Ace Micromatic group, India’s largest machine tool conglomerate, recently concluded their house show at Hyderabad. This was the first house show in Hyderabad where a live machining demo was made, specifically for turbine blade manufacturers.
The Vertical Machining Center, ‘Super Winner’ manufactured by Ace Manufacturing Systems, an Ace Micromatic group company, was displayed. This machine has a table size of 800 X 400 mm, standard spindle speed of 6000 rpm with an option for higher spindle speed up to 8000 rpm. The machine is provided with BT-40 spindle and HSK spindle is also available as an option. The machine can be provided with either Fanuc or Siemens CNC control system.
The component which was machined during the demo was twist and tapered turbine blade of 190 mm length. This was machined from rough to finish with a cycle time of 2 hour 10 min, which is approx. 20% lower than the cycle times achieved on similar machining centers available in the market.
The house show attracted majority of the visitors from Patanacheru Industrial area and Balanagar Industrial areas. More than 100 customers visited the house show with total footfalls exceeding 300 nos. The house show evoked tremendous response and appreciation from all customers who showed keen interest in the outstanding machine performance and features.
