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News Release from: Kenard Engineering Company | Subject: Multi-axis turning and mill-turning
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 July 2004
Subby invests GBP 0.5m in multi-axis
turning
Machining subcontractor, working in aerospace, oil and defence sectors, has invested GBP 500,000 in advanced CNC multi-axis turning and a mill-turn centre to extend flexibility and capacity.
An investment of over GBP 500,000 has been made by Kenard Engineering in a Mori Seiki five-axis mill/turn centre and multi-axis turning centre to expand its capacity for machining, in particular, complex components in difficult materials for aerospace, oil and defence sectors The two machines, a simultaneous five-axis MT 2500 mill/turn centre with 120 tools and 12 station turret and SL603 chucking lathe, were a result of several months trials and comparison against similar machine concepts
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Said Keith Ellis, director: "The type of work we produce is very demanding in material, complexity and especially customer requirements.
We need machines of this capability to combine operations wherever possible and give us a lot of flexibility and capacity." Both machines will be installed at the Dartford site which employs 52 people and runs around the clock.
The MT 2500 which has 30kW spindle and 15kW drive to its single milling head is backed by a 120 tool magazine.
It has a maximum machining capacity of 550mm diameter by 1528mm turning length under Fanuc 16 MT control.
It also has a high accuracy capability through glass scale axis positioning and has high volume 70 bar coolant pressure.
Higher spindle power from a 45kW motor and a 930 mm maximum turning diameter by 2300mm between centres and a 275mm through bore, will enable the Mori Seiki SL 603 with its 12 station, all driven by 9.75kW motor mill/turn turret, provide a universal solution to Kenard to cater for a wide range of precision sub-contract components.
This will be especially important in the growth area of oil industry requirements for the company.
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