Heavy Cutting at the Summer Showcase
Dennis Nichols 07.05.2017
Final preparations are underway for Okuma’s Summer Showcase, which will take place July 19 and 20, 2017 at our Partners in THINC facility and Okuma America headquarters in Charlotte. We’ll be doing live cutting on 20 machine tools, one of which will be my demo of the GENOS M560-VB. This model is a robust, heavy duty cutting machine, so we’ll be showing some of its heavy cutting abilities.
This machine typically uses a CAT40 or HSK A63 spindle - a smaller spindle - but now we’re also offering the option of a 50 taper spindle. This enables the M560 to take heavier cuts and handle larger tools, so we’ll be showing that, as well as the ability to make several quick light cuts. Due to the heavy cutting of material this process tends to be noisy and throws off a lot of smoke, so if you’re there you’ll definitely notice my demonstration.
Summer Showcase Learning Sessions
The event will also feature several learning sessions including:
- IIoT: Okuma has made the process of connecting machine tools easy for customers through IIoT and MTConnect. Hear how customers are using data collection and analysis to improve profitability.
- Sandvik Coromant Prime Turning™: PrimeTurning™ is a new methodology which enables turning in all directions as opposed to conventional turning. This allows for more flexibility, productivity and efficiency when cutting chips, and can reduce cycle time up to 50 percent.
- Trochoidal Milling: Laine Mears from CU-ICAR (Clemson University, International Center for Automotive Research) will explain how trochoidal milling allows for higher feeds and speeds and how this method and other alternative tool paths fit into the framework of cost-driven, machining planning.
- New Easy Operation P300MA control for MU Series, and P300LA control for lathes
Machine tool users are invited to attend and get a first-hand look at what's hot in our industry right now. For more information you can visit the Summer Showcase 2017 event page and watch the video where we preview some of the highlights from the show. Hope to see you there!
Dennis Nichols is Senior Applications Engineer, Okuma America Corporation.
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