Yamazaki Mazak is aiming to give a further confidence boost to manufacturers at MACH with UK debuts for three machines and the new MAZATROL DX.
Featuring nine machines in total as part of Mazak’s ‘Building For Your Future’ offering, customers will be able to discuss their requirements and take a look at the machines that are entry-level, user-friendly and available with short lead times.
One of the highlights will be the HCN-4000 NEO making its UK debut, a horizontal machining centre. Alongside it will be a second NEO machine, the VARIAXIS i-800 NEO, a 5-axis machining centre for fully automatic operation over extended periods. With its high rigidity construction and equipped with a 10,000rpm spindle as standard, the VARIAXIS is being exhibited with the Multi-Pallet Pool (MPP) stocker system offering storage for 6, 12 or 18 pallets, 500mm in size. The MPP handles scheduling, monitoring and resource checking using MAZATROL SmoothAi.
Both new NEO models achieve enhanced positioning, boasting three times better than ISO positioning accuracy and exceptional environmental credentials. Developed in line with Mazak’s GoGreen strategy, the NEO series technology is capable of delivering a 30% reduction in energy consumption for the VARIAXIS and a 24% reduction for HCN-4000.
Mazak will also give a UK debut to the FSW-460V, developed to overcome challenges faced by manufacturers adopting friction stir welding (FSW). With the FSW, Mazak has created a technology for those requiring machining and welding within the same machining envelope, in line with Mazak’s Done-In-One philosophy, to increase productivity and profitability.
In recent years, Mazak has invested in its UK production facility to increase capacity and reduce lead times. At MACH 2024, three of these entry-level machines will be on show. The CV5-500 designed specifically with automation in mind for entry-level 5-axis users increases productivity and profitability.
The VCE-500, the latest addition to the VCE range, is a highly affordable vertical machining centre ideal for entry-level machine users looking for superior productivity, fast payback and improved profitability. And finally, the VCN-700, a next-generation vertical machining centre developed with a large 700mm Y-axis. The machine being exhibited at MACH will be equipped with Mazak’s Ultraspindle, an optional 60,000rpm spindle for high-speed super-finishing of intricate workpieces.
Also making its UK debut is a machine that extends NEO capability and performance into laser processing. The OPTIPLEX 3015 NEO 12kW automatically adjusts beam diameter to accommodate the cutting of various materials and thicknesses and is equipped with beam shaping technology which controls where the power density of the laser beam is concentrated.
The final UK debut will be the new MAZATROL DX which extends the functionality of Mazak’s widely popular PC-based SmoothCAM Ai software. MAZATROL DX provides customers with valuable new capabilities to further optimise production with rapid and automatic quotations and machine process analysis and optimisation.
The Mazak stand will also exhibit the latest INTEGREX technology, the i-200H S and the QUICK TURN 250 MSY equipped with a TA robot for increased productivity. Visitors can also view first-hand the productivity gains from connected machines through Mazak iCONNECT.
Alan Mucklow, Managing Director UK, Eire and National Distributors at Yamazaki Mazak, commented: “MACH is the flagship machining event of 2024, and we will be bringing a range of new and UK-built machines that can enable machine users to access the technology to give them an immediate boost to productivity and profitability.
“We have significantly invested in our own UK manufacturing facilities in Worcester in recent years to develop and manufacture a range of machines now available on short lead times and with highly competitive and innovative finance packages.”
