Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of DN Solutions’ (formerly Doosan) machine tools, has recently supplied Takumi Precision, a global engineering solutions provider based in Limerick, with a new flexible automated manufacturing cell. The cell, installed at Takumi’s 50,000 sq ft facility in September 2022, comprises a recently introduced SMX 2100ST multi-tasking turn-mill machine integrated with a Mills CNC SYNERGI Sprint automation system.
The automated manufacturing cell significantly increases the company’s machining capacity and capabilities.
Takumi Precision currently has over 20 Doosan machines at its disposal, with most organised into discrete and dedicated machining cells for fast and efficient part processing.
Donal Galligan, Takumi Precision’s CEO, says: “Doosan machines are reliable, competitively priced and represent great value. They deliver excellent cutting performance and help us achieve the part accuracy, repeatability and surface finish we expect and our customers demand.”
Gerry Reynolds, Takumi Precision’s founder and chairman, adds: “The SMX 2100ST, with its lower turret, is a flexible, high-productivity turn-mill machine capable of processing complex, high-precision parts in one-hit. After discussing our requirements with Mills CNC, we augmented the order for this machine with the integration of a robot to create a flexible, automated manufacturing cell.”
The 8” chuck SMX 2100ST, with its left and right opposing spindles (5000 rpm), B-axis milling function, Y axis and 12-station lower turret, is now integrated with a SYNERGi Sprint automation system comprising a FANUC industrial robot offering 25 kg payload, a part load/unload grid plate (900 x 900 mm), end-of-arm tooling, laser floor scanner technology and a 17” touchscreen HMI.
“The SMX 2100ST/SYNERGi Sprint cell is the first robotic automation system to be acquired by Takumi in its 24-year history,” says Galligan. “We’re currently organising our production schedules to take full advantage of our latest investment.”
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