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News Release from: Heidenhain (GB)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 August 2007
NC systems maker has shipped 200,000
units
Machine tool and process control systems manufactuer, Heidenhain, shipped its 200,000th NC unit during June 2007 and includes 30,000 units of the current iTNC 530 CNC.
Heidenhain shipped its 200,000th NC unit during June 2007 and the company said that in its 30 year history its production levels had nver been so high The current iTNC 530 CNC - succeeding the TNC 426 - has become Heidenhain's most successful control systems with over 30,000 units now in use
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Heidenhain expects to ship over 10,000 units of the iTNC530 from the company's Traunreut, Germany, facility during 2007.
The popularity of the iTNC 530 is attributed to its ease of use and acceptance by the machine tool market.
Heidenhain's controls initially overcame traditional machinists' reluctance towards accepting the new technology.
Today, the user-friendly conversational programming ensures Heidenhain retains a high percentage of the shopfloor programming market share.
Heidenhain controls feature plain-language, conversational programming and guides the user with questions and prompts and automatically generates the program.
Since 2004, the 'smarT.NC' operating mode has offered even more convenience with straightforward (simple to complete) forms, interactive graphics and quickly understood user aids.
Heidenhain controls are used across all types of machine tools and applications, as follows.
* At the 'high end' - on machining centres and complex milling machines for 5-axis machining - the iTNC 530 delivers short machining times, high contour accuracy, short block processing times and optimal path control.
* In the mid-range, the TNC 320 provides precision and efficiency for machines with up to four controlled axes.
* The TNC 124, a well-proven straight-cut control for simple machine tools, meets customers' needs for less demanding control tasks.
* Controls for lathes such as the MANUALplus 4110 complete the product range. Request free introductory details about products from Heidenhain (GB) ...
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