CNC link completed
October 2016

BUSINESS MICROS ALUMINIUM has completed a new CNC link between its LogiKal software system and an FOM machining centre.

The new machine has been installed at fabricator Skyglaze in Surrey, which produces aluminium roof lights and sliding and bi-fold doors.

The FOM machine offers a range of prep functions such as flow drilling and self-tapping and enables fabricators to achieve a more complete manufacturing solution. For Business Micros Aluminium, this has meant time spent setting up new preps within LogiKal to suit these more advanced set ups and the creation of new links between LogiKal and the FOMCam CAD/CAM software which controls the 2D and 3D machining.

Skyglaze now has all of its standard preps available within LogiKal so that it does not need to spend time creating them individually within FOMCam and assigning them manually on every profile. Crucially, this means that there is no risk of human error during the prep assignment process because all of the work is done automatically within the LogiKal CNC module.

Dean Hodges, Managing Director of Business Micros Aluminium says that the installation has demonstrated perfectly the level of expertise which exists at Business Micros and its ability to respond to virtually any machining requirement. He said: “With so much investment taking place in machinery at the moment, machine links are in huge demand and our team are fast and efficient, meaning customers can be up and running quickly and getting the very most out of their machines straightaway.”

When used with a bar code scanning function, the CNC module within LogiKal enables a machining centre to be operated with only minimal training because the profile can be cut, scanned and then machined accurately every time without the saw or CNC operator needing any specialised expertise.

Skyglaze’s director Matt Hardy said: “With so much change taking place in the business, it was good to have such an experienced and capable software partner at our side. We were already very comfortable using LogiKal in our office and the team at Business Micros Aluminium have made sure that it has been an easy transition for us to a fully automated configuration between the office and the factory. What could have been a disruptive period has actually been a really positive experience for us and we’re delighted with how both the software and the machine are now performing.”

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