GF AgieCharmilles will host a special anniversary open house event commemorating the company's 60 years of EDM technology development. Scheduled for June 27 - 28 at its North American headquarters in Lincolnshire, IL, the two-day event will include educational seminars, training sessions and technology demonstrations along with special celebration activities.
"Sixty years ago, GF AgieCharmilles began its research and development of EDM," said a company spokesperson. "The upcoming event will highlight the results of that extensive experience with demonstrations of the company's latest wire and sinker EDM technology from automatic wire changing capability to the industry's most advanced EDM Human Machine Interface (HMI). The event will also showcase the company's high-speed and high-performance milling machines, 3D laser surface texturing machines and automation solutions."
Attendees will be able to participate in presentations covering a range of topics related to milling, EDM and laser technology. Presentations will include:
- Common CNC Platforms: A New Era of EDM User Interface
- How to Cut Accurate Parts on High-Speed 5-Axis Milling Machines
- 3 + 2-Axis Milling: The New Game Changer in Manufacturing
- EDM Hole Drilling - Fast, Easy and Accurate
- Increased Machine Uptime Through Optimized Service and Support
- Automation: The New Paradigm in Manufacturing.
The machines on display will demonstrate applications specific to key industries, such as aerospace, mold and die, medical and e-manufacturing. Machines featured will include:
- Mikron HSM 200U LP 5-Axis High Speed Milling Machine
- New Form 20 CNC Diesinking EDM
- Mikron HEM 500U 5-Axis High Efficiency Milling Machine
- CUT 300SP Wire EDM (U.S. premiere)
- CUT 200MS Wire EDM (U.S. premiere)
- Mikron HPM 1350U 5-Axis High Performance Milling Machine w/Siemens control
- CUT 2000 AWC OilTech Wire EDM with automatic wire changer
- CUT 1000+F OilTech Wire EDM
- LASER 1000 5Ax Laser Texturing System with pallet changer
- DRILL 300D EDM Drilling Machine with ATC (U.S. premiere)
- CUT 20P Wire EDM
- DRILL 20 EDM Drilling Machine
- Mikron HSM 400U LP 5-Axis High Speed Milling Machine with Linear Motor Technology
- Mikron HPM 450U Milling Machine 5-Axis High Performance Milling Machine
- FORM 200MS High Precision Sinker EDM.
GF AgieCharmilles partner companies will also be on hand demonstrating their latest technologies, offering applications support and participating in presentations. In attendance will be Seco Tools, REGO-FIX, Hirschmann, System 3R, Poco Graphite, Fraisa, 5th Axis and Nikon.
Attendees may register at go.us.gfac.com/OpenHouse2013.
For more information contact:
Gisbert Ledvon
GF AgieCharmilles
560 Bond St.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4224
800-CTC-1EDM
gisbert.ledvon@us.gfac.com
www.gfac.com/us