IMTS Sneak Peek: The Largest Machine Tool
Dennis Nichols 07.13.2016
When you look at the hood of most cars from the outside, the sheet metal is pretty simple. Maybe there’s a little bit of a curve here and there, but overall it’s typically a streamlined design. On the inside though, it’s a very different story. The inside hood is designed for support and is much more complex, but it’s still a thing of beauty. At IMTS 2016 I’ll be demonstrating how a large automotive punch die for an inside hood is made using Okuma’s MCR-BIII double column machining center.
Big Machine Tool
The MCR-BIII will be the largest machine tool in our booth, and I’m sure it’ll be one of the largest at the entire show. Right now Scott Baldus and I are doing some of the prep work for our punch die demo, and in September I’ll go out before the show opens to work on setup.
Technology on Display
The machine will feature the configuration and several of the technologies used to create a large part like the automotive punch die. Some of these include:
- Large double column machine with a full 5-axis attachment
- TAS-C, a control functionality within our Thermo-Friendly Concept that predicts and accurately controls thermal deformation when ambient temperatures change.
- Super-NURBS, which adds a higher degree of accuracy when machining complex shapes.
Will you be attending IMTS this year? If so, make sure you add Okuma Booth S-8500 to your Show Planner. And definitely come see me (just look for the massive machine!) and I’ll show you how we make this super cool part.
Dennis Nichols is Senior Applications Engineer, Okuma America Corporation.
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