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News Release from: HPC (Services) | Subject: High precision turn/mill parts
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 January 2007
Complex single cycle high precision
turn/mill part
A fast rising demand created by new motorsport contracts for complex single cycle high precision turn/milled components prompted HPC (Services) of Ilkeston, Derbyshire to install a Citizen M32-V CNC.
A fast rising demand created by new motorsport contracts for complex single cycle high precision turn/milled components prompted HPC (Services) of Ilkeston, Derbyshire to install a further Citizen M32-V CNC sliding head lathe from NC Engineering in Watford Says managing director Paul Cobb: "Almost every new job we are looking at falls into the capability of the Citizen M32 where we need very high levels of quality and precision with good flexibility for setting, can arrange operations around standard tooling and generate very quick one-operation cycles
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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With production demands doubling over the last 12 months, HPC Services of Ilkeston has spent some GBP 550,000 on five new machine tools and tooling and is employing an additional six machinists.
Also for around-the-clock and unmanned running, the Citizen M32 gives better control over swarf and the difference in hourly rate is easily made up against the faster cycles achieved." The new high specification machine, the tenth Citizen to be installed at Ilkeston, will feature integrated gantry unload, two Y-axis cross-feeds, one to the turret the other to the toolslide, which gives optimised cutting efficiency with three tools cutting simultaneously.
Other factors enjoyed by HPC's setters are the common structure of control software, the fast setting for tool centre height and the ability to machine quickly and simply off the centre line - a typical requirement of many of the components that will be run on the machine.
At HPC (Services) there are two Citizen L20s, four Citizen L32 and with the new machine four, top of the range Citizen M32 machines.
The previous M32 was only installed five months earlier, following delivery and commissioning in 10 days of order against a massive contract for complex stainless steel body components.
Commenting on the number of machines from the same supplier, Paul Cobb insists it makes the setters task easier due to familiarity with control software and common tooling arrangements which is very important when very complex cycles are being put together.
"We get a high standard of service and support from NC Engineering so why change and risk being let down," he insists.
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