M A C H I N E R Y
NUM COLLABORATES
WITH CHINESE
MACHINE BUILDER
TO DEVELOP 8-AXIS CNC MULTI-FUNCTION MACHINING CENTRE
OPMT’s new ML125 8-axis multifunction
machining centre.
CNC specialist NUM has helped the
Chinese machine building company
Original Point Machine Tools (OPMT)
to develop an advanced 8-axis
CNC machining centre capable of
processing many different types of
materials, including metal, ceramics,
glass and cemented carbide.
OPMT is a relatively small but
fast-growing company based in
Fo’shan – of Guangdong Province –
in south China. It is rapidly acquiring
a reputation for innovative complex
engineering: after developing a
highly successful 4-axis milling
centre for an automotive production
line, it then created a compact
5-axis milling station for the dental
industry.
For its latest project, OPMT was
asked by Guangdong University of
Technology to develop a machining
centre that combined high speed
laser cutting and milling capabilities.
This key provincial university is
located in Guangzhou, Guangdong
Province, China, and provides
a wide range of courses, with a
major emphasis on engineering.
OPMT chose to partner with NUM
for its CNC expertise and with the
Xi'an Zhongke Microcrystalline
Manufacturing Company and the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
to help with some of the complex
materials processing issues.
The result is the ML125 8-axis
multi-function machining centre.
The machine has a dual laser head
that is capable of switching between
a 20 watt picosecond laser for
very high speed cutting and an
ultrafast 10 watt femtosecond laser
for improved process quality. The
femtosecond laser is capable of
drilling and cutting almost any type
Performs precision
high speed laser
cutting and milling
with single clamping
operation
The ML125 machining centre is entirely controlled by
NUM’s latest-generation Flexium+ 68 CNC platform.
42 August 2018