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A Large Part, Five-Axis One-Stop Shop
CHALLENGE
• Equipmentthatcouldhandlelargerenvelopeofwork
• Five-axis,five-sidedmachiningcapabilities
• Increasedaccuracytoreducewasteonhigh-costparts
• Highspeedmachiningofhardmetals
MetalcraftwentwithToyodahorizontalmachiningcentersDESIGNED FOR COMPLEX, LARGE PART MACHINING.Theyfeatureeithera10,000or15,000RPMintegraltiltingspindleandrapidfeedratesof1,260ipm(32m/min)ontheXandYaxesand1,654ipm(42m/min)ontheZaxis.MetalcraftofMayville’sToyodaFleet:
• FH1250SX-5Axis(2)
MetalcraftofMayville,WisconsinisknownbymostastheOEMofSCAGPowerEquipment,butattheir230,000squarefootWestBendfacility,theyalsomaintainlarge-scaleweldingandfabricationoperationsforotherOEMcustomerslikeJohnDeere,OshkoshTruck,LockheedMartin,andCaterpillar.Whenlargepartcontractsbecameavailable,addingcompetitivemachiningprovedcrucialoverjusttraditionalfabricationservicestobecomeaone-stopshop.Metalcraft’smachinewasnotkeepingupwithcustomerdemandormachiningtorequiredtolerances.Afterbeingdownforeightmonths,a$140,000quoteforrepairssentMetalcraftlookingforalternativesolutions.
JTEKTToyodaAmericasCorporation|316W.UniversityDrive|ArlingtonHeights,IL60004
Partner with Toyoda and find your solution.
847-253-0340
GOALS
SOLUTION
REDUCED OPERATIONS & HANDLING Byaddingfive-axismachiningtotheircorecompetencies,Metalcrafthasgreatercontrolovertheirleadtimesbyeliminatingoperationsandsetups,astheyseeapushfromOEMsforthefullproductionpackage.
LONGER TOOL LIFE ThelargescopecapabilitiesoftheFH1250SX-5Axisreducedtheneedforspecializedtools—andthetoollifeismuchlonger,evenonthelargermachineswithhardmetalapplications.
UNPARALLELED ACCURACY Priorsolutionswereunabletoholdaccuracywithtighttolerances,andthepreviousmachinewasinconsistent.TheFH1250SX-5Axismachinesdeliveronprecision,nomatterthejob.
REDUCED COSTSTomaintaintheirworkload,Metalcraftwasoutsourcingmachiningjobswhilethemachinewasdown.WiththenewToyoda’s,Metalcraftcanexpecttoseeaquickreturnoninvestmentinsteadofpayingapremiumforaservicetheycoulddoinhouse.
ADDED VALUEMetalcraft’scorecompetencieswereweldingandmetalfabrication—notmachining.ByaddingtheCNCmachines,theyhaveaddedvaluethatwinslargescopejobs.Metalcrafthasanedgeonthecompetitionbyofferingfabricationandmachining,underoneroof.
OUTCOME
Metalcraft of Mayville FH1250SX-5Axis