Heavy Engineering Retrofit

Large component manufacturing in heavy engineering industries such as shipbuilding, power generation, mining, paper, steel making, truck, rail and defence requires massive and sometimes gigantic machine tools and special purpose machines.

Retrofitting these kind of machines requires special expertise. Recognised in Australia and Asia as the leading company in this field, CNC Design fits new Siemens CNC systems and converts large manually operated machines to CNC.

The replacement cost of a new machine in this size range is above $1 million. Retrofitting can be a very good investment, typically only 10% to 30% of the new machine price.

Specialised technology and knowhow has been developed by CNC Design for Roll Grinders, Wheel turning and re-profiling lathes and Gear Grinding machines and we are a world leader in these fields.

We offer you a turkey solution and support your people with traning and service. We offer the latest technology and you only have to deal with one supplier.

Solution

• Siemens CNC and drive systems are used by the large machine builders worldwide. Gantry axes, parallel axes, multiple spindles, head changers, complex hydrostatic lubrication systems or special machining attachments can all be controlled by SINUMERIK.
• We have installed Siemens AC servomotors up to 300Nm and main spindle drive up to 400kW.
• Heidenhain precision linear scales and position encoders are used for accurate position measurement.
• New electrical cabinets and machine cabling ensure reliability.
• SINUMERIK functions such as geometry error compensation, tool management and graphic simulation improve machining accuracy, performance and easy of use.