Wire EDM Machines feature up to 16 in. z-axis heights.
Press Release Summary:
Fanuc iC Series Wire EDM machines incorporate artificial intelligence cutting functions, microfinish power supplies, digital servo systems, linear glass scales, tooling packages, high-pressure flushing, chiller units, and quick-change cartridge filtration systems. Machines have cutting speeds of 31.0 in²./hr with uncoated wire, and 33.6 in²./hr with coated wire. R1 feature monitors number of effective pulses per second and adjusts feed rate accordingly.
Original Press Release:
Wire EDM Machines Maximize Productivity With Exceptional Precision And Surface Finishes.
SUDBURY, MA - With exceptionally fast cutting speeds, the world's fastest auto wire feed system, and the world's most powerful EDM CNC, Fanuc iC Series Wire EDM machines maximize precision, productivity, and profitability. Available from Methods Machine Tools in five models with Z-axis heights to 16", these machines provide exceptional accuracy and surface finishes and come standard with features including artificial intelligence cutting functions, microfinish power supplies, digital servo systems, linear glass scales, tooling packages, high-pressure flushing, chiller units, and quick-change cartridge filtration systems.
With five microprocessors to control artificial intelligence cutting functions, graphics, keyboard, and power supply, the Fanuc 180is-WB CNC is fiber-optically interfaced to perform 8 times faster than any other EDM control. Using economical brass wire, Fanuc iC Series machines offer the fastest cutting speeds of any wire EDM - 31.0 inches²/hour with uncoated wire and 33.6 inches²/hour with coated wire. Revolutionary R1 technology monitors the number of effective pulses per second and adjusts the machine's feed rate to maximize cutting speed and minimize wire breaks, even on difficult jobs such as those involving PCD. A Workpiece Thickness Adaptive Control function monitors thickness variations in the workpiece and automatically adjusts cutting current, reducing overall machining time by 30%. High Response Vector Control helps provide true circular accuracy and excellent vertical straightness.
Noncutting time is reduced and productivity is further enhanced by Fanuc's Auto Wire Feed System, which anneals, cuts, moves to a new location, threads, and begins discharging - spark-to-spark in only 18 seconds! It can thread .010" diameter wire through a start hole as small as .015" while the workpiece is submerged. A 35-pound wire spool allows the completion of complicated jobs with longer run times. With a fully integrated 6-axis robot and exclusive cell-control software, Fanuc iC Series machines can run unattended for extended periods, making "lights out" manufacturing a reality.
For more information, contact: Stephen L. Bond, National Sales Manager, Methods EDM, 64 Union Avenue, Sudbury, MA 01776, TEL: (978) 443-5388, FAX: (978) 440-9405, www.methodsmachine.com.
