Stewart Platform Hexapod / Parallel Kinematics based cnc machines in the U.S.
The dialog about open source cnc hard/soft ware was very
informative. What feedback/information does the group have on the Stewart Platform Hexapod / Parallel Kinematics based cnc machines? With the recent boosts in computer power/speed it appears these are becoming practical for a number of applications, although an automatic tool changer may be a challenge. It appears these intrinsically have 6-axis capability, the three traditional [XYZ] orthogonal axis and limited rotations [ABC] about these. This design appears to eliminate the need for large castings/weldments, and the extremely high hand precision [i.e. expensive] grinding/scraping typical of traditional way type cnc machine tools. It also appears to make transportation and setup much easier/cheaper because of their much lighter weight. Is anyone using one of these in a production environment? How is the programming compared to the traditional machines? Given the amount/complexity of the actual position code I can see why a pre-compiled tool path would be required. I found a bunch of sites on google - a few that caught my eye we Retrofits: http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0900rt1.html http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0204rt1.html New US manufacturer [ I would love to have one of these in my garage, but 60k$US is a little steep ] http://home.wi.rr.com/pathfind/ Uncle George |
Stewart Platform Hexapod / Parallel Kinematics based cnc machines in the U.S.
F. George McDuffee wrote in
: I found a bunch of sites on google - a few that caught my eye we Retrofits: http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0900rt1.html http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0204rt1.html New US manufacturer [ I would love to have one of these in my garage, but 60k$US is a little steep ] http://home.wi.rr.com/pathfind/ This site is one of my favorites http://www.parallemic.org/ One of the coolest machines that I've seen that was actually practical was the one by Honda Engineering. I'm having trouble finding it with Google but here is an old MMS article that mentions it: http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/019905.html I was at that JIMTOF show and spent some time talking to one of their engineers about the machine. Fast doesn't even begin to describe it. Holy friggen s**t, comes pretty close. -- Dan |
Stewart Platform Hexapod / Parallel Kinematics based cnc machines in the U.S.
On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:01:22 -0600, F. George McDuffee
wrote: What feedback/information does the group have on the Stewart Platform Hexapod / Parallel Kinematics based cnc machines? Start he http://tinyurl.com/7tje2 HTH -- Cliff |
Stewart Platform Hexapod / Parallel Kinematics based cnc machines in the U.S.
On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:01:22 -0600, F. George McDuffee
wrote: This design appears to eliminate the need for large castings/weldments, and the extremely high hand precision [i.e. expensive] grinding/scraping typical of traditional way type cnc machine tools. http://tinyurl.com/bunzl RIP, Hoyt McKagen -- Cliff |
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