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 at EMO Hannover 2017.
Citizen says both technologies are major breakthroughs in CNC sliding head turn-milling 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 ‘bird-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 bar material which is pre-drilled in-cycle or directly into tubular bar material.
Says Darren Wilkins, deputy managing director of Citizen Machinery UK: “Most importantly, 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 Cincom 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.
Citizen Machinery UK
www.citizenmachinery.co.uk
Hall 26, Stand D25
