Citizen lathes bring competitive advantages

Turning with a future Citizen lathes bring competitive advantages

2024-05-03 Source: Citizen Machinery Europe | Translated by AI 4 min Reading Time

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Whether it's long-turning or short-turning machines - Citizen Machinery Europe thus promotes more profitable component production in terms of productivity, quality, and precision, it says ...

Citizen Machinery Europe from Esslingen explains here why with the right lathes, which can be customized, one can be well prepared for the future. An example is the combination of machining and laser cutting, as seen here.(Image: Citizen) — Citizen Machinery Europe from Esslingen explains here why with the right lathes, which can be customized, one can be well prepared for the future. An example is the combination of machining and laser cutting, as seen here.
(Image: Citizen)

Automation in industrial series part production is a continuously present topic, notes Citizen Machinery Europe from Esslingen. Whether it's reshoring, cost and rationalization pressure, shortage of skilled workers, work and process safety, or production sustainability - both small and medium-sized companies and corporations are faced with the challenge of making processes and tasks increasingly economical, efficient, and as pleasant as possible for their employees. In series production at metal-processing companies, however, automation ensures more favorable manufacturing, stable processes, and thus increased efficiency of plants. In particular, lathes offer an ideal environment for supporting automation systems, according to Citizen, because they can optimally utilize the numerous advantages. This opens up new possibilities for industrial production. Therefore, Citizen offers comprehensive, integrated machine concepts for turning.

These are the most important Citizen innovations

Whether Cincom long-turning or Miyano short-turning machines - Citizen Machinery Europe enables numerous companies worldwide in the metal-processing industry to manufacture components more profitably. The company from Esslingen sees itself as a pioneer and innovator when it comes to turning machining. Examples include the industry 4.0 control software, the LFV technology for chip control, the integration of laser technology into lathes, the automatic tool changer ATC, and self-developed robot cells for automating the Citizen lathes. What's also special is that virtually no lathe leaves the Citizen factory halls as a standard model because the company focuses on customer orientation. And here we go into detail ...

Turning is much better with smart functions

One example of how a Citizen lathe can be individualized is the development of control software as part of Industry 4.0. This enables communication between networked plants, so that they can be easily integrated into an existing network of ERP and MES systems. For example, even complex production processes can be easily set in motion in parallel with a network of several machines using a QR code or mobile application, as the people from Esslingen explain. In combination with predictive maintenance management and remote maintenance options, almost 100 percent machine availability can be achieved at the user's site due to digital networking, it is emphasized.

This is how to avoid tangled chips and buildup edges

In terms of control technology, the Citizen feature "Low Frequency Vibration" Cutting (LFV) is revolutionizing the machining process. Because chips from titanium, stainless steels, copper, or aluminum are delicate components in the manufacturing process that can jeopardize the goal of guaranteeing tightly set tolerances. To prevent tool options and special accessories from getting stuck in the production flow, the smaller the chips, the greater the process reliability. LFV is the versatile and effective machining technique developed by Citizen, with optimal chip control. In three selectable modes, the chips generated during turning are controlled and broken using oscillating movement, Citizen explains the principle. The LFV technique can be activated and also deactivated by inserting G-codes into the program. As a result, problems such as uncontrolled tangled chips and built-up edges - depending on the material to be processed - can be avoided. Markus Reißig, managing director of Citizen, notes: "Machine stoppages, for example due to long chips, can be significantly reduced in this way. In addition, LFV offers a number of other advantages for increasing precision and profitability. The cutting resistance decreases, built-up edges are avoided, and tool life can be significantly extended."

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