Emmegi (UK) has followed the UK debut of its 4m Comet R4I 5 axis CNC machine with the firstinstallation of the larger Comet R6I version.
The machine went into Charles Henshaw & Sons, the Edinburgh-based fabricator of aluminium and steel curtain walling and integrated façades. Henshaw is experiencing an increase in demand on commercial projects across the UK, so has made the investment to expand its manufacturing capabilities.
Three years ago, the company invested in a heavy duty 10.5m Emmegi Satellite XT 5-axis machining centre to cut and prep oversized curtain walling profiles and bespoke elements. The mobile gantry on the Satellite enables different workpieces to be machined at the same time in two separate work areas, or one end loaded and unloaded while the machine is operating at the other. The Comet R6I offers many of the same opportunities for production efficiencies as the Satellite XT, with single or double zone modes which allow for machining either a single 6m bar length or multiple shorter lengths.
The I in the R6I model means that the machine offers ‘Independent’ positioning of the servo-controlled vices. That means when the electrospindle is operating, the machine can be automatically setting up the vices ready for machining in the next area and this obviously has the potential to save significant amounts of operator time.
The Comet R6I can machine bar lengths up to 6m, machining from -15° to 90° on the horizontal axis and a full 360° forwards and backwards on the vertical axis across all the profile faces. It has a 12-piece tool magazine on the gantry that can hold a blade with a maximum diameter of 250mm for cutting and notching large sections and a guaranteed fast changeover time. It also has a mobile worktable for easy loading and unloading which increases the machinable section on the vertical axis as well.
Managing director Graham Chung said: “We chose the Emmegi Comet R6I as a natural upgrade on our current CNC machine and it is fully delivering on our criteria to advance our manufacturing capabilities. Although there are other CNC machines similar to the Comet R6I on the market, we decided to go with Emmegi as we have had a long and prosperous relationship with Emmegi UK. This further investment, only 3 years after the installation of the Emmegi Satellite CNC, is a reflection on our expanding order book and the increase in demand for our products and services on a UK nationwide basis.”
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