laser is gone, and the one turret punch press that used to run two shifts, fi ve-six days per week is now operating just 20 hours/week. Today, our production is so much faster and cleaner. Before we were always doing two operations—now we just send it to the Platino Fiber lasers,” said Gazzola.
“At this point we are very comfort- able with the machines," said McAleer. “We are adapting our production to the machine and using it better. Instead of using small blanks, we can do so much more using large sheets and nesting various parts.”
The Platino Fiber laser can be used to cut a wide range of materials. Fiber lasers are more effective than other laser sources for cutting highly-refl ective materials (e.g. aluminum alloys, copper, and brass). Platino Fiber cuts varied thicknesses, up to 20 mm of mild steel, with effi ciency and quality. Productivity increases particularly when cutting thin and medium-gage sheetmetal. Prima Power’s Compact 10-shelf
TowerServer allows easy loading/unload- ing for blanks and processed sheets. It has an elevator for loading and unload- ing the pallets on and off the tower, and features single-sheet separating, control systems, and sheet reference. The Platino Fiber is particularly well- suited for 24/7 operation, often per- formed in untended mode. It is a fully independent machine, with no need for manual intervention during machine op- eration. Once the production schedule is programmed, the Platino Fiber laser takes care of the necessary settings, tip replacement, sheet change and storage. “We are also trying to eliminate welding operations on the horizontal products,” said Spoon. “With the Platino Fiber lasers we are able to hold very close tolerances. We can cut different shapes and lock them together.”
“Our reaction time is a lot better now,” said Spoon. “We’ve eliminated setup times and all the time we spent handling parts. The Platino Fiber lasers have helped us reach produc- tion levels that we could not have reached without them. Our
“We use SMTCL VMCs as stand-alone machines and 24/7 in integrated cells with robotics. The reliability of the SMTCL machines and the outstanding customer support we get from Cyber CNC are a great combination.”
Jeff Fluegel, W/S Machine & Tool Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Engineered in Germany, the VMC1600B’s impressive 29,700 lb. machine weight and 50 taper 8,000 RPM spindle with ZF Gearbox provide the muscle needed for aggressive large part machining. For less than $180,000, it comes fully equipped with a FANUC 0i-MD control, coolant thru the spindle, chain-type chip conveyor, linear guideways on the 63.0" X- and 31.5" Y-axes, and boxways on the 31.5" Z-axis.
SMTCL offers over 300 different machine models, including 30 models of vertical machining centers. Our California-based team and network of local distributors provide the applications engineering and service support that you demand. Call or visit our website to see how SMTCL can deliver for you.
www.smtcl-americas.com 626-667-1192
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