A new wire-cutting machine worth four million Czech Crowns will contribute to increasing production capacities. The machine was partially acquired as part of a grant within an extension of the Technological Development Centre project in MOTOR JIKOV Slévárna. “Increasing production capacity has not been possible with our MAKINO EU64 due it its limited capacity. Three companies took part in the tender and testing process, where the Penta Company offered a Fanuc Robocut C 600iů machine, the +GF+ Company offered a CUT 300Sp and MAKINO offered a U6 H.E.A.T. We chose the machine from the MAKINO Company after evaluating the tests and comparing its price to power,“ said Jiří Boček, the Production Manager of the Tooling Division.
The company delivered the cutting machine in April and trained the operators. A trial run is underway at the moment with a gradual start-up of the production. “We use the wire cutting machine to cut precise holes in shape inserts, shape cores, shape stampers and trimming machine matrices. We will use the new machine primarily to cut holes in shape inserts of moulds and to cut shape matrices, stampers and smaller components using the old wire cutting machine,“ Jiří Boček added.
“It is a high-quality machine with the latest operating interface with a large twenty-four inch touch display,“ said Application Engineer Tatyana Uzunova from Makino when praising the choice of machine.
The main difference compared to the old machine is the possibility to cut higher components. The existing one has ab axial lift of Z 260 mm, whereas the new one has 420 mm.
