Syncrex Swiss-Styles for Fast Tool Setup, Easy Programming
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PMTS 2023: The Mazak Syncrex series comes in four bar capacities, ranging from 20 to 38 mm, and is available in 7-, 8- and 9-axis configurations as well as a 9-axis model with full B-axis contouring.
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Edited by Angela Osborne
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The Mazak Syncrex38/9. Photo Credit: Mazak
Mazak’s line of Syncrex Swiss-style machines are designed for higher volume, small precision-machined parts to provide superior surface finishes, fast processing and high-accuracy tight tolerances.
The Syncrex 38/9 accommodates bar stock up to 1.5" (38 mm) and incorporates a removable guide bushing adapter that enables operators to preset guide bushings outside of the machine. The Syncrex 38/9 is also convertible and can be quickly changed over to run in chucker mode for added part processing flexibility.
Mazak’s Syncrex Swiss-style series encompasses models featuring seven, eight and nine-axis configurations and are optimized for precision high-production of small parts. Syncrex 9X models deliver added part processing flexibility as they are capable of full 5-axis contouring while using the B-axis tool post.
Like all models in the series, the Syncrex 38/9 is a sliding headstock machine constructed on the Mazak High Damping Composite Casting (HDCC). This high rigidity base provides greater vibration damping characteristics, less thermal growth and greater part surface capabilities when compared to a cast iron base machine.
Mazak's Syncrex machines accommodate a maximum of 36 tools in a standard configuration — 20 static and 16 live. Mazak offers a full catalog of modular toolholders enabling customers the tooling flexibility to meet their part requirements.
Additionally, Mazak offers an optional MT Tablet which creates a twin-screen system. The MT Tablet enables operators to work with offline programming systems (Esprit or AutoDesk-PartMaker) at the machine to help reduce setup time and increase production.
Mazak Syncrex machines sport the Mazatrol SmoothSt and Mazatrol SmoothSt5 controls. Both controls feature the optional Mazak Swiss Setup Assist (MSSA) for fast and easy job setups along with the optional Mazak Dynamic Chip Control (MDCC) functionality. With Mazak’s intuitive and user-friendly screens, the customer can quickly and easily touch off tools and prepare the machine for automatic cycle, thereby spending less time setting up the machine and more time in production.
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