New - CNC Machine Classifieds
Click Here to get free $20 instant credit to list your CNC
Click Here to get free $20 instant credit to list your CNC
Best CNC Resources:
Hartford VMC gets oil industry brief
|
|
Having ordered a Soraluce TA-35A travelling table CNC milling centre on the Ward CNC stand at MACH, MNB Precision of Coventry was also introduced to a Hartford HCMC 15AG vertical machining centre. The company duly returned to the stand to double its required amount of Ward CNC-supplied machines During the past five years MNB Precision has placed special emphasis on the oil and gas sector, which now represents around 90 per cent of business for the 60-employee company With sales increasing to an array of leading oilfield customers such as Sondex (now GE Energy) and Halliburton, the company identified a potential problem with production bottlenecks. 'We considered a number of machines but we couldn't find a match for the price and availability of the Soraluce TA-35A,' said Elliot Benton, the company's production manager . Large, complex oil industry components such as down-hole collars, stabilisers and drilling tools already feature among the typical parts machined by the Soraluce. Most are manufactured from tough specification materials such as Inconel and Duplex and some have tolerances as tight as +/- 0.008mm. 'Not only will the machine reduce the bottleneck, improving our throughput and lead times, but it will also help attract new business,' said Elliot Benton. The Soraluce TA-35A travelling table milling centre features a 20-station ATC and a Heidenhain iTNC 530. This high-end specification machine is equipped with a fully programmable 2.5 by 2.5 automatic universal milling head of unique design offering high accuracy and performance via its 24kW/3,000rev/min motor with through-spindle coolant facility and auto tool clamping, without the need for external pipe work. The machine has a table size of 3,700mm by 1,000mm able to accommodate workpieces of 7,000kg, and travels of 3,500mm by 1,250mm by 1,000mm with rapid traverse rates of 25m/min. 'Ward CNC introduced us to the Hartford HCMC 15AG vertical machining centre,' said Elliot Benton. 'We also considered competitor models on other stands, however, and while we could better the price, it was always at the expense of quality. 'Furthermore, as we already had two Hartford machining centres we were aware of their capability.' This is just as well because the first job that MNB Precision has in mind for its new Hartford VMC (delivered in the first week of June) could not be more important. 'We have a brand-new Inconel job from a US customer,' he added. 'It's only 12-off but these are complex parts and each piece comprises around 45 hours' machining time. 'The customer says that if we get these correct and deliver on-time we have a chance of landing a bigger contract with scheduled annual volumes.' The Hartford Tornado HCMC 15AG is a heavy-duty vertical machining centre that has a table of 1,650mm by 820mm/2,000mm by 920mm to accommodate 2,200/3,000kg loads. It has travels in X, Y and Z axes of 1,500mm by 820mm by 700mm/1,800mm by 920mm by 700mm (optionally 800mm). The standard 15kW spindle motor produces 10,000 rev/min (direct drive) and tool capacity is 40 via the arm-type automatic toolchanger. Of heavy-duty cast iron construction, the machine incorporates four shear-hardened and ground box slideways, 20/25 bar through-spindle coolant, fourth axis interface and is capable of rigid tapping. http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/war/war194.html |
For more information visit CNC Companies category