b'There is a much greater focus on automation and running machines even longer unattended.Capable Combos machines, whose magazines cancomponent, and the part comes hold only 100 to 120 tools. Larger- out complete, said Advanced Mul-capacity magazines reduce change- titasking Manager Joe Wilker. Job Like all Nakamura machines, theover times and are good for lights- shops almost have to have them to JX-250s spindles dont share guideout operation, he said. be competitive nowadays.ways. He said they are kept inde- In addition, he said the JX-250 of- One aim of the new design is to pendent of each other to preventfers 254 mm (10") of y-axis travel,give two options for loading tools. transmission of vibration from onewhich is a lot for a machine with aUsers can load them into the ma-spindle to another. 254 mm chuck. chine one at a time from the front You could be doing finishedAt one point, Tondato said,or into a magazine at the rear of the turning on one spindle and heavypeople did not want a y-axis onmachine.milling on another, Tondato said,a multitasking machine. But nowBefore,ifyouhadarobot in the front and it was caged off, you didnt have access to the tool-ing, so you couldnt go in and add anything if the machine was run-ning, Wilker said. So we took the magazine to the rear of the ma-chine. Now if you have automation mounted in the front and cant get access to the ATC changer pod, you can go to the back and load tools directly into the magazine. This way, the operator can add (tools) to the machine and keep it running for the next job.The Integrex i-H also features Mazaks Mazatrol SmoothAi CNC. In addition to Mazatrols conversa-tional programming, the SmoothAi control uses artificial intelligence and machine-learning algorithms to manage machine components. DMG Mori USA The control presents operators with The DMU/DMC 65 H monoBlock mill/turn machine offers complete machining at speeds up to 1,200 rpm. screens that are more user-friendly than in the past as well.so to Nakamura its very importantall customers want as much y-axisWilker said this control technol-that they do not share guide ways. travel as possible. ogycanslashsetuptimewhen The JX-250 also features the NTHe said the addition of a y-axis al- changing parts. For example, when Smart Cube tool spindle, billed aslows milling of tight-tolerance, off- taking advantage of the automatic the shortest tool spindle on thecenter features, as well as the use ofjaw-changing capabilities of the market. Measuring 350 mm (13.78")a larger selection of tools. new Integrex machines, an opera-long, he said the 12,000 rpm (or op- tor simply can tell the controller to tional 20,000 rpm) spindle leavesRecent Redesign change the jaws on each head, then room for longer tools to be used. Another recent multitasking de- call up the new program, and the An automatic toolchanger-stylevelopment involves Integrex i-H se- machine is ready for the next parts.machine, the JX-250 can accommo- ries machines from Mazak Corp. in date magazines that hold up to 160Florence, Kentucky. More Taskstools. Tondato said this comparesThe redesigned machines canLike their predecessors, the new favorably with most competitivecut almost any type of complexIntegrex machines are capable of 26DECEMBER 2020MultitaskMachine.indd 26 11/13/20 12:22 PM'