Tuesday, April 05, 2005
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First two CNC internal thread grinders shipped: News from Matrix Machine Tool (Coventry)http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mxm/mxm102.html
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Summary:
Two internal thread grinding machines - worth GBP 800,000 - have been shipped to produce high quality automotive components in large volumes in shortest floor to floor time.News from: Matrix Machine Tool (Coventry) Edited by: Manufacturingtalk Editorial Team on 4 April 2005 Note: Readers of the Editor's free weekly email newsletter will have read this news the week it was announced.David Giles, Vice President of the company, said 'We are naturally delighted to see the first machines leaving the site, especially as they have been built on an exceptionally tight timescale'.'This has set a very acceptable standard and one which we will be able to maintain'.'It is also a credit to our suppliers that they were able to deliver to meet our tight schedule, particularly the casting supplier which is also British'.The machines are both Matrix 6950 5 axis CNC internal thread grinders, a range designed to produce high quality components in large volumes with the minimum of floor to floor time.The machines are typically used in the manufacture of high precision components for automotive, aerospace and high precision industrial applications.Positional accuracies of the wheelhead is continually monitored and data fed back into the controller by linear scales.The control system, which is entirely developed and created by Matrix's own engineers, is probably the most technically advanced control system available.Using a corrected compound angle approach of the spindle in conjunction with the two axis CNC dresser, which continually corrects the grinding wheel profile, and components with a higher than usual helix angle can be ground successfully.The workhead is driven by a digital servo motor to give smooth rotational movement.The workholding characteristics allow 200kg of fixture and component weight to be carried on the spindle without extra support.Feed back from the spindle is by rotary encoder which also facilitates programmable automatic indexing for multi-start components as standard.
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machines, spindle, news, axis CNC, Coventry, grinding, internal thread, Matrix Machine Tool, floor, workhead, high precision, suppliers, standard, weekly email newsletter, Manufacturingtalk.
Summary:
Two internal thread grinding machines - worth GBP 800,000 - have been shipped to produce high quality automotive components in large volumes in shortest floor to floor time.News from: Matrix Machine Tool (Coventry) Edited by: Manufacturingtalk Editorial Team on 4 April 2005 Note: Readers of the Editor's free weekly email newsletter will have read this news the week it was announced.David Giles, Vice President of the company, said 'We are naturally delighted to see the first machines leaving the site, especially as they have been built on an exceptionally tight timescale'.'This has set a very acceptable standard and one which we will be able to maintain'.'It is also a credit to our suppliers that they were able to deliver to meet our tight schedule, particularly the casting supplier which is also British'.The machines are both Matrix 6950 5 axis CNC internal thread grinders, a range designed to produce high quality components in large volumes with the minimum of floor to floor time.The machines are typically used in the manufacture of high precision components for automotive, aerospace and high precision industrial applications.Positional accuracies of the wheelhead is continually monitored and data fed back into the controller by linear scales.The control system, which is entirely developed and created by Matrix's own engineers, is probably the most technically advanced control system available.Using a corrected compound angle approach of the spindle in conjunction with the two axis CNC dresser, which continually corrects the grinding wheel profile, and components with a higher than usual helix angle can be ground successfully.The workhead is driven by a digital servo motor to give smooth rotational movement.The workholding characteristics allow 200kg of fixture and component weight to be carried on the spindle without extra support.Feed back from the spindle is by rotary encoder which also facilitates programmable automatic indexing for multi-start components as standard.
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