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News Release from: Yamazaki Mazak UK | Subject: Mazatrol Matrix CNC
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 December 2005
Latest CNC controls up to nine axes
A '6th generation' CNC is capable of controlling up to nine axes, five of them simultaneously, with high accuracy machining ensured by a sub-micron (0.0001mm/0.00001 inch) minimum program increment.
Yamazaki Mazak's Mazatrol CNC continues to be developed and the 6th generation Mazatrol Matrix CNC is capable of controlling up to nine axes, five of them simultaneously, with high accuracy machining ensured by a sub-micron (0.0001 mm/0.00001 inch) minimum program increment for both Mazatrol conversational and EIA/ISO programming The new control's enhanced conversational capability caters for even more complex shapes, while the new system's calculation capability also delivers high-speed machining, even with sub-micron program commands
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 6 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Latest multi-axis CNC manages high speed
A '6th generation' CNC is capable of controlling up to nine axes, five of them simultaneously and ensures precise control of high speed, high accuracy machining and better surface finish.
Advanced CNC has improved cycles
Advanced conversational/shop-floor programming features the Mazatrol CNC, to which cycles have been added or improved, such as simultaneous machining of two components.
New design pulse encoders on each linear axis contribute to a high quality surface finish by generating 16 million pulses per revolution - 16 times faster than the previous system.
Surface finish is further enhanced by Quadrant Spike Compensation, which minimises axis 'slip-stick' during machining operations such as circular interpolating.
To deliver this high level performance the Mazatrol Matrix incorporates a 64-bit 'twin-engine' processor to cope with the huge amounts of data generated during high-speed, high-accuracy machining.
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CNC controls nine axes, five simultaneously
Latest CNC controls up to nine axes, five simultaneously, with high accuracy machining ensured by a sub-micron minimum program increment for conversational and EIA/ISO programming.
'Entry level' turning centres have driven tooling
Two 'entry level' turning centres introduced at MACH 2004 feature three-axis turning, one-hit machining and combine a small footprint with a large machining envelope.
The maximum vectoral feedrate available for machining complex surfaces is, in fact, four times faster than the standard specification of the previous CNC system.
Machine programs can be written and then checked off-line for machine and tool interference and downloaded easily to the Mazatrol Matrix control via a network for convenient program management and high efficiency operation.
Among the key features of the new control are numerous Mazatrol cycles that have been added or improved.
The Mazatrol Mill-Turn cycle, for example, is extremely effective when 'rough cutting' difficult to machine materials such as aerospace alloys.
Both the milling tool and workpiece rotate for this operation, providing improved chip control.
And as multiple inserts are used for cutting instead of the single insert that is the norm for turning applications, the effective cutting force is reduced.
A higher feedrate can then be used, which extends the cutting life of the inserts and enables unmanned operation to take place over extended periods of time.
Also contributing to the efficiency of unmanned operation is the Machined Chip-Breaking Cycle.
By inserting a 'cut length cycle' for each turning pass, the axis feed stops momentarily at the end of each designated cut length to break the chip before machining is resumed.
* About Mazatrol CNC - Mazak introduced its first conversational machine tool control - the Mazatrol T1 - in 1981.
Now the Mazatrol Matrix control, which made its world debut at the recent Hanover EMO, heralds a new era.
The maximum program size is 2MB as standard (8MB optional) and tool data registration accommodates up to 4000 tools and 400 tool offset pairs. Request a free brochure from Yamazaki Mazak UK ...
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