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TAIWAN Business.EU l industry

TAIWAN – a Key Supplier

of CNC Machine Tools

If we look at the map of the world to find countries that are the leading manufacturers

of machine tools, Taiwan will certainly be one of them. We will find several renown

CNC manufacturers of machine tools and sanders in Taiwan. Everyone, who has had

the chance to visit the TIMTOS expo in Taiwan or the EMO expo in Europe can attest to

this fact. The close and efficient cooperation between the Czech Chamber of Commerce and the Taiwan Chamber of Commerce also helps with spreading the word about

CNC machine tools from Taiwan on our domestic market. CNC invest, s.r.o. has been

cooperating with two significant CNC machine tool manufacturers from Taiwan since

2012 and 2013 – Hardinge Machine Tools B.V. Taiwan Branch and TONGTAI Machine

Tool Co. LTD

Hardinge Machine Tools B.V.

Hardinge is one of the largest producers of

CNC machine tools in Taiwan, producing

a series of vertical machining centres and

a series of multi-tasking lathes. Their products

have had many customers in the Czech

Republic for several years now. We would

like to take this opportunity to provide you

with information on machines from the new

series of vertical machining centres – the

Bridgeport XR-1000II. This machine will have

its global première, presented by HARDINGE, at this year's EMO 2019 expo, along with

a brand new item introduced on the

European market for the first time ever:

a vertical machining centre for machining

very hard material – the Bridgeport V-132

We're happy to introduce the new 2019

Talent GT 42 machine, with integrated

robotic components from this year's series of

multi-tasking lathes, introduced at the EMO

expo. This machine also demonstrates one of

the new machine design concepts, which go

in line with INDUSTRY 4.0.

Both of these machines are very rigid, durable

and have thermal stability – precise ballscrews with double nuts and linear guideways

ensure high acceleration and a decrease in

vibrations, which results in a high-quality

machined surface, repeatability and a long

life-cycle of the tools. Both machines are

equipped with the HEIDENHEIN control

system.

Lathes from the Talent GT series are ideal for

use in mass production and can be automated easily. The vertical construction of the X

axis, with verified Hardinge technology that

uses linear machine carriers allow for special

tools that can be changed easily, quickly and

independently. The vertically-stored guide

bar, where all the tools are kept, allows for

maximum tool density with a high level of

variability of different tool configurations for

manufacturing complex parts and part sets.

This improves the manufacturing process to

the highest degree with minimum requirements for machine adjustments. During

standard operations, the machine has

a continuous accuracy of 6 µm.

The lathe is designated for automated

feeding or the use of a bar feed. When using

bar implements with the bar feed, the final

Bridgeport XR 1000 II

Bridgeport V-1320

special 2019

product is automatically inserted to the

conveyor with the help of the part catcher

and is transported to the storage tray located

outside of the machine. As the illustration

shows, an insertion unit with an integrated

robot is another option.

TONGTAI Machine Tools

As already has been mentioned, TONGTAI

Machine Tools is another business partner

and CNC machine supplier. We began to

cooperate with this company in 2013.

TONGTAI is one of the oldest CNC machine

tool manufacturers in Taiwan and its origins

come all the way from Japan. The manufacturing programme has a wide scope – from

classic lathes through multifunctional lathes

to vertical, horizontal and 5-axis machining

centres. CNC invest mainly offers vertical

machining centres from the VP series – 8-10

and the ultrasonic vertical VU-5 centres, see

illustration.

The vertical machining centre from TONGTAI, the VU-5 model (Rotary Type Ultrasonic

Assisted

Hardinge Talent GT42