Starrag Stand At MACH Will Be Magic

At MACH 2024, Starrag will present a host of new technologies that are yet to be seen in the UK. With so many machines receiving world premieres at EMO in September, the Starrag stand at MACH will be crammed with innovations. 

At the Birmingham NEC from the 15^th to the 19^th of April, Stand 320 in Hall 18 will have everything from new machine technologies, virtual showroom platforms and the new global market position. The ‘meet and greet’ booth even promises light entertainment with a magician performing on the stand. At MACH, Starrag will be presenting its latest innovations from across the company’s diverse portfolio of high-performance solution-driven machine tools. From the Bumotec product range, Starrag will present its latest turn/mill product lines that can now be viewed in the company’s new virtual showroom (https://showroomvud.starrag.com/).

Destined to be an attractive proposition for MACH visitors is the new Bumotec 191neo that was featured at EMO in September. This complete machining solution enables manufacturers to produce parts from bars or blanks; and with new generation linear motors, 7-axes and 3 spindles with 5 simultaneous axes and up to 90 tools – this exciting new arrival is destined to appeal to engineers visiting MACH. Designed for stable production with minimum operator intervention, the new 191neo incorporates a new MMI touchscreen interface with a Windows-based PC and a host of additional features and automation solutions.

Also new to the Starrag stable since the previous MACH show is the new Heckert H Compact Series. With the Heckert H Compact Series twin pallet horizontal machining centre, Starrag delivers the benefits of a horizontal with a compact footprint that will appeal to manufacturers. The new Compact Heckert X series is fitted with a trunnion table that provides an impressive high speed/rigid simultaneous 5 axis capability. It can also incorporate a high-speed table for turning with the Heckert T series. Designed with a monobloc mineral cast material base that is extremely vibration-absorbent and stiff, the machine has been designed for extremely high material removal rates. As expected from Starrag, the machine has a complete range of spindles available from a 30,000rpm spindle for cutting aluminium through to high-torque or geared spindles for machining titanium as well as quill spindles for extended reach.

Another newcomer to the Starrag family is the impressive STC1250 HD horizontal machining centre. As the latest addition to the renowned STC Series that has been designed to provide unrivalled economy in the machining of the most demanding aerospace structural parts, multi-blades and casings, the STC Series provides excellent static and dynamic properties as well as tried and tested rotatable head. The STC1250 HD offers a 1.25m by 1.25m pallet with a remarkably large work envelope for workpiece loads up to 5,000kg on the pallet. This is complemented by an X, Y and Z-axis travel of 2.2 by 1.5 by 2.1m with a swing diameter of 2.2m. The STC1250 HD is capable of reducing cycle times from Starrag’s current benchmark by a further 30% on large titanium and Inconel parts for the aerospace and power generation industries – making it the new benchmark for heavy-duty machining.

The Starrag team will also be keen to present the merits of the new Droop+ReinFOGS HD at MACH 2024. Designed for large components, the Droop+Rein FOGS HD is a 6-axis overhead gantry type machining centre available in a variety of dimensions with traverse paths from 3 to 31m in the X-axis, 3 to 6m in the Y-axis and 1.5 to 2.5m in the Z-axis. The Droop+Rein FOGS HD is an efficient 50 to 100kW powerhouse that delivers unsurpassed precision with fast and dynamic axes movement and an extremely high torque range from 2,400 to 7,500Nm.