One Composites CTO, Dave Biggar, says

 Whilst investing in new advanced manufacturing technology may be perceived as a high risk, our experienced team quickly mastered the technology and identified a growing demand for large-scale 3D printed and/or machined components. The implementation of this technology has significantly increased our efficiency and versatility, enabling us to combine external project work with initial lightweight composite body production. As a result, our equipment is now being fully utilised, creating a need for additional production capacity and growth in our One Composites business.

The results were outstanding, as also confirmed by the words of Mr. Michael Baker, Quickstep Operation's Manager:

The Matrix is an old machine and was equipped with a SINUMERIK 840D Powerline, SIMODRIVE 611D drive system, and no head-calibration software. Quickstep was concerned that spare parts would become harder to source, so we undertook the upgrade to install the SINUMERIK ONE NCU 1760 and SINAMICS S120 Control & Drive System, new SIMOTICS X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis and C-axis servomotors with new power and encoder cables, and installation of the latest head-calibration software. We also installed RFID’s on all our pallets to streamline program selection, and worked with CNC Design to develop a range of custom screens to make machine operation more intuitive. Our goal was to give the Matrix a new lease on life and reduce the risk of collisions, and with CNC Design’s expertise, we have achieved this.”

Mr. Dennis Damsma, Toyota Design Australia Studio Engineering & Milling Manager:

 At Toyota Design Australia, speed and reliability is highly important when we use our milling machines. The retrofit activity completed by CNC Design has significantly improved the Rambaudi H60L 5-axis CNC machine performance in terms of speed and accuracy. Integrating the latest Siemens SINUMERIK ONE platform and drives will provide Toyota Design Australia with improved capability in order to create ever-better design prototypes, including full scale models.

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Mr. Sam D’Amico, Engineering Manager at Nexans explains his decision to work with CNC Design:

 CNC Design provided us with the most cost effective, low risk solution for our wire drawer. As a key asset in our plant, we needed to know they were capable, we also like the use of the new torque motors, which would put us ahead of our completion

Mr. Ueda President and CEO of Ueda Iron Works Co., Ltd. words: 

 After the conversion done by CNC Design, we have been using our MAAG shapers without any troubles. The removal of many mechanical settings and the user friendly operating panel are saving us so much time. Our MAAG shapers were revived completely by CNC Design.

We had an issue that shut our whole production line down. Local programmers could not solve the issue but CNC Design was able too not only get us back up and running but were able to fix our other units so that we have spares on our shelf.   

Dwaine McLean, Metecno PIR QLD

Mr. Steve Donald, the Managing Director of Acumat Australia, describes the cooperation with CNC Design in the process of retrofitting this machine:

 “CNC Design and Acumat have been working together for over three decades in retrofitting large machine tools. This is another project where the cooperation worked seamlessly. With CNC Design taking care of all topics related to the electrical design, hardware component selection and software development for the machine tool control system, and Acumat doing the mechanical transformation for this machine as required for full CNC control.”

We strongly recommend CNC Design for retrofitting & upgrading control systems for CNC machines. The dedicated & professional team has carried out the Titan’s new control retrofitting project successfully in due date with outstanding quality. Their team demonstrated a high level of punctuality, professionalism, expertise, and commitment to high quality throughout the project. We were particularly impressed with their attention to details and capability to address all challenges efficiently. We have no hesitation in recommending them to other valued customers those are looking for a reliable and skilled partner for hi-tech projects. 

Julius Salcedo​ • Technical Officer, Berg Engineering

Mark Rashidi  • Technical Coordinator, Berg Engineering

Easy to deal with and helped us resolve the issue we had. Thank you.

Rocco Minnella, Homag Australia Pty Ltd (Vic) 

Sigid and Dave dropped everything to get our machine up and running again.

 Very appreciative of their help.

Michael Pearce, Plate & Steel Industries 

Replies and assistance was quick and to the point.

 Mark Cyron, Classic Frosted Glass Pty Ltd