|
Edward Lowton
Editor |
|
| Home> | Production Engineering | >Machine centres and tools | >From design to reality |
ARTICLE
From design to reality
25 January 2013
About £1m has been invested in engineering equipment at the JCB Academy, the UK's first University Technical College dedicated to engineering, including top-end IT hardware, 3D design technology and several CNC/manual l
About £1m has been invested in
engineering equipment at the JCB
Academy, the UK's first University
Technical College dedicated to
engineering, including top-end IT
hardware, 3D design technology and
several CNC/manual lathes and turret
mills supplied by XYZ Machine
Tools, which enable students to turn
their design ideas into reality.
XYZ supplied four 5.75 kW/2500 rev/min ProTURN 1630 lathes with 760mm between centres distance, and two 2.2 kW/3600 rev/min Proto TRAK SMX 2500 bed mills with 1245 x 228mm tables. All are guarded to comply with the latest CE regulations to ensure operator safety.
Ease of use was a key element in the selection process. The XYZ machines have a ProtoTRAK CNC system, which means they can be operated under manual control or use the program and run modes that give full CNC capability. The user can program at the machine by following plain English prompts on the screen, with Auto Geometry Profiling on the mills providing the point-to-point capability to calculate missing dimensions. It is also possible to program off-line.
XYZ supplied four 5.75 kW/2500 rev/min ProTURN 1630 lathes with 760mm between centres distance, and two 2.2 kW/3600 rev/min Proto TRAK SMX 2500 bed mills with 1245 x 228mm tables. All are guarded to comply with the latest CE regulations to ensure operator safety.
Ease of use was a key element in the selection process. The XYZ machines have a ProtoTRAK CNC system, which means they can be operated under manual control or use the program and run modes that give full CNC capability. The user can program at the machine by following plain English prompts on the screen, with Auto Geometry Profiling on the mills providing the point-to-point capability to calculate missing dimensions. It is also possible to program off-line.
MORE FROM THIS COMPANY
- Showing that CNC machining is accessible to everyone
- Turning centre helping to boost business
- Productivity boost for proof machining
- Machine tools
- XYZ Machine Tools delivers one op manufacture of heavy-duty roller chains
- Increased productivity prompts relocation
- Automation and machining technology take centre stage
- Shared capacity leads to innovation
- XYZ Machine Tools highlights TMC range
- XYZ Machine Tools extends a helping hand in support of the fight against Coronavirus
OTHER ARTICLES IN THIS SECTION
