tooling solutions last longer and perform better than its competitors. “High-quality designed and machined rolls may cost a little more, but they are an investment and help customers save time and money by reducing re-profiling and replacement costs, limiting potential downtime (caused by tooling changeovers), and by ensuring that customers’ mills keep rolling.” Future Although the Puma GT 3100L has only recently been installed, such has been its performance over the last few months (and the performance of its two previously-acquired machines from Mills), that Bowers & Jones has continued its investment programme with Mills by placing an order for a new DN Solutions’ VTR 1216F vertical ram-type lathe. This will be the company’s first vertical lathe investment. With its fixed cross-beam, wide-column and box guideway design, large turning diameter and length (1600mm and 1250mm), and 45kW/400rpm spindle, the VTR 1216F will enable Bowers & Jones to machine larger and heavier roll and ring-type components, including larger piercing rolls. “Instead of clamping larger diameter rolls in a horizontal lathe which takes time and, if not careful, can lead to deformation and out-of- roundness during machining, the investment in the VTR 1216F, with its rigid design and large chuck, will enable us to machine these larger components much more effectively and help us (significantly) reduce set up and part cycle times.” n
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