MC 304 Ariel-5 Machining Centre

5 Axis Machining

Ability to work 3 sides and both ends and any intermediate angle. A sawblade (max 450mm) can operate along the X axis or across the Y axis in either the horizontal or vertical plane. Mire cuts are also possible.

Spindle

Quality HSD liquid cooled spindle ES779 10kw with HSK-F63 for automatic tool change. 24000rpm with encoder for rigid tapping applications. HSD have worldwide service and great representation in the UK.

Tool Magazine

The rotary 12 position automatic tool magazine is mounted on the spindle carriage to reduce tool change times to an absolute minimum.

Safety

The machine is supplied with a mesh fence on rear and both ends with a laser scanner attached to the moving carriage. Different from a light barrier which will shut down the operation immediately, the scanner can be configured to gradually slow down as the obstacle approached. If the object is cleared the process will continue without stopping and need to re set.

Loading Zone

The Ariel machines have a dual zone feature as standard. The machine can work any job in either zone, or as one job using the full length of the machine.

Mecal CAD CAM 3D

Designed to be the most advanced and easy to use system currently available. All of the basic programming is available with pre-loaded macros which are applied by a simple drag and drop process. The graphical 3D presentation is a clear and accurate representation that can be viewed from any angle to check for errors, and it demonstrates the orientation for the workpiece to be correctly loaded.

External Connections

We have the ability to connect to many external window packages (including Schucal-Logikal) sometimes a linking program is required at additional cost.

The converter imports IGES files in completed SW CAD 3D and creates the program to process the job. This function is in high demand from industrial clients using Inventor-Solid Works and Solid Edge type programs.