CCAT Expands Manufacturing Applications Laboratory with YASDA H40i Precision Machining Center
April 15, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Elinor Hargreaves 860-282-4283ehargreaves@ccat.us
EAST HARTFORD, CT - Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) and Yasda Precision Tools are pleased to announce the arrival of Yasda's state of the art 5-axis precision machining center, the H40i, to CCAT's Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC). Yasda is well known for its manufacture of machining centers with high precision and high durability characteristics. The expansion of the AMC to include this technology is a milestone in CCAT's development of a center for machining excellence.
The H40i is ideal in highly accurate & efficient applications in aerospace component, die mold and other complicated, work piece machining. Ideal for precision applications demanding tight tolerances, the H40i offers high accuracy and high efficiency in complicated simultaneous 5-axis ap plications. A lightened spindle and column unit improves responsiveness while maintaining the rigidity of the machine bed, and synchronized positioning of each axis as shown in the data of "simultaneous 5-axis cutting" achieves greater simultaneity by superior balance between linear axes and rotary axes. The H40i features a double face, contact type spindle as standard for high speed and high accuracy machining. A large inverter cooler, plus cooling system for the spindle jacket minimizes power loss of the spindle during high speed operation. All Yasda's products, including the H40i, consist of the principle of manufacturing, "More accurate machinings than the accuracy of the machine itself is impossible." This is the same concept behind the JIG BORER, which Yasda also produces. To learn more about the H40i please visit www.yasda.com.
The H40i will be situated at CCAT's Machining Applications Laboratory (MAL) located at the AMC. The precision machining center provides the ability to machine a wide range of parts and materials with increased efficiency. The unique capabilities of this machine will allow local and regional manufacturers to test out new machining processes for operating efficiency improvement.
"CCAT's knowledge of the needs of the manufacturing community allows us to continuously find and present innovative technologies designed to enhance efficiency and flexibility," commented Elliot A. Ginsberg, President & CEO of CCAT. "The Yasda H40i supports CCAT's continued commitment to enhancing the competitive advantage of manufacturers."
The machine will be available for demonstrations upon request and also for companies interested in working with CCAT to improve their machining efficiencies through cycle time optimization.
For more information please contact Bob Torrani at 860-282-4223.
ABOUT CCAT
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) helps private and public entities to apply innovative tools and practices to increase efficiencies, improve workforce development and boost competitiveness. CCAT functions as a unique economic development organization that combines expertise in cutting-edge technology with specialized centers of excellence in manufacturing, education, training, energy, and entrepreneurialism. Throughout these efforts, we promote partnership between industry, academia, and government to create a new collaborative framework for addressing 21st-century economic challenges.
About Yasda Precision America:
Yasda first started in a small factory in 1929 in Osaka City, Japan, producing engine
cylinder boring machines. 2009 marked our 80th anniversary and through the last 80 years we have constantly strived to make the best machines in the world using our highly skilled engineers with a high level of unique engineering expertise handed down through the generations to produce the most accurate and reliable machines. A principle technique used when building every machine, Yasda hand scrapes components to ensure accuracy.
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