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WENZEL
L Group Gm
mbH & Co . KG, 9785
59 Wiestha
al
Hall 8 / Stand
S
J11
29 Octob
ber 2014
Design Proc
cess
Innovativve Solutions for the D
Wenzel Presen
nts New Excalib
bur 2-Ax
xis CNC Milling
Head
Wenzel is
s a leading provider o
of complete solutions for the wh ole design
process. For
F
milling of extreme
ely fine surrfaces out of clay or rigid foam
models Wenzel
W
prese
ents at Euro
oMold 2014 in Frankfurrt the new E
Excalibur 2Axis CNC Milling Head for the firs
st time.
e milled dire
ectly with the
e Excalibur m
milling head
Complex frree form surrfaces can be
mounted on
o a coordina
ate measurin
ng machine. The new Excalibur imppresses with
nd a freely adjustable speed of uup to 8,500
its high ca
apacity of 200
2
watts an
revolutionss per minute
e. Also imp
provements in terms off repeatabilitty, (0.002°)
resolution of
o the rotary
y axes (0.002
2°), and concentricity of the spindle (0.025 mm)
have been
n achieved. Thus,
T
it is p
possible to mill
m surfaces
s of the highhest quality
faster than ever.
er and Easy
y Operation
More Powe
The dimensions of the new Excalib
bur have been reduced, thus the workking volume
as increased
d. The mechanical adapttation to the machine is
of the entirre system ha
achieved by
b the integra
ation of a too
ol-less quick-change system. Use of tthe machine
as a coordinate measuring machine
e is possible
e by easy ada
aptation of thhe universal
h
Thus, marking toolls or rotate and
a swivel heads with toouch probes
mounting head.
can be excchanged on the same m
machine with a few simple steps. In pparallel with
the Excalib
bur, the 2-Axiis Milling Hea
ad DMH 200
0 can also be
e used on thee machine.
D
200 is the
t solution for all tasks
s that do not require CNC
C control of
The new DMH
the 2-Axis Milling Head
d. In the latesst version DM
MH 200 the bearing
b
and tthe housing
i
Th
he tool diam
meter has be
een expande
ed through thhe use of a
has been improved.
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new spindle. Both the DMH
D
200, ass well as the
e new Excalibur can be uused with 3,
1 mm milling
g cutters.
6, 10 and 16
Apart from the function
nal innovation
ns, the shap
pe of Excalibur has beenn adapted to
dustrial desig
gn of Wenze
el coordinate measuring machines.
m
Thhe result for
the new ind
the designe
ers and modelers who wo
ork daily with
h the solution
n is a unifiedd, functional,
and not lea
ast an aesthe
etic look and feel.
erview
Image Ove
Image 1: The 2-Axis CNC
C Milling Head Excalibur millls a 1:1 autom
mobile model oout of clay.
(Source: WE
ENZEL)
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Image 2: 2-A
Axis CNC Milliing Head Exca
alibur (Source
e: WENZEL)
About WENZEL Group
p
WENZEL Group
G
GmbH
H & Co. KG iss one of the leading man
nufacturers oof metrology
solutions. The
T wide ran
nge of WEN
NZEL products includes solutions
s
in tthe fields of
coordinate measuring machines, gear metro
ology, comp
puted tomoggraphy and
h speed scan
nning. The ccompany has
s customers in many induustries such
optical high
as automotive and aerrospace, mecchanical eng
gineering, as
s well as subbcontractors
i these sec
ctors. Subsid
diaries as well
w
as sales and servicce partners
operating in
worldwide represent th
he companyy in more th
han 50 coun
ntries. WEN ZEL Group
0 people.
employs more than 650
ntact
Press Con
Steffen Hocchrein | Phon
ne: +49 6020
0 201-6114 | Fax +49 6020 201-66 6 114
steffen.hocchrein@wenz
zel-group.com
com
m | www.wenzel-group.c
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