Zimmermann Inc. Supplies Large Portal Milling Machine FZU37 to Major Compression Moldmaker in Michigan. Substantial increase of 30% in production resulting from large workspace, cutting capabilities and new generation Heidenhain CNC onboard.
Wixom, Michigan- Zimmermann, Inc. has installed and commissioned its FZU37 portal milling machine, with a 5m x 4m x 1.5m workpiece capacity, at Century Tool, a major tool and die manufacturer in Fenton, Michigan and part of the Tooling Tech Group. The machine has already proven its worth, according to the customer’s Director of Manufacturing, Tom Bradford, who notes, “The table size, speed and accuracy of this Zimmermann machine have already increased our capabilities by 30% or more.” Bradford and the operator on the machine, David Hawes, further note the benefits of the Heidenhain TNC7 control, the first machine tool installation in America for this advanced CNC, as a key factor in production planning, CAD/CAM integration, cycle performance and data logging. The CNC also features a visual simulator of the cutting path for cycle validation and in-process monitoring.