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Advanced Turnkey Machining Systems for Tough Aerospace Parts

The CUT 200 Dedicated wire EDM and compact Mikron MILL P 800 U ST mill-turn machine from GF Machining Solutions are ideal for boosting efficiency and accuracy in the machining of aircraft parts from advanced materials.

Posted: January 25, 2017

Booth 421: Through its built-in A/B tilt/rotary table, fast axis speeds and quick wire threading, the precision-focused CUT 200 Dedicated wire EDM from GF Machining Solutions can quickly and easily cut turbine discs – fir tree patterns – from alloy workpiece materials. It also incorporates on-machine, in-process inspection to ensure consistent, high accuracy parts production.

Booth 421: The compact Mikron MILL P 800 U ST mill-turn machine from GF Machining Solutions combines milling and 4-axis simultaneous turning within a single machine platform to cut aluminum parts more than 50 percent faster than conventional processing and eliminate transfer-related part runout issues and errors for overall better finished part quality. This system is automation-ready, easily integrates into existing automation systems, and is equipped with pallet changers for up to 12 pallets.

In Booth 421 at the 2017 AeroDef Manufacturing Conference and Exhibition, applications experts from GF Machining Solutions LLC (Lincolnshire, IL) will be on hand to discuss advanced technologies, products and turnkey systems designed specifically for complex aerospace and defense work. Visitors to the event will also discover the wide range of equipment and flexible solutions that can boost efficiency and accuracy, especially in the machining of aircraft parts from advanced materials.

For example, one such system designed specifically for tough aerospace part production is the advanced CUT 200 Dedicated wire EDM. Through its built-in A/B tilt/rotary table, fast axis speeds and quick wire threading, this precision-focused machine can quickly and easily cut turbine discs – fir tree patterns – from alloy workpiece materials. It also incorporates on-machine, in-process inspection to ensure consistent, high accuracy parts production.

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Another system is the company’s first mill-turn machine, the new compact Mikron MILL P 800 U ST that combines milling and 4-axis simultaneous turning within a single machine platform to help manufacturers achieve optimal productivity, accuracy and cost effectiveness. In addition to cutting aluminum parts more than 50 percent faster than conventional processing, this machine also eliminates transfer-related part runout issues and errors for overall better finished part quality. The MILL P 800 U ST is also automation-ready and equipped with pallet changers for two pallets, seven pallets, nine pallets or 12 pallets. It also easily integrates into existing automation systems, such as those from System 3R.

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GF Machining Solutions LLC, 560 Bond Street, Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4224, 847-913-5300, Fax: 847-913-5340, www.gfms.com/us.