Fanuc to illustrate the efficiencies of its common control platform at MACH 2014
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Fanuc UK says it will demonstrate higher speed, faster acceleration, increased accuracy and the resultant reduced cycle times offered through its latest generation of CNC controller, the 31 i-B5 control system at MACH 2014 (Birmingham NEC, 7-11 April). Also on Stand 5360 in Hall 5, RoboDrill a-DiA series vertical machining centres will be used to illustrate operation cycle times and finish on real components.
Further illustrating the power of the common control platform, Fanuc robots will illustrate flexibility and ease of integration with RoboDrill machines, says the company. What's more, a Fanuc 30T RoboShot injection moulding press and a RoboCut EDM machine will add to Fanuc's display.
Centre stage will be the recently launched Fanuc RoboDrill a-DiA series vertical machining centre integrated with a Fanuc LR Mate robot, which will be seen loading and unloading a machined component. Now offering standard and high power spindle versions, improved chip discharging, thermal displacement compensation and higher resolution axis feed, the RoboDrill focuses on features that reduce cycle times, improve surface finish and increase accuracy, says Fanuc.
To illustrate the cycle time reductions on offer, a RoboDrill machine will cycle through the machining of an automotive crankcase. Here, Fanuc's FSSB rigid tapping is said to achieve both high speed and high precision by controlling the maximum acceleration power of the spindle motor. According to Fanuc, 'rapid traverse block overlap' shortens cycle times in programs with many positioning commands. The integration of Fanuc's DDR-T indexer is said to further support reduced cycle times with its speed and precision.
A selection of Fanuc CNC controllers will be also demonstrated at MACH 2014 including the Power Motion i-Model A for motion control of a range of OEM and machine builder applications where positioning and high performance PLC functions are required.
