Information for IE - Case 81
Inviting Participation from Engineering Executives in Industrial Engineering for Productivity - NITIE International Online Management Development Program
31 August to 4 September 2020
Course Leader: Prof. K.V.S.S. Narayana Rao
In 2005, Porta introduced its Multicenter solution as one more altenative to the dedicated machine and a flexible machine. The thinking was to use the dedicated machining technology designed around a specific part in a machining center platform that could easily be retooled as part mixes changed.
Centered on a four-station carousel, the machine, in its most popular configuration, features three horizontal machining center modules. The fourth station on the worktable is a load/unload station that can be manned or automated.
Each of the machining center modules is capable of three or true four-axis machining at each station. The machining center modules operate progressively, but are controlled independently. Each machining center may produce one part completely, one part may be made in progressive stages using all three centers, or multiple different parts can also be produced in progressive operations. In progressive operations, all parts would be worked on by all three spindles before getting back to the load/unload station finished.
According to executives of Porta, most popular applicaton is use of the progressive machining sequence.
There is an interesting application where the customer produced three different parts on one cycle of the Multicenter. These parts form an assembly, so each cycle of the machine produced a complete set of threeparts. After machining, the parts were assembled and shipped to the customer in required lots. It turned out to be a very efficient application the mutlicenter machine.
https://www.productionmachining.com/articles/a-different-kind-of-machining-center
Inviting Participation from Engineering Executives in Industrial Engineering for Productivity - NITIE International Online Management Development Program
31 August to 4 September 2020
Course Leader: Prof. K.V.S.S. Narayana Rao
Brochure - Industrial Engineering for Productivity, International MDP, 31 August to 4 September 2020
In 2005, Porta introduced its Multicenter solution as one more altenative to the dedicated machine and a flexible machine. The thinking was to use the dedicated machining technology designed around a specific part in a machining center platform that could easily be retooled as part mixes changed.
Centered on a four-station carousel, the machine, in its most popular configuration, features three horizontal machining center modules. The fourth station on the worktable is a load/unload station that can be manned or automated.
Each of the machining center modules is capable of three or true four-axis machining at each station. The machining center modules operate progressively, but are controlled independently. Each machining center may produce one part completely, one part may be made in progressive stages using all three centers, or multiple different parts can also be produced in progressive operations. In progressive operations, all parts would be worked on by all three spindles before getting back to the load/unload station finished.
According to executives of Porta, most popular applicaton is use of the progressive machining sequence.
There is an interesting application where the customer produced three different parts on one cycle of the Multicenter. These parts form an assembly, so each cycle of the machine produced a complete set of threeparts. After machining, the parts were assembled and shipped to the customer in required lots. It turned out to be a very efficient application the mutlicenter machine.
https://www.productionmachining.com/articles/a-different-kind-of-machining-center
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