GF Machining Solutions' Smart Manufacturing System Boosts Production

GF Machining Solutions features its advancements in tooling, automation and software from System 3R. System 3R is designed to help boost manufacturing output through smart productivity solutions regardless of machine make or model.

The company says its modular tooling reference system minimizes setup times while maximizing spindle uptime for high output. Shops can increase profitability working with tooling systems for EDM and electrode manufacturing, parts production and powder compacting applications.

System 3R Automation offers scalable automation solutions for 24/7 production. Among those are the company’s WorkPal 1, WorkPartner 1+, Transformer WorkMaster and Transformer six-axis robot, all of which are said to shorten lead times and maximize ROI.

System 3R’s software solutions are designed to be user-friendly. Data can be entered, giving users an overview of their entire process chain. The various software solutions can also make information about workpieces, magazine positions, offset values and NC programs readily available.

The company’s software portfolio packages include WorkShopManager, CellManager, EasyCellManager, CellManager Light and BatchBuilder. For integration of all shop operations, WorkShopManager provides an overview of the complete process chain and management of the entire automation system.

CellManager is for up to 12 machines in a cell and supports different types of machines such as milling, sinker and wire EDM, laser, Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) and cleaning. EasyCell Manager applies to one to four machines, supporting milling and laser texturing only. EasyCellManager Light is for robotless systems encompassing as many as 12 machines in a cell with different types of machines such as milling, wire and sinker EDM, laser and CMM.

As an entry level software, BatchBuilder allows users to create job batches to run in their robot cells that have various types of milling, sinker and wire EDM, laser and CMM machines. Key benefits of the software include full process optimization, ease of use and added scheduling flexibility with process chain monitoring.