The new machine was developed for a leading Austrian company, for the precision grinding of 4 by 1 m press tools. It has a 500 mm diameter by 100 mm wide wheel head incorporating a 30 kw spindle motor and three independent rotary diamond dresser units. Vertical distance (table to wheel spindle centre) is 1 m and maximum component weight on the table is 4,300 kg.
To help satisfy the customer’s demanding accuracy requirements, all slideways incorporate precision ball screws, FANUC drive motors and Heidenhain linear scale feedback.
GER software operates on the front end of the FANUC 0i-TD CNC, allowing the most complex of profiles and cycles to be very simply and quickly programmed, even by a novice. As GER’s software was created in house and company staff are able to tailor it to customers’ needs.
