Machines, technology debut at Midwest Discover More With Mazak

Mazak Corp.’s Discover More With Mazak technology and education event at its Midwest Technology Center in Schaumburg, Illinois, will be May 5-6, 2020. Featuring the Midwestern debut of several machine tools, the show will also highlight the North American debut of the Variaxis C-600, a full simultaneous 5-axis multi-tasking machining center featuring a flexible, automation-ready design and the new Mazatrol SmoothAi CNC.

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Event attendees will have the opportunity to attend interactive presentations, discuss how Mazak can help them reach their goals, discuss specific machining challenges with Mazak applications experts, and learn more about how Mazak partners with its customers.

Visitors will also find out how Mazak delivers manufacturing solutions to tackle the toughest machining challenges and will experience the capabilities of 20 advanced Mazak turning, vertical, 5-axis and multi-tasking machines, including machines manufactured in Mazak's Florence, Kentucky-based North American headquarters as well as the Midwest premiere of nine advanced machine tools.

A U.S. premire, the Variaxis C-600 is an advanced 5-axis solution with a wide variety of optional features, automation-ready machine enclosure, operator-friendly ergonomic design, and improved productivity, leveraging 40% faster rapid traverse rates, 4.5 second chip-to-chip automatic tool changer, double-ended tilting table, and robust C-frame construction for shorter non-cut times and faster cycle times.

Featuring a Mazatrol SmoothAi control configured specifically for 5-axis machining, the Variaxis C-600 has access to a wide range of functions, from the digital synchronization through Mazatrol Twins to artificial-intelligence-powered machining modules such as Smooth Ai Spindle and Ai Thermal Shield.

Registration for the event is available here.