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very likely that more will be heard coming from team We- ingärtner and Cutting Solutions by Ceratizit in the future.” For more information from Weingärtner Maschinenbau, go
to
www.Weingartner.com; from Ceratizit USA, go to www.
ceratizit.com, or phone 586-759-2280.
Shop Upgrades Latest Tool, Cutter Grinder Technology
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ro-Cut Tooling Ltd., a Hull, UK-based manufacturer, supplies and services a wide range of woodworking cutting tools, including saw blades, diamond tools, router cutters, tungsten carbide (TCT) and high speed steel (HSS) cutters, and drills.
Skilled craftsmen and the use of the best available preci- sion manufacturing technologies have enabled Pro-Cut to effi ciently produce and service woodworking cutting tools and to promptly deliver them to all parts of the UK. For more than 12 years, the mainstay of Pro-Cut Tool-
ing’s vital grinding functions has been its CNC tool and cutter grinders from ANCA. Given the company’s increas- ing workload and mindful of the technical progress made in the fi eld of tool and cutter grinders over the past decade, a decision was recently made to retire the oldest of Pro-Cut’s ANCA machines and search for a modern state-of-the-art replacement. “Our company growth and continuing success
in the production, service, and supply of both stan- dard and bespoke tooling is largely a result of our use of our highly precise and rapid acting ANCA tool and cutter grinders,” said Pro-Cut director, Steve Weymes. “In addition to producing high-qual- ity tools, ANCA’s very productive machines enable us to achieve the kind of effi ciencies that make our products and services extremely cost-effective in what is a very competitive marketplace.” ANCA’s WGX grinder is fi tted with an automated loading system allowing it to run throughout the day and undertake highly effi cient, medium-to-long production runs in an automatic lights-out mode throughout each night. “Although we have been producing one-off tools and making shorter production runs on the oldest of our ANCA grinder for more than a decade, increasing customer de- mand meant that we recently made a decision to replace this machine with a more fl exible faster model,” said Weymes.
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“Even though we have been delighted with the performance of our older ANCA tool and cutter grinder, we decided to source another machine to produce one-offs and carry out smaller production runs.”
Mindful of the advancements that have been made in the
fi eld of tool and cutter grinders, in addition to considering the latest ANCA machine, Pro-Cut Tooling also looked at the offerings from other leading manufacturers. Having witnessed demonstrations of the available alternatives, Pro-Cut came to the conclusion that ANCA’s fl exible new FX5 Linear machine best suited our needs.
“Now installed and fully operational, the use of our ad- vanced new ANCA tool and cutter grinder has slashed our machine downtimes and reduced setup times between our small batches. Our use of the new ANCA machine is resulting in excellent levels of tool accuracy and surface fi nish charac- teristics, whilst its speed and fl exibility has given our produc- tion a signifi cant boost and provided the competitive advan- tage that we were looking for,” said Weymes. The recently launched ANCA FX Linear range consists
of three cutting-edge, cost effective tool and cutter grind- ers that are able to perform tasks from light manufacturing to regrinding and full production. Innovative new features
The midrange (of three ANCA models) FX5 Linear model purchased by Pro-Cut Tooling is ideal for users who need a degree of automation and options such as MicroPlus.
include a touchscreen that is customizable with Windows and a handheld pendant for simplifi ed setups. Despite the FX Linear machine’s large working envelope, the advanced new grinders occupy a relatively small footprint. Every part on the new machines, from the positioning of the grinding wheel on the C-axis centerline (to reduce thermal infl uence), to the ANCA patented linear motors, have been aimed at
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