Clearview National June 2016 - Issue 175

MACHINERY FENSTERBAU FRONTALE 2016: Impressive trade fair presentation The exhibition stand of elumatec AG at Fensterbau Frontale 2016 was a coveted port of call for fabricators from trade and industry. »»WITH NUMEROUS INNOVATIONS, including a world premiere, elumatec provided an efficient response to the increasing demands in the areas of delivery times, precision machining and energy efficiency. Visitors enjoyed technical demonstrations, hands-on opportunities to try the machines out, and live broadcasts from inside the machines. elumatec’s solutions for the manufacturing of windows, doors, and curtain walls made of aluminium and PVC attracted many national and international visitors who took the opportunity to explore options to increase their productivity and profitability during indepth conversations with elumatec technical advisers. “Our job is to help customers successfully orient their business to meet new market demands. For this purpose, elumatec offers individual machines and complete solutions, which can be complemented with the products of its partners”, explains Ralf Haspel, Head of Sales and Marketing at elumatec AG. Hence, specialists from elusoft were present at the elumatec stand with the eluCad profile machining software, as was elumatec’s partner Stürtz Maschinenbau GmbH with its cornercleaning machine. customers. The SBZ 122/71 3-axis centre was also very well received by more manually oriented metal construction companies. According to Ralf Haspel: “The entire SBZ 122 family of models embodies the elumatec philosophy perfectly: tailoring our solutions to meet the requirements of our users all over the world as closely as possible, so we can maximize the benefits for our customers. SBZ 122 sets new standards in the entrylevel automatic profile-machining segment. Components such as the “intelligent“ control system, controlled router spindle, the modern machine bed with its inclined design, and the powerful servomotors reduce operating costs, and contribute to a significant improvement of the machining results. Thanks to the redesign, the footprint has been significantly reduced compared to the previous series, while the processing area has significantly increased at the same time. The intelligent control technology reduces energy consumption by up to 30 percent, and the RPM-regulated router spindle ensures excellent machining quality. Another advantage: since the routing unit and the new drive system are lighter, the axes can now proceed at extremely high speeds of up to 120 m/min. This results in more speed, precision, and cost effectiveness.” SETTING NEW STANDARDS Visitor interest was raised by the launch of elumatec’s SBZ 122/74 profile machining centre, the latest model from the completely redesigned and modular 122 series. With its 4-axis machining head, and with stable, compact, and autonomously moving clamps on linear bearings, it is tailored to meet the needs of industrial and metal construction OPTIMAL RESULTS The elumatec SBZ 628 pass-through centre has attracted much attention since it was first presented in January and interest was strong at Fensterbau. On a huge monitor wall, elumatec presented this new success model, which has already sold more than 30 units since its launch. The highly flexible all-rounder for automated nonstop production saves costly intermediate steps, and makes conversions the exception to the rule. By rotating about an entire profile, the rotation module machines them effortlessly from all sides before the 4-axis saw unit with 360 deg ree pivoting subsequently finishes up with length cutting or adds notches to the profile. SBZ 628 can machine profiles vertically or horizontally, stationary or “on-the-fly“. With its adjustable clamping technology, tools that can be freely positioned, and its quick drives shorten throughput time while achieving optimal results. ELUCAD: SIMPLE AND SMART PROGRAMMING Through live demos and presentations, specialists from elumatec’s subsidiary elusoft demonstrated how to use the eluCad software to quickly and intuitively create programs for profile machining on elumatec machines. The focus was especially on special machining tasks and the “3D Import” module. This module recognises machining tasks from 3D models and automatically converts them into a machining programme. The large variety of profiles used and the custom machining operations required mean that there are always special cases the 3D import module doesn’t recognise correctly, e.g. machining operations on cooling ribs or angled surfaces. To convert these special cases into a machining program, these must be post-processed. eluCad 4.0 now offers new options to do just that. elusoft is presenting these and future innovations in the form of illustrative video tutorials on its own YouTube channel. www.elumatec.com C L E A RV I E W-U K . C O M » J U N 2016 » 85

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