Esab (hall 17, stand 580) will use MACH to host a plethora of plasma-cutting, welding and software technologies, including the Combirex DX gantry system.

The Combirex DX gantry features all-steel construction with machined mating surfaces. Combirex DX can be equipped with air-plasma systems up 120 A or Esab’s iSeries plasma, which allows the machine to cut and mark with the same torch. Being displayed with the Combirex DX at the show will be the M3 system, which performs plasma cutting, plasma marking, thick-plate cutting, dry (multi-gas) cutting and water-injection cutting on a variety of materials.
For further information www.easb.co.uk

Visitors to the 200 sq m stand of Haas (hall 19, stand 570), will be able to see cutting demonstrations on eight CNC machine tools, including: high-speed vertical machining centres; five-axis high-speed machines; mid-sized verticals designed to take big cuts; high-productivity turning centres with live tooling and Y-axis capability; small-footprint mini-mill and tool-room machines; and, making
its UK debut, the Modular Mini Mill.

With a capacity of 406 x 305 x 254 mm and a standard 10-tool ATC, the Modular Mini-Mill houses 40-taper performance into a footprint of 2 sq m. Optional modules can be added for extra flexibility. For example, the coolant module is designed to prolong tool life, aid swarf clearance and achieve better finishes. The production module features a faster spindle and increased rapids. In addition, the high-productivity software module adds macros, spindle orientation, Wi-Fi, rigid tapping, visual programming, co-ordinate rotation and scaling, while the four-axis module runs a rotary table
or indexer.
For further information www.haas.co.uk

Much of the focus on the stand of Emmegi (hall 7, stand 350) will be on the Tekna 944 CNC machining centre with mobile gantry.

This four-axis machine, designed for drilling, milling and threading on aluminium or steel sections, features a high-torque electro-spindle that moves along the A axis, machining on three faces through a full 180°. A clamp unit ensures the correct positioning of sections, while counter blocks can be mounted to introduce more machine versatility. The Tekna 944-4 comes with a choice of four- or 12-piece tool magazine, and is compatible with Renishaw probes.
For further information www.emmegi.com

CGTech (hall 17, stand 626) will showcase the latest version (V8.1) of its Vericut machine simulation, verification and optimisation software.

A key focus for the exhibition will be the time savings that can be achieved using Vericut, particularly regarding the prove-out of new components. Vericut not only simulates all common machine tool brands, including DMG Mori, Mazak, Makino, Matsuura, Hermle, Chiron, Starrag, WFL and Nakamura-Tome, but optimises the CAM program to modify feed rates, thus making the tool path faster and more efficient.
For further information www.cgtech.co.uk