Packaging Moulding Growth Leads To Machining Buy

Precision toolmaker FSG Tool and Die has installed a new high precision Matsuura V.Plus-800 five-axis machining centre with vortex extraction system for graphite particle extraction.

Precision toolmaker FSG Tool and Die has installed a new high precision Matsuura V.Plus-800 five-axis machining centre with vortex extraction system for graphite particle extraction.

By introducing the V.Plus-800 in to its toolroom, FSG has enhanced its mould making abilities, in-line with its continued growth in to plastic injection mould making for the packaging, medical and pharmaceutical sectors.

FSG managing director Gareth Jenkins explained: "We bought the machine to boost our graphite electrode capability.

Our twin automated EDM cell consumes huge amounts of electrodes - using graphite improves throughput whilst maintaining very high precision for fine detail work." The new machine has a spindle speed of 40rpm - 20,000rpm with positional accuracy and repeatability of two-three microns and a machining accuracy of up to five microns, thus enabling FSG to increase manufacturing capacity, by giving it the ability to produce high quality and detailed components more efficiently and cost effectively.

Ultimately FSG plans to incorporate the Matsuura machine in to its palletised automation and inspection system and finally to fit that cell in to the EDM cell for complete in-line manufacture.

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