The Modern Manufacturing Workshop at the University of Newcastle has invested in a Mazak Integrex i-450H S.
The Modern Manufacturing Workshop’s new Mazak Integrex i-450H S was featured in a major technology showcase hosted by the University of Newcastle to mark the halfway point of the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program.
Led by the University of Newcastle in partnership with UNSW, the TRaCE mission is to accelerate the commercialisation of clean energy technologies.
The event brought together leaders from industry, research and government to celebrate the breakthroughs coming out of the program, from game-changing technologies to smarter manufacturing and circular economy start-ups.
To mark the occasion, Sharon Claydon MP unveiled 2 world-class facilities at the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources on the University’s Callaghan campus, the Modern Manufacturing Workshop and the Advanced Prototyping Facility.
The Modern Manufacturing Workshop’s new Mazak Integrex i-450H S manufactured trophies to commemorate the event.
The Mazak Integrex i-450H S is a multi-tasking machine designed for high-volume, high-precision production of complex parts. It combines the capabilities of a turning center and a machining center, allowing for "Done-In-One" part production in a single setup.
The Intregrex i-450H S, which features two turning spindles and a milling spindle headstock, accommodates a chuck size of 12” and sports an extended Y-axis stroke of 300 mm and X-axis of 695 mm for maximum part diameters of 670 mm. The main chuck is 3,300 rpm, while the second chuck is 4,000 rpm, and the distance between centers measures 2,500 mm. The milling spindle comes standard as 12,000 rpm (24/22 kW).
The Mazak Integrex i-450H S machine features that ease the integration of automation, include front and rear tool setup, flat front design to accommodate robots, tool magazine at the machine’s rear side and an easily retrofittable automatic machine door. Other new additions that make for easy machine automation are an integrated automatic jaw changer (AJC) and parallel-type lower turrets. Requiring no additional robot system and without interrupting machine operation, the AJC quickly exchanges jaws from turning spindle chucks with others in jaw stocker systems located above both of the machine’s turning spindles. These stocker systems have room for up to 10 jaw sets that can be loaded/unloaded while the machine works.
For fully optimised machining operations, the AI technologies within the new Mazatrol SmoothAi control make for fast and easy programming, control spindle speed for reduced vibration and boost thermal stability. These Mazak technologies include Solid Mazatrol, which allows users to automatically generate programs from 3D part models; Smooth Ai Spindle, which automatically optimizes spindle speed based on sensor feedback to minimize machining vibration for superior part surface finishes; and Ai Thermal Shield, which adapts to and learns from environmental changes to control the effects of heat on machining accuracy.
Take a look the specifications for the Mazak Integrex i-450H S.
Read more about the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program technology showcase.
(L-R) Director of NIER, Professor Alan Broadfoot; Federal Member for Newcastle Ms Sharon Claydon MP; Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Enterprise at the UNSW Professor Bronwyn Fox; University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO.
