XYZ Machine Tools (
www.xyzmachinetools.com) will bring automation, five-axis machining and the latest version of its industry-leading ProtoTrak control to
Southern Manufacturing 2020 (Stand J210).
Taking centre stage will be Robo-Tend, a modular and mobile robot automation system designed for use with XYZ vertical machining and turning centres that have Siemens ShopMill and ShopTurn controls.
Visitors to the stand will be able to see a live demonstration of the system which is equipped with a camera, attached to a 750 LR vertical machining centre.
Robo-Tend is designed to bring automation within the grasp of traditional sub-contract engineering businesses, and its interface has been developed to make programming as easy as possible.
For those looking for simultaneous five-axis machining, the UMC-5X will also be highlighted by XYZ.
This cost-effective machine has (as standard) a direct-drive 90rev/min table; when this is tilted 90deg towards the rear (with the component facing forward), there is 500mm of Y-axis travel in front of the table surface, allowing larger workpieces to be machined.
The UMC-5X’s gantry-type design provides rigidity, while its 600mm axis travel in X and Y (500mm in Z) maximises use of the 600mm-diameter table.
The standard direct-drive spindle has 35kW of power and operates at 12,000/15,000
rev/min; a 25kW motorised spindle operating at 18,000/24,000rev/min is also available.
The latest version of XYZ’s ProtoTrak control system will be demonstrated on an RMX 3500 bed mill and an RLX 355 ProTurn lathe.
The ProtoTrak RX control retains all the features that have made ProtoTrak popular with thousands of customers, but it also has a host of new features.
Central to the new control is a 15.6in touch-screen that puts all of the existing advantages, along with more machining information, at the user’s fingertips.
Combining the touch-screen with DXF capability removes any requirement to use a mouse to edit programs.
The touch-screen also adds the familiar actions of ‘pinch to zoom’ and ‘twist to rotate’, thereby allowing closer inspection of the part program before machining.