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News Release from: Agie Charmilles | Subject: Form 2000/3000 product range
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 September 2007
Die-sinking EDMs offer high
speed/acceleration
Integrated into the mechanical architecture of die-sinking EDMs are capacities for very high speed and accelerations with optimization algorithms for each type of cavity to be machined.
Shown at EMO 2007, the GF AgieCharmilles' Form 2000/3000 product range was claimed by the company to take die-sinking to 'new heights of precision and performance' Developed on a foundation of more than 100 years of EDM expertise, the FORM 2000/3000 range is specially engineered to the needs of discerning producers of pieces, said Agie Charmilles to Manufacturingtalk
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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* High speed and acceleration - integrated into the mechanical architecture of the Form 2000 and FORM 3000 are capacities for very high speed and accelerations with their related new optimization algorithms, for adapting their mechanical characteristics to each type of cavity that must be machined.
The mechanical design of the Form 2000/3000 range was chosen not only for its extreme performance capacity at high speeds and acceleration, but also to enable targeted market segments in need of high accuracy to 'achieve more', further demonstrating GF AgieCharmilles' commitment to making its customers more successful than their competitors.
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All of the relevant modules and expertise of the new range's forerunners have been merged in the Form 2000/3000, which establishes a 'benchmark' in terms of achievable extreme accuracy in real industrial environments.
The GF AgieCharmilles engineers, when designing the Form 2000/3000 range, took into consideration the needs of manufacturers: sophisticated components are not necessarily complex where geometry concerned, but even the simplest forms often are extremely difficult to achieve due to size and the need for absolute perfection.
The Form 2000 and Form 3000 enables users to produce extremely accurate, perfectly formed geometrical shapes with a high degree of surface finish.
* Spark gnrator - at the heart of the Form 2000/3000 range's ability to yield such remarkable performance, predictably and in a stable way, is the machine generator equipped with the latest, most state-of-the-art technology, functionalities and sparking strategies.
In addition, the Form 2000/3000 range offers owners of earlier generation GF AgieCharmilles machines an exclusive HMI interface (man-machine interface), enabling users to load into the same computer numerical control (CNC) both the AGIEVISION and Dynamic Process Control (DPC) software.
The AGIEVISION software will be perfect for existing users of Agie machines, as well as customers seeking specific functionalities well-suited to their production processes.
Depending on the users' needs, the DPC, which manages the preparation of the die-sinking machine and job set-up, can provide a systematic approach to the utilization of the machine by first-time owners of GF AgieCharmilles products.
They will experience the same high level of satisfaction as with all existing Charmilles DPC users.
Among other key innovations, the FORM 2000/3000 brings to the market a wide array of advanced features, including a novel way of changing pallets and electrodes with a high degree of modularity at a competitive price.
Speed, modularity and capacity for surface quality and precision have been the driving forces spurring GF AgieCharmilles' Research and Development to engineer solutions to make GF AgieCharmilles customers more successful than their customers' competitors.
The features offered by the Form 2000/3000 represent a 'milestone' in positioning customers to optimize their production costs with both stability and flexibility in production.
Technical data is as follows.
* The Form 2000/3000 range has an X-, Y- and Z-axis travel of 350 x 250 x 350mm and 600 x 400 x 500mm respectively.
* Maximum workpiece weigh of 800kg on the Form 2000 and 2000kg on the Form 3000.
* Maximum electrode weight of 100kg can be loaded in the Z-axis on both machine sizes.
* The minimum and maximum head-to-table distances (no chuck) are 170/520mm and 200/700mm respectively.
* Form 2000 work table dimensions (width x depth) are 600 x 400mm and 850 x 600mm for the Form 3000.
* The work tank dimensions is 900 x 630 x 350mm on Form 2000 and 1280 x 1040 x 450mm on the Form 3000.
Weighing 3,830 and 5,900kg respectively, the Form 2000 and Form 3000 machines offer extreme rigidity and stability.With their subtle gray and orange color scheme and ergonomic design, they blend handsomely while allowing for efficient and safe machine operation.
The Form 2000/3000 range has physical dimensions of 1410 x 2460 x 2660mm and 1790 x 2790 x 3110mm respectively, further illustrating GF AgieCharmilles' engineers' commitment to workshop space considerations.
The Form 2000/3000 range, built on GF AgieCharmilles' more than 100 years of combined EDM expertise, is backed by the industry's most comprehensive offering in terms of services, consumables, spare- and expendable parts, all from a single source.
In addition, the new range is supported by the world's best-structured sales and service organization, ensuring customer-focused application know-how and product support around the globe.
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