My company works in the mechanical industry. We have CNC machines of Makino (PS65, PS105, F3), Fanuc (RoboDrill α-D21LiB)now. We need to add a few more machines in the future.
So I want to see if there is any better machine?
PS 65, PS 105, and F3 are all made in Singapore ~ All good.
Most of the "other " Makino machines are made in Japan and some special models made in Singapore not available in the USA>
But might be available in Vietnam ?
@smartvn2020 how do you like your PS105 and what options did you have / get ?
Also just CNC milling ?
Anything in the grinding ? Turning ? Lapping ? Wire EDM ? Sinker EDM ? Bigger travels 3 axis ? - direction ?
Or more mills ?
5 axis mills ?
Mill turn ?
+ whatever it is that you need / want to do ?
What's the plan "Stan" @ smartvn2020 ?
More Robodrills ?
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Roadmap of machines in the CNC milling + Makino idea for the "Sand pit" we fiddle about in
up from PS65, PS105, F5, RoboDrill α-D21LiB.
Wire EDM U3/U6 various options + 4th axis. + relevant support equipment + "Hole popper" machines.
- D 200 Z (small hyper precise 5 axis machine decent removal rate / range of materials ), mold capable , good for medical.
- Then DA
300 + automation .
- Then for bigger mold work and complex structural components V90S,
- Then probably an F9 for oversized structural components ... <--- Not sure if the F9 is any good or somewhat problematic ? Maybe different machine / MTB or different higher torque spindle specification for F9.
I'm not really into 4th axis horizontal - I'm sure I have a "hole" in my thinking / just can't make it fit / work for what we need.
Then more Wire EDM machines .... Mo'
Maybe for more specialized applications a partially tricked out V33i.
[But @smartvn you have different ideas / plans / needs in mind ? ] AND maybe you are not getting on so well with Makino ?
Maybe for gangbusters production of zillions of parts there are some small footprint five axis machines that Makino make that are only sold in SE Asia ... One mo.
Slim3n | Makino
Slim3n Mill Turn | Makino
Slim series ^^^ + Slim 3n (mill turn).
^^^ annoying DMG Mori like music lol ~ But this is cute - robot doing finishing operations de burring and small footprint Makino machine with a twin c axis rotaries on a 5 axis trunnion. ~ I don't think these are sold in the USA to maybe not tread on Fanuc's Toes too much on US soil ? Like don't mess with Robodrill Mr. Makino (says Fanuc America
). + Makino's "need" to have a certain level of machine in the US market (seemingly).
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