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better production Shops Using Technology 130 MMS June 2014 mmsonline.com grain cast iron machine structure and high-speed servo system enable A-axis rapid traverse rates ranging to 48 meters per minute. After bringing the VMC online, Mr. Sarro says he has been extremely pleased with the results. The Feeler eliminates secondary tapping require- m e n t s a n d r e m ove s t h e n e e d f o r m u l t i p l e - operation setups. "Now our plates can be done in one shot, one setup, complete," Mr. Sarro says. "With the high-pressure coolant and 15,000-rpm s p i n d l e fe atu re s, we were able to cut machin- i n g c yc l e t i m e d ow n on t wo of our largest production jobs by 30 percent." Although Sarro orig- i n a l l y p u rc h a s e d th e Feeler VMC with existing applications in mind, it has also enabled the company to take on jobs that previously would not have been possible. For instance, one appli- cation requires cutting and tapering a face plate m e a s u r i n g 0.25 i n c h thick by 6 inches long b y 2. 5 i n c h e s w i d e . Sarro uses the Feeler along with 3D surface milling technology from GibbsCAM. The single- setup job requires a 1 / 8 - inch ballnose end mill running at 100 ipm and s p i n d l e s p e e d s o f 10,000 rpm, which were not possible with the c o m p a n y 's p r e v i o u s machines. In another applica- tion, Sarro needed the Z travel on the Feeler to machine end holes in a large aluminum plate for a support upright part Register for the LIVE Webinar at www.solidcam.com/mms Finally, a CAM system that REVOLUTIONIZES machining to make any CUTTER, on any CNC MACHINE, DEVOUR any MATERIAL! SolidCAM's iMachining Provides you with: Cuts Cycle Times by at Least Half — or Your Money Back GUARANTEED! UNMATCHED Tool Life PATENTED Speeds & Feeds Wizard iMachining Technology- Wizard for Automatic Feeds and Speeds Take the iMachining Challenge at IMTS 2014 (booth E4992) for your chance to win $500 every 2 hours! Join our Webinar to watch us cut through 1018 steel like butter with iMachining – LIVE! Take the iMachining Challenge – Guess the closest cycle time to machine the challenge part and WIN $500 cash! $500 cash given away at each webinar! The VMC's other features include a standard 30-tool, dual swing-arm ATC; linear guideways on the X and Y axes; and boxways on the Z axis. According to Methods, advanced engineering on the VMP series makes it well-suited for a variety of precision industrial requirements. Finite element analysis (FEA) and a reinforced A-shape Meeha- nite column are combined with a massive base to increase accuracy, rigidity and stability. A fine- 0614_MMS_better.indd 130 5/14/2014 8:49:16 AM