Apsley Looking For 100% Spindle Up Time
We recently reported that Apsley Engineering had spindle up time of over 97% on their latest…
When you think automation you probably think robot arms but there are many alternatives to this, and one is this great Matsuura MAM72-35V at Apsley Precision. We could talk about the working 5 axis machining, the 350mm working envelope or the 32 pallets but what is really astounding is the ‘Up Time’.
Apsley has this machine for 3 years, running it 24/7 for 5 days a week and the spindle has been running an amazing 95% of the time, and here’s a picture to prove it!
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