Fagor Automation has one of the widest products ranges for machine-tool equipment on the market. From now on, the catalogue will also include the new analog Remote Counter Station Sercos interface device (RCS-S).
Countdown at Upcoming Events
Fagor Automation will present their novelties at the AMB (Stuttgart, 18-22/09/2012) and BIMU (Milan, 02-06/10/2012) trade shows. Visitors will have the opportunity to know first hand their latest technological novelties in their range of Incremental and Absolute Linear Encoders as well as in their CNC range.
In the aerospace sector Masa bets on Fagor Automation
Some years ago, MASA (La Rioja, Spain) bet on increasing their productivity considerably as the only way to successfully compete in such a demanding and competitive sector as aerospace. For that, they decided to invest on the most advanced technologies mainly applied to their production means although within a complete and innovative program for restructuring the company in general.
New generation of encoders: Reading head removable from either end
Outstanding time-saving improvements with the new-generation steel-tape linear encoders up to 60 meters
Fagor Automation’s know-how, chain value analysis and the thorough study of external contributions have resulted in a unique product that further strengthens Fagor Automation’s leadership in feedback systems for long and extra long measuring lengths (from 3 m to 60 m).
CNC 8037, the solution for simple machines
Based on the platform of the CNC 8055 and keeping with our philosophy of offering an integral solution for machines, Fagor Automation, has launched the CNC 8037, the upgrade from the CNC 8035.
“Process Informer”, automatic sending of e-mails / SMS from the CNC
The Machine-tool industry in its permanent evolution is integrating functions coming from the latest communication technology.
Certain machining processes do not require constant operator presence to monitor them, either because it is an automated serial process or because the machining operation takes a long time. On the other hand, should an incident occur, the lack of operator presence may cause idle time that jeopardizes machine productivity.
Large number of orders at the BIEMH12
The 27th BIEMH ended on 2nd June, having been deemed a success both by the organisation and by exhibiting companies. The CNC sales manager of Fagor Automation, J.M. Larrañaga, expressed his satisfaction with the fine reception given to the powerful innovative platform of the CNC 8065 together with the programming facilities that have been applied to it.
Fagor Automation at the Metalloobrabotka and Mecanica 2012 exhibitions
Between May 28th and June 1st, Fagor Automation attended the Russian Machine Tool show, Metalloobrabotka which coincided with the BIEMH12 exhibition. This annual show had a surface of 34,000 m2 with 880 exhibitors, 63% of whom were local. Among the foreign importers, Moriseiki, DMG, MAGm Grupo Danobat, Charmiles, Okuma, Chmer and Sodick should be especially mentioned.
New Fagor Automation Technology Centre in Italy, Ivrea
Fagor Automation set up the Ivrea Technology Centre in early 2012 to strengthen its presence on the Italian market. Fagor Automation has worked in Italy for several years now and considers it a strategic market, given the innovative and technologically advanced character of Italian-produced machine tools.
«We create a link with our customers that goes far beyond a mere sales process»
Fagor Automation’s customers will soon be gathering at BIEMH’12, one of Europe’s most important Machine Tool sector trade fairs, which is being held for the 27th time. As at the 2010 Fair, expectations are somewhat conditioned by the current economic situation. Antón Sagasta, Fagor Automation’s CNC Systems Business Manager, talks about