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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