head, a silhouette style, or the full head, at 50% to 70% actual scale size, with a choice of bases and finished to any colour you require, in cast stone (plaster) ceramic or cast bronze.

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