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A Welcome

Power Cut

The quest for reducing levels of
power consumption in the global
metal cutting sector is not a new trend;
today it has become an essential
technical requirement. Industry’s
greater understanding of its
environmental protection
and sustainability
responsibilities has
ensured the development
of processes, materials
and machines that
significantly reduce
power consumption
during machining
operations.

In addition to ensuring
more efficient machining
strategies when compared to
their heavy-duty predecessors,
modern machining centers
require less power whilst delivering
improved performance capabilities.
Previously, a typical production process
was divided into primary and final cutting tasks
that were performed on two machines. The first
powerful machine removed most of the stock,
and a more precise procedure was then used to
achieve the final required shape and to create the
necessary surface finish. Today, a single process
often achieves these results in half the time. Fast
and less load machining results in increased
productivity and consumes less cutting power. In
addition, the reduction of power means that the
forces acting on the machine’s main units (spindle,

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