Cutting machine upgrade

Initially SKH contacted CNC Baltic SIA Cutting & Welding, a firm in Rīga that supplies, installs and supports welding and cutting machinery and accessories. CNC Baltic recommended retrofitting a Thermal Dynamics iCNC Performance CNC controller and a Thermal Dynamics Auto-Cut 200XT plasma cutting system. SKH subsequently accepted CNC Baltic’s proposal and the two companies signed a co-operation agreement.

The installation took place on site at SKH over a two-week period, with CNC Baltic’s technicians working through both weeks and over the weekends to ensure the upgraded machine was recommissioned on time. In addition, CNC Baltic installed new lifters for the plasma and gas torches, and replaced the servo motors on the X and Y axes.

The bearings on the portal were also changed, as were the rack-and-pinion drives. New wiring harnesses were installed, and the machine portal and guideways were cleaned and painted. With such a major upgrade, CNC Baltic made sure its engineers and technicians were available when the machine was put back into production in order to deal with any teething problems as quickly as possible.