chappyd
Plastic
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2008
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
Hi All,
My company is looking to purchase a new Lathe this year. The new Lathe Machinist we hired 6 months ago loves Mazaks, and lets us know this all the time. All our other lathes are Okumas. They don't want to buy another Okuma at this time due to cost. My boss is considering a Mazak, but I have heard some things about them, and need some real information. A little background first- We are a small job shop and 1st tier supplier to a major aerospace company. Now all the programming is done in engineering. Programs are sent out and sent back when changes are made. They are all stored on our CNC server.
A couple of issues-
I have heard that the program language is very different. That we won't be able to program offline in the engineering office, but programming must be done at the machine.
I am told we can store the program in Engineering, but cannot change it in our Cimco edit. Also the programs will be specific to the Mazak and cannot be used in the other machines. I need to be able to run any turning job on any machine without having to create a 2nd program.
These 2 things are enough for me to be against getting a different machine.
Could some of you shed some light on these concerns? Any other issues compatibility wise I should be concerned with?
TIA, Chappy
My company is looking to purchase a new Lathe this year. The new Lathe Machinist we hired 6 months ago loves Mazaks, and lets us know this all the time. All our other lathes are Okumas. They don't want to buy another Okuma at this time due to cost. My boss is considering a Mazak, but I have heard some things about them, and need some real information. A little background first- We are a small job shop and 1st tier supplier to a major aerospace company. Now all the programming is done in engineering. Programs are sent out and sent back when changes are made. They are all stored on our CNC server.
A couple of issues-
I have heard that the program language is very different. That we won't be able to program offline in the engineering office, but programming must be done at the machine.
I am told we can store the program in Engineering, but cannot change it in our Cimco edit. Also the programs will be specific to the Mazak and cannot be used in the other machines. I need to be able to run any turning job on any machine without having to create a 2nd program.
These 2 things are enough for me to be against getting a different machine.
Could some of you shed some light on these concerns? Any other issues compatibility wise I should be concerned with?
TIA, Chappy