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New Products
Expanded Range of Dual Column Fully Automatic, Miter NC Band Saws
—Knuth
Knuth offers its expanded range of ABS NC series band saws.
Featuring a generous 16” cutting capacity, the dual column ABS 400 NC expands on the ABS 300 NC. This German designed saw includes: Siemens touchscreen NC control, automatic cutting angle adjustment, fully automatic workpiece feed with hydraulic shuttle vise, automatic blade breakage control, inclined saw blade for improved performance and infi- nitely variable cutting speed.
Also included with the ma- chine is a 79” gravity infeed table,
coolant system, central lubrication and chip conveyor. Programmability comes by way of the PLC, with glass scales for accuracy of the feed system and cut length. Kerf compensation is also standard, compensating for blade thickness and providing precise cutting for every job.
New Compact 5-Axis VMC —Mazak
Mazak Corporation recently de- buted its new VARIAXIS C-600 Ver- tical Machining Center (VMC). The machine’s design allows seamless automation integration for production facilities of any size, from job shops to large manufacturing plants. As an
initial automation option, shops can have a two-pallet changer installed on the VARIAXIS C-600, a simple solution designed to virtually elimi- nate the non-cut time associated with part loading and unloading.
The VARIAXIS C-600 provides both front and side automatic door operation. The machine’s full front door spans from the top to the bottom of the machine. An automatic side door allows shops to load and unload parts at the side of the machine with a robot, freeing up the machine’s front work area.
Side loading also gives shops the option to easily add standard, pre-engineered robotic part-loading systems to single-pallet/table machine configurations. In those instances, the
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