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Protocon Engineering Ltd | Stock Road | Southend | Essex | SS2 5QF | 01702 612312

BSI Registered to EN9100:2018  / AS9100D & JISQ 9100:2016 / ISO 9001:2015 / EN9104-001:2013


     
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Protocon Engineering Ltd - Precision Engineers

PLANT CAPACITY

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Machining Centres

Fanuc RoboDril D21 MiA5

robo drill

The Fanuc RoboDril D21 MiA5 is a high power machining centre, which complements the existing 5 Robodrills in the machine shop.

The slightly larger footprint of this D21 means it is better suited in our adjoining factory workspace, alongside our other HAAS Vertical machining centres.

The new machine boasts an impressive 24,000 rpm High Speed Spindle, and 21 tool storage carousel, ideally suited for the variety of parts machined for the Medical Industry and for the civil and military Aerospace sectors.

Both machines have DNC Links to our Gibbs-Cam, allows off-line programming for both 2D CAD drawing files, and full solid models.

Cut paths can be directly inputted to all our CNC machine centres though our dedicated post processors and DNC links.

Fanuc Robodrill Alpha T21iD (2 off)

21 tool station machines with 20,000rpm, Renishaw probing and Renishaw Laser Tool Detection.

Fanuc Robodrill Alpha T21iF (2 off)

21 tool station machines with 24,000rpm, Renishaw probing and Renishaw Laser Tool Detection.

Haas VF-2SS

A 24 tool station machine with a direct drive in-line spindle giving 12,000rpm. Fitted with Renishaw probing the machine has a table size of 762 x 406 x 508mm

Haas VF-2SS

Haas CNC Rotary Indexers

Fully programmable these indexers use 5C and 16C collets.

HAAS VF-2SS Vertical Machining Centre

Super-Speed Vertical Machining Center; 30" x 16" x 20" (762 x 406 x 508 mm), 40 taper, 30 hp (22.4 kW) vector drive, 12,000 rpm, inline direct-drive, high-speed 24+1 side-mount tool changer, 1400 ipm (35.6 m/min) rapids, 1 MB program memory, 15" color LCD monitor, USB port, memory lock keyswitch, rigid tapping and 55-gallon (208 liter) flood coolant system.


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Lathes

Hitachi Seiki TS15 lathe

Hardinge GS42 Mill / Turn Centre

42mm dia bar capacity, 12 station through coolant turret with Live Tooling and 'C' axis

Hitachi Seiki TS15 CNC lathe with magazine bar feed

1.5/8" dia bar capacity through spindle, programmable tailstock and tool setting

Hardinge Conquest T42 with Fanuc 18T control

1.5/8" dia bar capacity through spindle, programmable tailstock and tool setting

Eguro Nuclet 10 Lathe

27mm capacity with magazine bar feed - gang tooled machine

Hardinge Conquest GT27SP

Presetter

Super precision machine with 27mm capacity and bar feed - gang tooled machine

Haas SL20

20HP 5000rpm machine with 50mm capacity through spindle. Programmable tailstock

HAAS ST-10T Lathe Turning Centre

CNC Lathe; 14" x 14" (356 x 356 mm) max capacity, 16.25" (413 mm) swing, 15 hp (11.2 kW) vector drive, 6000 rpm, A2-5 spindle, 6.5" (165 mm) chuck, 12-station bolt-on turret, 15" color LCD monitor, memory lock keyswitch, USB port and rigid tapping. Standard toolholder kit included with BOT turret.


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EDM

Robo cut

Fanuc Robocut EDM C400i A

The Fanuc Robocut EDM C400i A can take work pieces up to a maximum of 700 x 555 x 250mm, and is a logical addition to their existing Fanuc EDM Wire Cut Machine Alpha OC (4 axis).

Protocon have significant experience eroding a wide variety of materials, and extremely tight tolerances and a high surface finish can also be obtained.

Wire eroding allows cutting extremely intricate contours, cavities and patterns with minimal damage to the overall structure of the substance.

Complex shapes that would otherwise be difficult to produce with conventional cutting tools cut be machined using this process on extremely hard material to very close tolerances.


Fanuc Robodcut

Fanuc EDM Wire Cut Machine Alpha OC (4 axis)

Automatic wire feed and 'lights out' machining capability


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INSPECTION EQUIPMENT


Inspection

Mitutoyo euro-c-a544 Measuring machine

Mitutoyo Co-ordinate Measuring Machine

Protocon invested in a Mitutoyo Co-ordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Model Euro-Apex C544 in June 2001.

The machine is fully equipped for CNC Operation. Measuring Range X axis 500mm Y Axis 400mm Z Axis 400mm Resolution 0.0005mm

Machine Features

Features The machine includes a fully CNC probe changer and a motorised Indexing Probe Head System.

The Temperature Compensation unit makes allowance for fluctuations in temperature automatically. Anticipated future upgrade to include handling of electronic data (solid models).

Additional Co-ordinate Measuring Machine

Our additional Co-ordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) is now installed and commissioned;
The new CMM is situated alongside our current machine in a brand new temperature controlled inspection facility in the new premises.

The existing machine has been upgraded so that they are both compatible and work / programs can be interchanged between the two. Like the existing unit the new machine has full CNC capabilities and automatic probe changing which enables most features to be checked in one setting.

Co-ordinate Measuring Machine Co-ordinate Measuring Machine Co-ordinate Measuring Machine

Other Inspection


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General Equipment

Power press

Presses

Grinding and Honing

Conventional Lathes / Milling Machines

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CAM

Photograph of computer displaying CAM Computer Aided Manufacture

Protocon's CAM system Gibbs-Cam, allows off-line programming for all our CNC machine centres, for both 2D CAD drawing files, and full solid models.

Cut paths can be directly inputted to all our CNC machine centres though our dedicated post processors and DNC links.

Production Advantages:

Supported Formats

Our Gibbs-Cam system currently supports the following formats:

Traditional paper drawings can be readily converted into cut paths using either our Visual CADD, CAD system or Gibbs internal drawing pallet.


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