b'control panel that allows setup andhe said the CSD-300II is especiallymaking hundreds of thousands of operation of the lathe and robot. Itswell suited for medium-mix, me- parts per year, Tortorich said. Our predecessor, by contrast, employed adium-to-high-volume productionmachines are designed to work 24/7 Fanuc control for the lathe and a PC- for the automotive industry. to achieve those results with high based Fuji Max control for the robot. Inautomotive,youmaybequality and high performance.CTEThe CSD-300II is completely controlled by a Fanuc 0i-TF con-trol, Tortorich said. That makes setupandoperationeasierfor Fanuc users because theres no learning curve for Fuji Max control.For users who want to connect the CSD-300II to the internet of things, Fuji offers its Lapsys software as an option. Lapsys reads scanned laser etchings to trace the origin of parts. It also allows 24/7 monitoring of the machine and spindles from a remote workstation or cellphone, which can enable off-site diagnosis of prob-lems and predictive maintenance.With the software, you can see what machine a part was made on and the date it was made, Tortorich said. You can also see if the machine is in an alarm state or in production and how many parts it produces. Take control of your deep hole drillingIn addition to its built-in Fuji robot, the CSD-300II includes in-processStar Cutter designs and manufactures a comprehensive auto-gauging and custom workhold- line of deep hole drilling products for your most challenging ing from Fuji. This allows the compa- applications.nys engineers to guarantee the sys-tems takt time, cycle time and C pk . - 24-hour delivery, stock sizes from .039 to .750We specialize in turnkey solu- - 72-hour custom delivery, stock sizes from .0937 to 1.508 tions, Tortorich said, which makes- Solid carbide twist drills available 30xor to custom lengthsus different from the commodity world. - Solid carbide gundrills: standard and custom designs availableAlthough it can meet the require- - Two fluted gundrills: milled flutes or double crimpments of a variety of applications,- Retipping and resharpening services- Advanced technical support availableabout the author For pricing, sizes or to request a quote, give Star SU a call or visit ourwebsite:William Leventon is a contributing writer for CTE.248-474-8200 www.star-su.comContact him at 609-926-6447 or [email protected]/cteguide.com11MachinTech.indd 11 11/13/20 10:44 AM'