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News Release from: Unimatic Engineers | Subject: EuroMod CNC machine range
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 November 2007
Low-cost units bring CNC capabilities to
all users
A high specification, low cost CNC 3-axis machine, beginning at under GBP 7,000, can perform routing and engraving, drilling and milling, dosing and sign making, prototyping and modelling.
Unimatic Engineers has launched a high specification, low cost EuroMod CNC machine range with starting prices at under GBP 7,000 The EuroMod is a 3-axis, high performance, servomotor driven, CNC machine suitable for a wide range of operations, such as routing and engraving, drilling and milling, dosing and sign making, prototyping and modelling
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 24 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Unimatic said it is equally adept at dispensing, laser and water jet cutting, soldering and welding, measuring and verifying, sawing and cutting.
Managing director of Unimatic, Martin Stevens, told manufacturingtalk: "What we are offering is a servo driven machine at a stepper price.
Servo machines are quicker, smoother, quieter, and more accurate than 'steppers'".
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He said: "We are able to combine price and performance because EuroMod machines are manufactured in volumes such that efficiency gains are achieved on all fronts.
EuroMod represents a sea-change in attitudes to CNC machining: it is no longer an exclusive preserve, but the new benchmark for all machining".
* Automation - EuroMod machines are ready to use CNC systems designed to automate a large number of tasks and applications.
Rigid, low vibration steel and aluminium constructions provide the mechanical basis for the EuroMod units.
The 16 x 5mm ballscrew drives are high precision to match the performance of the servomotors.
"When developing the EuroMod units, the focus was on providing a small footprint," said Stevens, "Because space saving is a near-universal requirement by virtually all users".
Any unit need a floor width of only 1160mm.
The XYZ dimensions are 800mm, 1100mm and 1510mm.
The electronics of the EuroMod and the servo motors are optimally matched to the mechanics, the power electronics and the control.
The user gets high power, quiet running and reserves of performance.
The complete electronics of the EuroMod, including an integral PC, are enclosed in a control box.
Operation is through a control panel with keyboard, 10in display and touchscreen.
The EuroMod units are available with or without protective cover.
The versions with cover are equipped with an automatic door opener.
The EuroMod gantry section is fixed and the workpiece is moved below this rigid section.
This design is particularly suitable for precision machine cutting and for multi-axis machining, said Unimatic.
Functional accessories are also available for the EuroMod units.
Options include a work spindle with frequency converter for high speed operations such as drilling and milling, a tool changer for programmable multi-task operations, cooling/spraying device and fume extraction system, vacuum clamping system, CNC joystick and 17in CNC control panel.
Stevens said: "Additionally a rotary axis and swivelling unit can be provided as fourth and fifth axis capabilities. Request a free brochure from Unimatic Engineers ...
Thus EuroMod covers a range of capabilities from relatively simple to extremely sophisticated, with high performance guaranteed throughout the range.".
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