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Multi-Station Machining Cell



ICON Technologies' ICON 6-250 Productivity Center combines flexible machining center principles with Hydromat's rotary transfer production technology.

ICON Technologies, a division of Hydromat, offers a multi-station milling machine, the ICON 6-250. Equipped with four machining stations, two dedicated loading/unloading stations and simultaneous vertical and horizontal axis capabilities, the ICON was developed around flexible machining principles.

"Multi-station transfer technology enables simultaneous machining on all four stations, making the machine ideal for medium to high production of complex workpieces requiring multiple operations," said a company spokesperson. "The heart of the ICON 6-250 design lies in its six-position pallet changing table, which quickly transports the workholding pallets from station to station in four seconds. Two pallets are dedicated to robotic loading and unloading, with an option to use one as an idle station for gauging or work piece inversion. These features allow the ICON to achieve maximum output with a small footprint; it replaces up to six standard machining centers on a shop floor."

The ICON's part sizes range up to an 8" cube and features up to eight tools in the cut at once with eight machining units: four horizontal and four vertical units. These four cutting stations produce five-sided machining with 4-axis interpolation; six sides if the idle station is used for workpiece inversion. Each machining unit is equipped with its own HSK 63 size 12-tool changer for added flexibility.

"Ideally suited for the production of automotive, aerospace, hydraulic and HVAC parts, the ICON 6-250 was designed for production where complex cuts and tight tolerances are critical," said the spokesperson.

For more information contact:

Kevin Shults

Hydromat, Inc.

11600 Adie Road

St. Louis, MO 63043

314-432-0700 Ext. 4252

kshults@hydromat.com

www.hydromat.com

Southwest

AR, LA

Hydromat, Inc.

11600 Adie Road

St. Louis, MO 63043

314-432-4644

sales@hydromat.com

www.hydromat.com

TX, OK

Hillary Machinery LLC

1825 Summit #207

Plano, TX 75074

800-683-1516

sales@hillaryinc.com

www.hillaryinc.com

NM

Moncktons Machine Tools

3676 W. California Avenue

Salt Lake City, UT 84104

800-947-8665

mmt@mmtutah.com

www.moncktons.com

Southeast

VA, NC, SC

Crotts & Saunders

4000 Silas Creek Parkway

Winston-Salem, NC 27104

336-765-7250

sales@crottsandsaunders.com

www.crottsandsaunders.com

TN, AL, MS, GA, FL

Hydromat, Inc.

11600 Adie Road

St. Louis, MO 63043

314-432-4644

sales@hydromat.com

www.hydromat.com

Northeast

NY

Syracuse Supply Machine Tools Inc.

575 Ludwig Ave., Ste. B

Cheektowaga, NY 14227

716-893-3643

www.syracuse-supply.com

NJ, DE, MD, E. PA

Jones Kinden Company

829 Lincoln Ave., Unit 15

West Chester, PA 19380

610-431-1200

www.joneskinden.com

WV, W. PA

The Motch & Eichele Co. LLC

297 Ascot Parkway

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

800-833-9730

sales@utmachinery.com

www.mande.com

CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT

Hydromat, Inc.

11600 Adie Road

St. Louis, MO 63043

314-432-4644

sales@hydromat.com

www.hydromat.com

Midwest

ND, SD, MN

Hegman Machinery LLC

A Morris Group, Inc. Co.

8718 Monticello Lane North

Maple Grove, MN 55369

763-424-5622

OH, KY

The Motch & Eichele Co. LLC

297 Ascot Parkway

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

800-833-9730

sales@utmachinery.com

www.mande.com

MI

Hydromat of Michigan, LLC

11777 East Grand River

Brighton, MI 48116

810-225-6100

sales@hydromat.com

www.hydromat.com

WI

Concept Machine Tool

15625 Medina Road

Minneapolis, MN 55447

262-646-4488

sales@conceptmachine.com

www.conceptmachine.com

NE, KS, MO, IA, IL, IN, Upper MI

Hydromat, Inc.

11600 Adie Road

St. Louis, MO 63043

314-432-4644

sales@hydromat.com

www.hydromat.com

West

MT, WY, CO, UT, ID

Moncktons Machine Tools

3676 W. California Avenue

Salt Lake City, UT 84104

800-947-8665

mmt@mmtutah.com

www.moncktons.com

WA, OR, NV, AZ, CA

Hydromat, Inc.

11600 Adie Road

St. Louis, MO 63043

314-432-4644

sales@hydromat.com

www.hydromat.com

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