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Control systems, DROs, etc, for machine tools
News Release from: Heidenhain (GB) | Subject: Machine tool control at Southern Manufacturing
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 December 2007
Machine tool control range exhibited
Heidenhain's exhibits at the UK's Southern Manufacturing and Electronics 2008 show will include CNC for milling, turning, drilling and boring applications and DROs for lathes, millers and grinders.
Heidenhain GB's stand at the UK's Southern Manufacturing and Electronics 2008 will focus on the company's extensive range of measuring systems for engineering applications This range encompasses the following
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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* CNC systems for milling, turning, drilling and boring applications.
* Digital readouts (DROs) for lathes, milling machines and grinders.
* CNC probes.
* Linear, angle and rotary encoders.
Heidenhain also offers expert applications advice relating to motion control applications and component gauging and measurement.
Many of Heidenhain's products are supplied to manufacturers of machine tools - the 200,000th NC control unit leaving the production line in Traunreut, Germany, in mid-2007.
Products are also supplied to manufacturers of automated machines and systems, particularly for semiconductor and electronic manufacturing.
With more than 30,000 units in use, the iTNC 530 has become the company's most successful machine tool control system to date.
Designed specifically for high end applications, it has now been joined by the TNC 620, which is targeted at the mid-range processing power segment.
Both controls are an emphatic statement of Heidenhain's workshop-oriented approach to product development, as their conversational programming capability means that users do not need to learn G codes or special programming languages, Controlling a machine in order to guarantee meeting the tightest of tolerances inevitably depends on high accuracy measurement, said Heidenhain to manufacturingtalk.com.
Here again Heidenhain has a proven track record, with users of standard products like angle encoders benefiting from the development of customised solutions, such as those provided to various astronomical telescope projects and satellite receiving antennas.
On this basis, Heidenhain's participation in Southern Manufacturing 2008 will again 'show the way to precision', highlighting both the breadth of technology available and the company's positive approach to customer service and support. Request a free brochure from Heidenhain (GB) ...
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