An aluminum aircraft wing spar, CNC milled in
several hours.EASTEC 2007
Photos and video clips contributed by Al Goldberg
An aluminum aircraft wing spar, CNC milled in
several hours.
An aluminum aircraft wing spar, CNC milled in
several hours.
A Hardinge lathe, restored to original specs
with CNC digitals added, by Babin Machine Tool, Brocton, MA. Cost: about 14k$
plus an old restorable lathe. This, along with a number of Bridgeports and
oriental copies, each festooned with digital hardware, were the only
recognizable machine tools I saw in the show.
A tame industrial robot, third in a series of
four sizes ranging from table-top size and up. ABB Robotics of
IntegratedRobotics, Newington, NH,
CNC cutting demo
Water jet
CNC milling, and the result >>> 
The
indexing chuck is stopped within 2 arc-secs, or within .0006 degrees. The brake
is similar to an ER collet activated by electromagnets.
Another CNC milling demo.
Thank you Al for the photos and videos!
I was not aware that photos were allowed at EASTEC but I will remember this for next year! Thank you Al for your participation in our club's web site.