ANCA Inc.
Wixom, MI 48393
New Automation Speeds CNC Tool and Cutter Grinding Cycles
10 January 2008 ANCA has developed two new automation enhancements for its GX7 resharpening machine for new levels of flexibility and productivity: a 7-station automatic wheel changer and the 85-pocket GLX automatic tool loader. With seven wheel packs, the new GX7+ tool and cutter grinder delivers new levels of flexibility for regrind shops because it can grind a wider variety of tools in a...
Read More »CNC Punch Grinder features direct drives in all axes.
Using conventional and superabrasive grinding wheels, PGX Grinder can grind round, eccentric, and step punches up to 6 in. in steel and carbide. Measuring 30 in., grinding wheel is programmable via CNC from 200-3,000 rpm or at constant surface speed for short cycle times. Toolroom(TM) v27 software provides ability to include up to 1,000 elements in each step in punch, allowing development and...
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Keyhole Punch Software minimizes cycle times.
Keyhole Punch package allows creation of customized contours as well as punch geometries from library of shapes. Able to create punches with concave and convex shapes, solution will specify wheel shape required to grind punch once shape is designed. Resultant wheel shape can then be loaded into ANCA Wheel Editor. Software facilitates setup, aids in process dressing, and minimizes cycle time.
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CNC Grinding Machine provides complete tap production.
TapX manufactures taps from blank to finished product. All grinding operations, including threading, are performed in one clamping and set-up. Included iTap software compliments machine by allowing flexible tap design and manufacture. With its purpose designed tooling and automation, machine eliminates need for several special-purpose machines. It is offered with pallet loader with 220 tool...
Read More »CNC Tool and Cutter Grinder sharpens and produces tools.
Primarily suited for tool sharpening, RX7 is also capable of tool production. All axes use proprietary direct-drive technology, and machine features ToolRoom software suite, Digital Servo Drives, and 5DX CNC with touchscreen interface, USB port, and UPS. Motor and ball screw are coupled directly in-line, eliminating problems of backlash and loss of position. Unit employs single direct-drive,...
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Tool and Cutter Grinder changes to new tool quickly.
The TX7 performs complete changeover of wheel pack, coolant system, workholding collet, and pallet in less than 3 min. because wheel packs and corresponding coolant manifolds are prepared off-machine. It has 24 hp, 10,000 rpm spindle, automatic wheel changer, 3,000 rpm headstock, and ToolRoom tool and cutter grinding software. Direct drive work head allows users to include cylindrical grinding...
Read More »Leading Cutting Tool Manufacturer Taylor Toolworks Increases its Versatility and Improves Performance by Investing in ANCAâ™s Technology
Designing tools online, varied batch sizes, six wheel packs and 38 kw peak spindle power of ANCA’s MX7 tool grinder offers new capabilities that are helping Taylor Toolworks beat competition in the woodworking and metal industry. Capital investment can be a daunting project but Taylor Toolworks have found that with the right research and understanding of your business needs, the benefits...
Read More »ANCAâ™s Tool of The Year Competition in 2020 Celebrates Both The Functionality and Creativity of Toolmaking
With life online during the global pandemic, this year there is a second competition category for virtual tools - valuing inventive ideas that push the limits of imagination and technology. September 2020: ANCA's industry-first competition is back, but not as you know it. With two competition categories, the winners will be announced via livestream from ANCA’s headquarters in Melbourne,...
Read More »ANCA joins the fight against COVID-19 - manufacturing components for ventilators to support the medical industry
ANCA is a partner to the NOTUS Emergency Ventilator Program, a Grey Innovation-led initiative supported by the Victorian Government and Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) to manufacture and assemble components of ventilators Coming to the aid of a medical system crushed world-wide by the COVID-19 pandemic, ANCA has joined an important consortium to rapidly manufacture invasive...
Read More »New Automation Speeds CNC Tool and Cutter Grinding Cycles
10 January 2008 ANCA has developed two new automation enhancements for its GX7 resharpening machine for new levels of flexibility and productivity: a 7-station automatic wheel changer and the 85-pocket GLX automatic tool loader. With seven wheel packs, the new GX7+ tool and cutter grinder delivers new levels of flexibility for regrind shops because it can grind a wider variety of tools in a...
Read More »CNC Punch Grinder features direct drives in all axes.
Using conventional and superabrasive grinding wheels, PGX Grinder can grind round, eccentric, and step punches up to 6 in. in steel and carbide. Measuring 30 in., grinding wheel is programmable via CNC from 200-3,000 rpm or at constant surface speed for short cycle times. Toolroom(TM) v27 software provides ability to include up to 1,000 elements in each step in punch, allowing development and...
Read More »
Keyhole Punch Software minimizes cycle times.
Keyhole Punch package allows creation of customized contours as well as punch geometries from library of shapes. Able to create punches with concave and convex shapes, solution will specify wheel shape required to grind punch once shape is designed. Resultant wheel shape can then be loaded into ANCA Wheel Editor. Software facilitates setup, aids in process dressing, and minimizes cycle time.
Read More »
CNC Grinding Machine provides complete tap production.
TapX manufactures taps from blank to finished product. All grinding operations, including threading, are performed in one clamping and set-up. Included iTap software compliments machine by allowing flexible tap design and manufacture. With its purpose designed tooling and automation, machine eliminates need for several special-purpose machines. It is offered with pallet loader with 220 tool...
Read More »CNC Tool and Cutter Grinder sharpens and produces tools.
Primarily suited for tool sharpening, RX7 is also capable of tool production. All axes use proprietary direct-drive technology, and machine features ToolRoom software suite, Digital Servo Drives, and 5DX CNC with touchscreen interface, USB port, and UPS. Motor and ball screw are coupled directly in-line, eliminating problems of backlash and loss of position. Unit employs single direct-drive,...
Read More »
Tool and Cutter Grinder changes to new tool quickly.
The TX7 performs complete changeover of wheel pack, coolant system, workholding collet, and pallet in less than 3 min. because wheel packs and corresponding coolant manifolds are prepared off-machine. It has 24 hp, 10,000 rpm spindle, automatic wheel changer, 3,000 rpm headstock, and ToolRoom tool and cutter grinding software. Direct drive work head allows users to include cylindrical grinding...
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