Hi,
We are into die & mould manufacturing for sports application with lot of 3d contouring. We intend to do roughing & finishing on the same machine. The metals we cut are mostly 420 Stainless steel & P20 alloy steel. We do you endmills & ball mills ranging from 30 mm to 1mm.
Although Makino is one of the best choice for us but its too pricey.
Looking at the financial constraints we are now considering these three machines -
1. Doosan DNM S with 15000 RPM, HSK Spindle with linear glass scale & Fanuc Oi controller with 400 block look aheads
2. YCM NSV with 15000 RPM - BBT 40 spindle with same Fanuc Oi controller.
3. Hurco VMX 42i with 18000 RPM - HSK spindle with Hurco Controller.
All above machines are C frame.
In our area we have quite a few Doosan installations followed by fewer YCM but NO Hurco so far. So from service point of view we have no reference for Hurco. Although Hurco is the only company out of above three who is selling machines directly & not through a dealer.
From the research done so far we feel the out of above, YCM NSV is perhaps the most rigid machine with heaviest casting, 45 mm ball screw, six support blocks in X axis, Oil-air mist lubrication system for spindle bearing. Doosan DNM comes second but we are completely unaware about Hurco at this point of time from durability point of view. We think that Hurco 18000 RPM coupled with perhaps what they claim as more capable controller is a choice worth considering.
Which of the above machine do you think is most suitable considering accuracy, surface finish with complex shapes & long term reliability?
Thanks & looking forward to your opinions.
We are into die & mould manufacturing for sports application with lot of 3d contouring. We intend to do roughing & finishing on the same machine. The metals we cut are mostly 420 Stainless steel & P20 alloy steel. We do you endmills & ball mills ranging from 30 mm to 1mm.
Although Makino is one of the best choice for us but its too pricey.
Looking at the financial constraints we are now considering these three machines -
1. Doosan DNM S with 15000 RPM, HSK Spindle with linear glass scale & Fanuc Oi controller with 400 block look aheads
2. YCM NSV with 15000 RPM - BBT 40 spindle with same Fanuc Oi controller.
3. Hurco VMX 42i with 18000 RPM - HSK spindle with Hurco Controller.
All above machines are C frame.
In our area we have quite a few Doosan installations followed by fewer YCM but NO Hurco so far. So from service point of view we have no reference for Hurco. Although Hurco is the only company out of above three who is selling machines directly & not through a dealer.
From the research done so far we feel the out of above, YCM NSV is perhaps the most rigid machine with heaviest casting, 45 mm ball screw, six support blocks in X axis, Oil-air mist lubrication system for spindle bearing. Doosan DNM comes second but we are completely unaware about Hurco at this point of time from durability point of view. We think that Hurco 18000 RPM coupled with perhaps what they claim as more capable controller is a choice worth considering.
Which of the above machine do you think is most suitable considering accuracy, surface finish with complex shapes & long term reliability?
Thanks & looking forward to your opinions.