Making a debut at the exhibition, held from 13-17 September 2022 in Stuttgart, will be the advanced new Okamoto ACC-63SA1 surface grinder range. Replacing the globally popular SA Series, the innovative Okamoto surface grinder is available in 6 sizes, 500x200, 600x300, 600x400, 600x500, 800x400, and 1000 x 500.
The new ACC-SA1 Series feature an easy-to-use touch screen control with colour graphics, allowing trouble-free, advanced surface grinding with automatic wheel dressing. The innovative series enable fully automatic grinding operations for standard surface grinding or shift plunge surface grinding and deliver enhanced levels of productivity.
The new machines’ grinding methods are selected via the main panel. Whilst feed-rates and feed change points can be set, and easily adjusted at any time. Table-park and wheel head retract at cycle finish are provided as standard.
Coupled with the surface grinder’s touch screen control are 1/10 Micron, AC Servo Motor driven ball screws in both axes with 2 axis DRO as standard. The grinding wheel is directly driven via an elastic coupling between the motor and shaft and offers the best possible power, precision and surface finish values. Wheel speed inverter and wheel dressing from the table mounted diamond are also provided.
ACC-SA1 range machines boast a robust, rigid cast iron construction providing excellent static and dynamic stiffness characteristics, in addition to delivering first-class dampening qualities. The machines’ hydraulically driven table features double V slideways with minimal overhang and non-contact switches for table reversal. Whilst all slideways features automatic lubrication.
Also at AMB 2022, the new version of Okamoto’s ACC-42SAiQ surface grinder features a long list of improvements, including ball-screw table drives and the latest Fanuc control with faster response times and clearer, crisper graphics.
Duignan said: “In addition to being the UK distributor for world renowned precision grinding brands, including, Kellenberger, Voumard, Hauser, Tschudin, and Jones & Shipman, all at DF Precision Machinery are proud that we are the exclusive UK distributor for Okamoto’s high-quality, cost-effective machines.
"In addition to anticipating high-levels of sales for the exciting new Okamoto surface grinding machines, we also expect the innovative Okamoto Aero Lap polishing machine to prove very popular in the UK."
