Making a debut at the AMB 2022 exhibition in Germany last month was the new Okamoto ACC-63SA1 surface grinder range. Replacing the company’s SA series, the Okamoto ACC-63SA1 surface grinder is available in six sizes, 500 x 200, 600 x 300, 600 x 400, 600 x 500, 800 x 400 and 1000 x 500 mm. DF Precision Machinery is the exclusive distributor of Okamoto grinders in the UK.

The ACC-SA1 series feature an easy-to-use touchscreen control with colour graphics, allowing trouble-free surface grinding with automatic wheel dressing. Notably, the series enables fully automatic grinding operations for standard surface grinding or shift-plunge surface grinding.

ACC-SA1 range machines boast a robust, rigid cast-iron construction, providing high static and dynamic stiffness characteristics, in addition to good dampening qualities. The hydraulically driven table features double V slideways with minimal overhang and non-contact switches for table reversal.

Also at AMB 2022 was the new version of Okamoto’s ACC-42SAiQ surface grinder, a machine that features a long list of improvements, including ball-screw table drives and the latest FANUC control with faster response times and clearer, crisper graphics. The Okamoto graphical touchscreen operator interface featured on the iQ range allows quicker and easier machine set-up. Graphical representation of common, grind patterns and wheel shapes are set-up directly on the touchscreen view pane with the help of the iQ function.

The ACC-42SAiQ retains and improves on the table position control of the previous-generation machine. It features fast reciprocation and can be set to grind with up to five different table positions in the same cycle. The switch from hydraulic control to a ball-screw table drive reduces heat build-up and improves reversal accuracy.
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