18 Doosan models on show

In total, Mills CNC will showcase 18 Doosan machines and a range of automation systems and solutions on Stand 100 in Hall 19.

The company will feature 16 Doosan lathes, machining centres and mill-turn machines, while two further Doosan models will appear on the stands of technical partners.
Among the machines exhibited will be a number of newly developed models that are making their UK debuts, such as the DEM 4000, a compact vertical machining centre equipped with a 7.5 kW/8,000 rpm spindle, a 20-position ATC and the latest FANUC control. Also on the stand will be a five-axis Doosan DVF 5000 integrated with a large-capacity automatic work changer (AWC).
For further information www.millscnc.co.uk

Drilling into productivity

Mapal (Stand 330, Hall 18) will shine the spotlight on a range of newly developed drilling, reaming and tool-holding lines that will appear alongside solid-carbide and PCD cutting tools, as well as Industry 4.0 technologies.

For instance, to enhance hole-making performance for end users, Mapal has introduced its Drill-Ream product line. The underlying philosophy of Drill-Ream is to combine individual work steps to improve precision and consistency, reduce set-ups, and cut machining times. For machining bores on a range of materials that vary from cast iron through to aluminium, Drill-Ream incorporates a pyramid tip. The tool combines pilot drilling, drilling and subsequent bore reaming in a single pass.
For further information www.mapal.com

Aqueous cleaning front and centre

Among the machines being showcased by Ecoclean (Stand 660, Hall 6) will be the EcoCwave, which is designed for challenging aqueous cleaning tasks.

Offering immersion and spraying processes, the system has a vacuum-tight work chamber and is capable of anything from preliminary and intermediate washing, right up to precision cleaning. To achieve this flexibility, the machine comes with two or three tanks as standard. Each tank has a separate wash solution circuit with full-flow and bypass filtration. The design of the roll-over unit integrated in the work chamber ensures that all sides of the part to be cleaned are fully exposed to the wash solution during ultrasonic or spray cleaning.
For further information www.ecoclean-group.net

Ask the robotics experts

On the stand of Kawasaki Robotics (Stand 472, Hall 6), the company will provide an opportunity for visitors to take advantage of a confidential robotics advice service.

Show visitors who might be thinking of automating but are uncertain about whether it is necessary, viable, affordable or achievable, can meet with a Kawasaki Robotics expert for an independent assessment. To ensure that any advice provided is indeed absolutely independent, show visitors need not provide their name or company name when they meet with the Kawasaki Robotics experts, just their job function.
Ian Hensman of Kawasaki Robotics, who together with fellow industry stalwart Malcolm Akers, will be providing the service throughout every day of MACH 2020, says: “What matters here is independence and anonymity. This is not about selling robots, it is about providing experienced insight into the advantages and possible pitfalls in potential applications, and offering overarching guidance and advice in such a way that potential users can better validate their ideas before investing too much time, money and resource into taking things further.”
For further information https://robotics.kawasaki.com/

Fast saw-blade production from Vollmer

Vollmer will be demonstrating its circular saw-blade production expertise in Hall 20 on Stand 550 with the Vollmer CHX840/HS CNC grinding machine and the Loroch Evolution K850-M.

The latter is designed for the production of metal-cutting saw blades. Incorporating a 19” touchscreen CNC, the K850-M enables blades to be programmed in minutes with data input directly at the machine via the colour display. Suitable for processing HSS saws, solid-carbide saws and friction saw blades, the Loroch Evolution K850-M has a direct-drive grinding wheel configuration that reduces power loss and eliminates undesirable vibration that can impact blade quality.
For further information www.vollmer-group.com