CNC cylindrical grinder by Fermat Machine Tool, automated by B&R

Ond™ej Zoubek, R&D director at Fermat Machine Tool, says: "The open CNC control allowed us to implement our own processing cycles, supported by graphical visualisations. As a result, the operator doesn't need any knowledge of CNC programming. The B&R control system allows us to offer our customers a flexible and reliable grinder with maximum performance and minimum maintenance effort."

Fermat Machine Tool, s.r.o. has been able to achieve high surface grinding precision - up to 1um. Such high-quality results were made possible by ACOPOS multi motion control with an external linear measurement system from Heidenhain. An open NC program interpreter provided smooth migration from the previous system. The BUB E 40/1000 CNC grinder is designed for high-precision universal grinding, both axial and surface grinding, with a fixed or oscillating table. The machine is suitable for production of work pieces in small or medium batch sizes.

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