At the recent EMO exhibition, MTDCNC visited the Mazak stand to take a look at the latest addition to the range, the Integrex i300S-AM. Giving the MTDCNC crew an introduction to the machine was Mazak UK’s Chris Austin.
Chris told MTDCNC: “This is a multitasking lathe with milling options and turrets that include a Y-axis and B-axis capability. The beauty of this machine is that added to all that capability is the AM offering as well. The one major advantage of this machine is that it can support multi-material parts, so we can add heat resistant materials to certain aspects of the component and this means you can have more basic substrates and you can put the precise parts where you want. This brings costs right down on your parts as you are using less material and there is far less waste too.”
At the EMO exhibition, Mazak demonstrated the capabilities of the machine with a complex shaft that consisted of multiple complex forms as well as additive features. Discussing this, Chris said: “We have worked very closely with Autodesk and their PowerMill package. They have been absolutely brilliant. They have trained me up and I have been working closely with Clinton Perry to help me get the post-processing underway.”
Commenting upon the collaboration between Mazak and Autodesk, Clinton Perry from Autodesk says: “If you are going to deposit some of these exotic alloys, you really need to control that process. That really needs very good CAM software, for Autodesk and its PowerMILL product, its an ideal fit as it has that level of detail and control where you can control every minute detail and parameter such as the flow rate of the powder, the laser power, the linear travel rate of the machine and all those subtleties of avoiding overbuild and under build. You need those levels of expertise and fortunately with our software and the combined capabilities of this great machine, you have all the tools you need to make this process work.”
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