Just the job for manufacturers

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has announced that it will be showcasing an advanced automated flexible manufacturing cell at its forthcoming ‘Strokes of Genius-LIVE’ open house taking place at the company’s Technology Campus facility on October 18^th and 19^th.

The cell comprising a new Doosan DNM 5700 vertical machining centre and a Robojob (Mill-Assist) automated workpiece load/unload system – supplied by Hydrafeed, the UK agent for Robojob automated solutions – will demonstrate the significant productivity gains component manufacturers can expect to achieve from automating their machining processes and embracing unmanned production.

Mills CNC’s technical director, Tony Dale says: “Our open house provides the ideal platform for component manufacturers to see the latest advanced technologies now available from Mills. There are 18 Doosan machines being exhibited at the event, and one of these, a new DNM 5700 vertical machining centre, will be interfaced with a compact, high-productivity Robojob automation system.”

The Robojob system being exhibited at the two-day event is particularly relevant to component manufacturers involved in small-to-medium size batch production.

The system’s compact footprint, inherent versatility and easy set-up and operation will also be a real eye-opener to those component manufacturers who are under the impression that automation can be costly, complicated and, as consequence, not for them.

Mr Dale continues: “Automation, such as that offered by the Robojob system, enables manufacturers to become much more flexible and, for a relatively modest outlay, get more from their machine tools by allowing them to run unattended.”

The machining demonstration at the open house will show the Robojob Mill-Assist solution (comprising an industrial robot with an exchangeable clamp gripper, a workpiece plate and racking system and a user interface control) in action.

Specific features of the Robojob system of interest to those attending include: fast set-up and changeover time; high accessibility and visibility; and a wide range of functionality.

As well as the automated machining demonstration taking place at the open house, representatives from Hydrafeed will also be hosting an automation seminar on both days where the commercial and operational advantages of automation will be presented.

Mills CNC www.millscnc.co.uk

Hydrafeed www.hydrafeed.co.uk