Manufacturing Machinery World August 2017

MOLLART TO BUILD ON RECENT
AUTOMOTIVE SUCCESS
Mollart Engineering is using EMO 2017 to
further develop into Europe its success in
North America for deep hole drilling
applications in the automotive sector by
installing an Omnisprint LD6-750, 3-axis, 6-
spindle special purpose gundrilling centre on
stand B05.
After the exhibition, the machine will then
be delivered to its North American customer
as part of Mollart’s $3 million contract for
five machines which are currently in the 2017
build programme.
Said Sales Director Ian Petitt:
“Automotive transmission manufacturers
worldwide and in particular in Europe, are
trending towards hydraulic automatic multigear
(9 and10 speed) variants which will
require major investments in deep hole
drilling capabilities. As a result we will
Low frequency vibration (LFV) machining
technology and integrated laser processing
incorporated into turn-milling operational
sequences will be a major feature on the
Citizen Machinery stand (Hall 26 Stand D25)
at EMO 2017 exhibition in Hannover.
Both technologies are major
breakthroughs in CNC sliding head turnmilling
operational sequences with LFV
creating the ability to program at the
machine, the size of chip produced over a
wide range of material types from plastics,
aluminium and copper to high tensile
stainless and high grade steels.
By being in control of the size of swarf
produced into the most desirable length of
chip, problems such as ‘birds-nesting’ is
overcome and swarf disposal is simplified.
LFV can be applied to turning, profiling,
facing, taper and interrupted cutting, drilling
and even thread cutting. It also contributes
to obtaining a superior surface finish,
increased depth-of-cut and reduces the onset
of built-up edge on tooling enabling
increased confidence in unmanned running
strategies and improved machine tool
utilisation.
Meanwhile, Citizen Cincom’s integrated
laser processing technology creates a
scenario for endless possibilities in enabling
geometric shapes to be machined as well as
burr-free precision holes in the walls of solid
EMO
CITIZEN’S EMO DEMONSTRATIONS
Stand No: B05
exhibit the latest Omnisprint that combines
well-proven technology with a reputation for
reliability and maintaining spindle uptime,
an important factor in our winning the
American contract against both local and
European machine tool builders.”
The Omnisprint knee-type gundrill centre
on the stand, which also has the capability for
off-centre line drilling, has a highly flexible
configuration for build with a drilling
capacity between 2 mm and 22 mm by 750
mm hole depth. There are also variants with
1, 2 and 4 spindles, 500 mm and 1,000 mm
drilling depths, 4- and 5-axis pallet shuttle
plus bespoke automation packages. Each
machine utilises Fanuc 35i control and drives
packages.
Mollart will also be promoting its
subcontract operations at Chessington and
Resolven in South Wales which specialise in
multi-axis machining, deep hole drilling, and
clean room assembly. Meanwhile, the newly
formed fabrication facility, which also
produces coolant filtration and swarf
management systems for the machine tool
build operation, will be represented at the
EMO exhibition.
www.mollart.com
Stand No: D25
bar material which is pre-drilled in-cycle or
directly into tubular bar material.
Said Darren Wilkins Deputy Managing
Director of Citizen Machinery UK: “Most
important integrated laser processing
provides new opportunities to the design
fraternity to create new concepts especially in
the medical, electronic and micro related
industries. Here, speedy, accurate and
highly flexible Citizen Cimcom CNC sliding
head machines can be used to meet smaller
batch as well as high volume production
demands.”
Altogether, 10 machines from the Citizen
Cincom CNC sliding head and Miyano fixed
head turn-mill centre stables will be
demonstrated at the exhibition. LFV will
feature on the latest Cincom L32-VIIILFV,
L12-VIILFV and on an L20-VIIILFV. The L20
machine will also feature alongside its
demonstration of LFV and within the same
cycle, the advantages of the integrated laser
production process.
Tel: 01923 691500
Email: dwilkins@citizenmachinery.co.uk
SANDVIK COROMANT
WILL PRESENT
THE NEW
PRIMETURNING
METHOD Stand No: B18
At EMO 2017, Sandvik Coromant will be
presenting innovative solutions for more
efficient manufacturing processes. The future
of machining and production is to take centre
stage at the company’s booth, spanning 528
square metres in hall 5, booth B18. True to the
motto “Together we shape the future of
manufacturing – Let‘s connect!”, Sandvik
Coromant aims to bring machining
operations to the next level by offering new
digital solutions and enabling the connection
of processes, with the focus on optimising the
machining process and decision making to
increase profitability.
An international team of 40 specialists
will present the company’s innovations and
answer any questions visitors might have on
the latest trends in machining. Among this
year’s highlights is the new PrimeTurning
method and its corresponding CoroTurn®
Prime turning tools, the industry’s first
solution for turning in all directions offering
improved machining flexibility, productivity
and tool life. In addition, the emphasis is on
further developments of the CoroPlus®
solutions made ready for Industry 4.0. It
allows for linking-up of the different process
steps operations planning, process planning
and machining as well as for an extended
production analysis in order to secure a more
profitable and sustainable production.
“Digitalisation is transforming our world
and the manufacturing industry is no
exception. We at Sandvik Coromant want to
use the opportunities this transformation has
to offer in the best interest of our customers
and make these opportunities available to
them. Our goal is to tap the full potential of
digitalisation with the help of new
innovative ideas and intelligent concepts,”
says Nadine Crauwels, President Sandvik
Coromant.
Thanks to the cooperation with numerous
machine manufacturers, the company’s stateof-the-art
tooling solutions will not only be
shown at its own booth in Hanover, but also
be presented at many places all over the
show floor.
Tel: +44(0) 121 504 5422
Email: nikki.stokes@sandvik.com
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