By maximising on modular construction techniques, the latest generation of the popular Citizen Cincom A20 tops the economics league of CNC sliding head machines to major on the rewards generated by high performance / lower price ratios.
Featured at MACH 2016 on the Citizen Machinery UK stand 5640 as the European launch,
the five-axis Cincom A20-VII introduces the opportunity to extend its capacity with an option 25 mm bar size. The machine also has the added flexibility to be easily reset between normal guide bush and non-guide bush operation which can be carried out within just 30 mins.
This capability around the guide bush increases flexibility from the same machine frame plus improved economics when machining shorter workpieces with the added advantage of smaller bar end remnants. Due to the increased parts produced per bar length, this improves productivity through a lower frequency of bar changes while an extended machining stroke of up to 200 mm, reduces longer workpiece re-chucking time.
The original A20 series was launched a decade ago. Then it set the pace for its higher rigidity for a sliding head machine coupled with additional power to take more generous cuts and the fastest rapid traverse rates of any sliding head machine. This next generation maintains the same strategy but also capitalises on the lower cost factors associated with modularity of build and takes maximum advantage of using common frame and castings as the new ‘icon’ L-Series launched last year.
