On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:18:00 GMT, Anthony
wrote:

(DaveB) wrote in
:




We do it all the time with applications that make leadscrews
impossible.

The last five machines we built have had zero follow-up calls.

This must be an area that you are unfamiliar with.
Daveb


Dave,
We used to have a floor full of hydraulic fed machines. They work, but
can be troublesome. We still use hydraulics for one axis on one certain
CNC machine type (It is a CNC axis - X axis specifically). Works great,
adjustable in increments of 0.0002 microns _diameter_. Very stable.
But....when it has issues...it has serious issues and downtime and tuning
can be a lengthy and tedious process.

--
Anthony

You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make
better idiots.

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I agree Anthony, no one is more surprised how well the machines we
build run than me.

I went way out as far as warranty on this type machine ,not really
knowing how reliable they would be both from the software as well as
hardware aspect.

One advantage we have is we build it, so it makes it easier to
troubleshoot and tune.

Having good heat exchanger and well filtered oil is one important
issue.

Look forward to meeting you at ITMS.


Daveb