The HCN-4000 NEO will be displayed at AMBYamazaki Mazak UK Ltd has announced its participation at
AMB 2024 in Stuttgart, which takes place 10-14 September. The machine tool manufacturer will showcase seven cutting-edge machines with highlights including multi-tasking capabilities, advanced automation, innovative automotive gear technology and comprehensive remote service and support for increased productivity (Stand 7C11, Hall 7).
Mazak’s theme for
AMB is ‘Innovation through partnership, shaping the future together’. Through close cooperation with customers, Mazak develops cutting-edge solutions and technologies that position its customers for long-term success. The theme at
AMB reflects the company’s dedication to working side-by-side with customers to create a successful future.
A specialist gear-cutting machine and a world debut will be among the seven solutions on show when Yamazaki Mazak exhibits at
AMB. Making its world debut is the first in a new range of turning centres that will offer customers increased levels of productivity and efficiency. A central component of the show will be the company’s Go Green environmental manufacturing initiative, highlighted by the new NEO range of machines that have been designed to help customers achieve a more sustainable future with higher productivity, accuracy and environmental performance.
There will be two NEO machines on display at
AMB that have been purposely designed with a range of technological advancements to be able to deliver up to a 30% reduction in energy consumption compared to the original models.
Pictured right: the Variaxis i-700 NEO is one of two new machines from Mazak’s new NEO range on display at AMBThe Variaxis i-700 NEO, a high-rigidity, next-generation five-axis machining centre has an exceptionally wide machining area making it ideal for large workpieces, as well as a tilting/rotary table for high-accuracy machining over an extended period. The Variaxis is equipped with the advanced SmoothAi CNC. The HCN-4000 NEO, which will be displayed with a 20,000rev/min high-speed, high-output spindle for maximum productivity will be exhibited with a two-pallet changer that ensures it can machine workpieces on the first pallet while a second pallet is prepared.
Gear machining will form an important part of Mazak’s stand with a specialist gear-cutting machine on show. The Integrex i-250H ST AG seamlessly brings together Mazak multi-tasking technology with gear cutting and measurement capability. The Integrex is capable of three different gear machining methods — gear skiving, hobbing and endmilling — making it ideal for both high-mix, small-volume production and large production batches.
The Quick Turn 250 MSY with Turn Assist and equipped for skiving applications, will also be on display. The machine has a milling function, second spindle and Y-axis, 5,000rev/min spindle with the option of 10,000rev/min for ultimate productivity. It is controlled by SmoothG CNC, providing machine users with complete ease of use and ensuring high-speed, high-accuracy machining performance. The Quick Turn 250 MSY will be exhibited with a TA robot, making it ideal for lights-out and unmanned machining.
Live digital twinning demonstrationThere will be two Variaxis C-600 machines exhibited at the show. On the Mazak stand, will be the Variaxis C-600 tended by a part-loading and unloading third-party automation system, while the second is being exhibited on its partner’s
Avantec stand (Hall 1).
Visitors to the Mazak stand will be able to witness a live digital twinning demonstration involving a CV5-500 five-axis machining centre. The process will be shown to create an identical digital copy of the machine in an office environment, saving operator time during setup, programming, fixturing and tooling to improve process and quality control. The CV5-500 is one of Mazak’s entry-level machining centres, offering a cost-effective five-axis solution that can be easily integrated with automation to further enhance productivity.
Pictured left: a specialist gear-cutting Integrex Multi-Tasking machine (shown here with optional equipment) Stand visitors will also be able to view more information about Mazak iConnect — a digital service for existing Mazak customers that has a suite of free services including access to product manuals and e-learning options — along with a Machine-2-Mazak (M2M) subscription service. M2M enables remote real-time machine monitoring for proactive maintenance strategies including remote support to detect problems, remote optimisation of machining processes with increased uptime, as well as access to Mazak applications, project engineers and service operators.
Newly available through Mazak iConnect is Mazatrol DX, a new productivity software that provides users with the capability to optimise their production process with the ability to generate rapid and automatic quotations, automated part programming, virtual machine simulation and machine process analysis and optimisation.
In addition, a variety of machined parts will be on display around the stand to showcase some of the innovative ways Mazak is closely collaborating with its customers to drive innovation and push boundaries of what is possible.
Marco Casanova, managing director at Yamazaki Mazak for the DACH region, said: “Our theme for
AMB is partnership and how, by working together, we can help our customers innovate and rise to the challenges of being more productive, profitable and sustainable.
“Our machines and technologies are designed to make our customers better, faster and more competitive. The new NEO machines combine best-in-class performance with exceptional environmental credentials, our gear-cutting machines bring a new age of productivity to a specialist machining process and our Mazatrol DX CNC offers even greater process optimisation.”