MACHINERY
HERE COMETH THE COMET
» GIVEN THAT IT IS THE FIRST Emmegi Comet R4I model to be installed in the UK , ‘ Here Cometh the Comet ’ seems an appropriate title for a two-minute time-lapse video which charts the arrival of the 5-axis CNC machine at Alitex ’ s factory in rural Hampshire .
Alitex manufactures high-end Victorian-style aluminium greenhouses and conservatories and already has ten Emmegi machines installed , ranging from a single head saw supplied way back in 2002 to a five axis Satellite XT machining centre supplied in 2016 .
This time around , driven by the renewed focus on gardens and outdoor space which has been one of the features of the pandemic , the company needed to expand its machining capacity still further to keep up with demand .
Following discussions with Emmegi ( UK ), Alitex chose the brand-new Comet R4I model , which is the latest version of Emmegi ’ s 5-axis , 4m Comet R4 machining centre . The I stands for ‘ Independent ’ because it offers independent positioning of the motorised vices . While the electrospindle is operating in one area , the
machine can be automatically setting up the vices ready for machining in the next , saving significant amounts of operator time .
The Comet R4I further optimises efficiency by machining from -15 ° to 90 ° on the horizontal axis and a full 360 ° on the vertical axis . It has a 12-piece tool magazine with guaranteed fast changeover and a mobile worktable to make for easy loading and unloading of bar lengths up to 4m .
Having been an Emmegi customer for so long , Alitex had complete faith in the delivery and installation of the machine , even during the current restrictions . The team were particularly impressed by the fact that Emmegi in the UK arranged a virtual Factory Approval Test ( FAT ) of the Comet R4I at its factory in Italy before it was delivered .
Emmegi ’ s Sales Manager , Andrew Jones , explained : “ Some of the Alitex team were originally scheduled to travel out to Italy to carry out the FAT test for themselves , which was obviously not possible under the current restrictions , but we worked out the next best thing .”
Now that the new machine has been installed , it is generating considerable interest amongst other UK customers . Alitex is so pleased with the installation that , while travel to Italy still requires extended quarantine , it is allowing serious potential buyers to see the machine in action at its factory just outside of Petersfield .
Alitex ’ s two-minute time lapse video shows the Comet R4I arriving on the lorry from Emmegi , followed by the unloading , installation and set-up . Viewers who watch to the end can catch a glimpse of Andrew Jones himself who was on site for the big day .
More details at : www . emmegi . com and www . alitex . co . uk
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