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NewUNIVERSALLY TAILOR-MADE – IT’S TRUE!How does one reconcile industrial logic, component standardisation and a broad adaptation to very differentrequirements ?The launch of the latest Tornos multispindlemachine, the MULTIAlpha 6x32 (already widely quotedin our article on names) provided us with theopportunity to meet Mr. Patrice Baume, the productmanager responsible for this new machine, and discussthe concept of it being “universally tailormade”.InnovationDECO Magazine: Mr. Baume, at the AMB youwill be unveiling a new numeric, multi-spindlemachine. To start, what are its main innovationsand features ?Patrice Baume: MULTIAlpha 6x32 is a multispindlemachine with six independent motorized spindles,with a capacity of 32 mm. The strong points at atechnical level include the facility to execute complexcounter-operations, the powerful motorized spindlesand the general “pick and place” system, which canbe adapted to personalised solutions.DM: Let’s take these in order, if you don’t mind.You mentioned complex counter-operations.What is the reasoning here ?PB: Our clients are confronted with challengingdevelopments, where the parts that have to be producedare becoming more and more complex…whilst there is increasing pressure to keep pricesdown. What we have now is a machine capable offinishing parts at a high output, without having toresort to other means of finishing them. This is obviouslyan undisputed plus point as far as our clientsare concerned. The MULTIAlpha 6x32 perfectly meetsthis requirement.DM: In this context, what do the motorizedspindles provide ?PB: The latest generation of motorized spindle has avery high torque and therefore imposes no penaltieson machine capacity in terms of machining power.The fact of being able to adapt all cutting parametersfinely without any compromise whatsoever,allows our clients to make full use of the new tools.This also enables them to manage tool life veryclosely.Now what about the idea of being universallytailor-made ?DM: Let’s now look at the handling and palletizationsystem. You told us that it was a mo-20 DECO MAGAZINE03 / 06