The All-in-One Application Advantage: A Look at Complex, High-Performance Five-Axis Machining Solutions

摘要

With new manufacturing challenges in every industry from aerospace to automotive, construction to mining and energy, more gear manufacturers are entertaining the idea of adding complex, five-axis machines into their shop floor equipment. Diverse part production, multiple setups, and productivity gains are just a few of the advantages to five-axis machining. Many shop visits in recent years start or end at a five-axis machine with the operator bragging about how the unit is either the workhorse or the best machine tool found in the factory. Here's some recent highlights from five-axis machine tools: Methods Machine Tools. INTRODUCES FIVE-AXIS BRIDGE-TYPE MACHINING CENTER. Methods Machine Tools, Inc. has introduced the all-new Methods MB 450U Simultaneous five-axis Bridge-Type Machining Center, loaded with features and capabilities for efficiently manufacturing complex parts with a high degree of quality, reliability and accuracy. Due to the FANUC 31i-MB5 control, this machine is able to perform full five-axis precision machining of challenging parts, significantly reducing the need for multiple setups. Thanks to the control that is available exclusively to Methods, due to its partnership with FANUC, Methods Machining Centers are the only machines from Taiwan that can offer five-axis simultaneous. "In addition to having a unique, powerful FANUC control, the MB 450U machining center is packaged with comprehensive, high end functionality for exceptional performance," said Nicholas St Cyr, machining centers product manager. "We are pleased to offer customers a five-axis machining solution that is fully loaded with robust features and provides high value for the cost. Also, we offer our customers tremendous depth of support through Methods industry leading application engineers, technical service and parts support." The FANUC 31i-MB5 Simultaneous five-axis control has a 15" color display and includes a range of powerful standard features including a 2 GB data server, Manual Guide I, AICC II 600 Block Look Ahead, 1 MB of NC memory and 0.4 ms Block Processing Time. The FANUC control offers collision detection with a 3D interference check and a Fast Package III with tool center point control.