b'five axes of machine motion. high-performance machine toolsPayva said.Many other systems protect theand then handing them off to peo- Under such circumstances, opt-machine and spindle from a crashple who may not have all the capa- ing for the system is a nice way to in the direction of the spindle axis,bilities needed to operate them,protect yourself, he said.CTEPayva said. But with our system, you can crash in any direction, and it has the same safety impact.He said other protection sys-tems take the brunt of collision energy and thereby damage them-selves to prevent a spindle and other machine components from being damaged. So even if they do their job, those systems need to be replaced after a crash, resulting in machine downtime and added costs for users.Bycontrast,theMSPsystem doesnt need to be replaced after a crash.The magnets and spring action bring the system back to its original position, and its ready for anotherYOUR VERTICAL KNEE MILL SPECIALISTScrash immediately, Payva said.In addition, the system does not wear and requires no maintenance. YOUR SINGLE SOURCE FOR AFFORDABLEThe system is currently an optionCNC AND MANUAL KNEE MILLSfor three GFMS mills. Clausing offers a full range of heavy-duty CNC or Manual Knee Mills.The option pays for itself afterVariable spindle speeds selected by Manual or Electronic inverter.the first crash, Payva said. Spin- Select models in stock ready to ship.dlescostbetween$20,000andHEAVY-DUTY PRECISION CNC HEAVY-DUTY PRECISION STANDARD $40,000, so you could easily haveVERTICAL KNEE MILLS VERTICAL MILLING MACHINESat least $20,000 of damage in thewith 2 or 3 axis CNC control options withELECTRONIC VS MODELSevent of a crash. features found on higher priced machines T-slots are ground to provide reference Adding to the risk of spindleAdd a Mill Power G2 or Fagor 8055i control toedge for positioning your workpieceany of the Electronic or Mechanical knee millsAll ways are hardened and ground crashes is the shortage of skilledwith Turcite B coating on X and Y axis to produce a powerful CNC milling machinemachine operators. Clausing CNC Mills can be operated ways for wear resistance and smooth Companiesareinvestinginas manual machines with a DRO, operation Table size up to 11 x 58semi-automatic operation or full three X and Y axes travel up to 38.2 x 16axis operation Z knee travel up to 17.7Variable spindle speeds 505000 rpmabout the author William LeventonMECHANICAL VS MODELSis a contributingContact Clausing for Additional Models Table size up to 10 x 54writer for CTE.Serving the Machine Tool X and Y axes travel up to 41.3 x 15.4Industry Since 1911. Z knee travel up to 15Contact him atVariable spindle speeds 604300 rpm609-926-6447 or wleventon@ www.clausing-industrial.com | Call 800.323.0972 for the Clausing Dealer nearest yougmail.com.ctemag.com/cteguide.com15MachineTech.indd 15 3/16/20 11:19 AM'