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P R O D U C T S & S E R V I C E S<br />
Wire- and Sinker-Type EDM and Milling Machines<br />
Put Advanced Technology in a ‘Green’ Spotlight<br />
Manufacturers are under increasing<br />
pressure to demonstrate their corporate<br />
responsibility by earning ecological credentials.<br />
The machine tool manufacturer<br />
Sodick is leading the way by making<br />
environmentally conscious innovation<br />
central to its machine and business development<br />
programme. As a<br />
result, an eco-friendly/green<br />
theme will take centre stage on<br />
the Sodick stand at EMO Milano,<br />
where the company will<br />
display machines promoting<br />
environmental sustainability.<br />
Optimized physical footprints,<br />
machine components, and consumables,<br />
along with Sodick’s<br />
energy-efficient power supply,<br />
help users reduce their carbon<br />
footprint.<br />
The HS650L 5-axis highspeed<br />
machining centre, for example,<br />
which incorporates a<br />
new 5-axis table designed for<br />
high accuracy and high-speedcutting<br />
performance in machin-<br />
ing moulds and dies and other precision<br />
components, is compactly designed. Not<br />
only does it require less floor space; it<br />
also helps reduce the use of energy and<br />
consumables.<br />
The updated AG range of Sodick<br />
wire-cutting and die-sinking EDMs,<br />
www.edme.info/2009/09/072<br />
designed for manufacturers needing<br />
extra EDM capacity, is represented by<br />
the AG600L wire machine, whose technical<br />
benefits include an integrated<br />
anticorrosion system based on ecofriendly<br />
chemical solutions and an upgraded<br />
high-speed LP2WH controller.<br />
The AG60L die-sinker has many advanced<br />
features that provide for much<br />
faster cutting and zero or nanoscale<br />
wear on graphite electrodes.<br />
Other highlighted machines from<br />
Sodick are the linear-drive AQ750L wire<br />
EDM for very large components and, at<br />
the other end of the spectrum, the easyto-use<br />
entry-level AD325L wire machine.<br />
The latter unit houses the linearmotor<br />
drive system, tension servo<br />
function, automatic fluid-level control,<br />
and automatic wire threader within an<br />
ultracompact footprint. In addition, the<br />
C32 sinker EDM is making its European<br />
debut at EMO.<br />
Sodick Europe Ltd.<br />
COVENTRY, UK<br />
www.edme.info/2009/09/071<br />
46 EDM EUROPE • AUTUMN 2009
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