Citizen Machinery (Hall 20, Stand 150) is showcasing its LFV (low frequency vibration) chip-breaking software, which forms part of the operating system in the controls on some of the manufacturer’s sliding- and fixed-head turn-mill centres. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the technology’s launch. According to Citizen, the principle of operation is distinct from, and superior to, pecking macros programmed into individual machining cycles. Citizen is gradually rolling out the patented system across the company’s Cincom sliding-head lathes, initially on the main spindle and more recently on the sub-spindle. There are five Cincom machines on show equipped with LFV. A pair of Citizen’s Miyano fixed-head lathes also benefit from the technology, one of which is on display.

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www.citizenmachinery.co.uk

A total of 16 machine tools, two SYNERGi automated manufacturing cells, three cobots undertaking a range of operations and new software solutions from the Training Academy are all on display by Mills CNC (Hall 19, Stand 100), which says it has taken the largest stand at the show.

Machine on the stand include seven recently introduced models: two turning centres – the compact 10” chuck Lynx 2600SY with Y-axis and sub-spindle, and the TT 1300SYYB twin-spindle/twin-turret machine with Y-axis capabilities on upper and lower turrets; two mill-turn machines – the 8” chuck SMX 2100ST with 1040 mm maximum turning length, and the large-capacity 21” chuck SMX 5100LB with maximum turning length of 3050 mm; and three machining centres – the SVM 4100 VMC for aluminium alloys and lightweight steels, the BVM 5700 premium machining centre, and the T-4000HS high-speed machining centre.

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www.millscnc.co.uk

Matsuura Machinery (Hall 20, Stand 442) is giving an exhibition debut to its MAM72-52V and MX-420 PC10 five-axis CNC machining centres. Designed from the ground up, the Matsuura MAM72-52V is a “factory in one machine” equipped with 130 tools on a 330 tool magazine base and a proven tower pallet system for extended lights-out manufacturing. Furthermore, following the success of the MX-330 PC10 and responding to customer demand, Matsuura has developed its big brother: the fully automated five-axis MX-420 PC10, with larger capacity and workload.

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Heller Machine Tools (Hall 20, Stand 130), whose factory in Redditch produces selected four-axis and five-axis horizontal machining centres for world markets, is showing for the first time in the UK its second-generation HF 3500 five-axis model, as well as the fourth generation of its H-series four-axis HMCs. In addition, Heller is shining the spotlight on Heller4Industry, the group’s worldwide drive towards integration of its machine tools and controls into the Industry 4.0 environment so that customers can gain maximum advantage from increased productivity and accuracy.

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www.heller.biz

Hungarian subcontracting manufacturing company Fortaco has placed an order for a PEMA welding solution. The order includes a set of PEMA HPS/TPS 3500 and HPS/TPS 7000 head and tailstock positioners, as well as PEMA APSi 1500 and 3500 three-axis positioners with wireless programming. This is the second investment in a PEMA production welding solution and part of Fortaco’s strategy to fully automate the company’s future manufacturing. The welding solution will be delivered and ready for production this spring.

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www.pemamek.com