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Alpha XS Series: The Alpha XS series offers a choice of sixadvanced technology lathes. The new generation Fanuc 21 i TBcontrols with colour touch screen and bespoke software systems gives you full CNC capability. They are ideal for turning small-to-medium sized batches with fast, high quality repeatability,excellent accuracy and surface finish and, most importantly of all, lower component production costs. Alpha 1550XM: Extremely versatile, this machine provides allthe features of the Alpha XS with the additional capacity for highprecision full C - axis milling as well as turning. This...

The superb new Alpha X Series from Colchester-Harrison offers a choice of fifteen advanced technology CNC CombinationLathes to suit all types of high-precision turning applications. All Alpha X Series lathes are perfectly suited to producing detailedand intricate one-offs to the highest standard of finish and accuracy. With their advanced Fanuc control and softwaresystems,they are ideal for turning small-to-large sized batches with fast, high quality repeatability, excellent accuracy and surface finishand, most importantly of all, lower component production costs.Alpha quality, plus a wide...

Strength, reliability, versatility, ease of operation and accuracy have always been bywords for Colchester-Harrison lathes. This pedigree comes from our continuous commitment to develop and enhance our world famous lathes. Today, advancednew technologies are integrated into all Alpha lathes for market leading performance combined with our traditional build quality and durability. In addition, the award winning Alpha 1550XM has the capability for milling as well as turning. This innovative machine introduces an extra dimension especially for customers who have previously invested in separate...

All Alpha XT lathes are fitted with the latest Fanuc control available on the market today. The Fanuc 0 i Mate TC control gives you the option of manual or automatic operation and includes over 200 standard featuresincluding Custom Macro B, Rigid Tapping and 256K Part Program Memory. This control will immediately increase yourproductivity and will continue to do so year after year. In manual mode it employs Fanucs latest version of Manual Programming Turn Mate i which is acclaimed to be the simplestand most user friendly teach lathe control in the world.In automatic mode we use FanucҒs...

Profile Programming Tool Setting ISOProgramming > i Complex contours can be easilyproduced using clear andunderstandable icons. Contours aregenerated using simple elements such as line, arc and chamfer commands. Tool positions can be easily and quickly set using simple tounderstand icon driven input screensto assist non-experienced operators. ISO functionality (CNC) allows experienced operators to run programs previously used on other machines and/orgenerate new programs themselves. This allows the 8 station automatic turret to be offered as an option enabling full automatic machining....

All Alpha XS lathes are fitted with a customised Fanuc control that gives you the option of manual or automatic operation viaa simple key switch. In manual mode, the control employs the latest upgraded version of Colchester-Harrisons own "AlphaSystem" which is acclaimed by thousands of Alpha users to be the simplest and most shop floor friendly teach lathe control inthe world. In automatic mode, the full strength of FanucҒs latest technology is brought into play with the Manual Guide i programming system. This conversational system has been completely revamped from previous generations to...

Unique control software developed by our engineers to enable you todouble, triple or even quadruple your productivity compared with otherturning methods. The reason our Alpha System is so simple, practicaland shop floor friendly is that our engineers are lathe specialists. > Turn the key and you are turning manually. Its assimple as that! The manual screen display shows X and Z positions just like a DRO plus spindle speed, tool number and feed rate. Alpha System uses easily recognisable screen graphics along with simple question and answer prompts to guide you. It is also thereason that the...

Manual Guide i is the latest and most powerfulconversational programming system from Fanuc. It offersthe most comprehensive and feature laden aid that any lathe programmer could want and becomes available onthe Alpha XS when the keyswitch on the control panel isturned to the automatic position. Manual Guide i has a more powerful graphics packagethan many commercial CAD/CAM systems. After aprogramme has been created, a simulated component can be viewed in any direction, or as a 3D model that can becut or sectioned or magnified to see detail.This simulated component can then be animated to...

1. Use the TOOL CALL AND START page2. Call up roughing cycle3. You will be prompted to enter roughing cuttinginformation, speeds, feeds etc.4. Follow the on screen instructions to draw your part5. Store this shape as a part programme 6. Use the toolchange cycle page for finishing tool7. Call up finishing cycle8. Enter finish cutting information9. Call up saved shape (there is no need to re enter shape information for finishing cut)10. Finally use the customised cycle to part off and/orend machining Manual Guide i Օ10.4 (264mm) LCD colour touchscreenԕMDI keyboardG10 offset value...

it isalready proving highly attractive to specialist engineering tool-rooms in many countries. The award winning Colchester-Harrison Alpha 1550XM manual/CNC lathe is the first Alpha ever produced withthe capability for high-precision C-axis milling as well as metal turning. Effectively ڑtwo machines in one, this milling option builds on the features of the XS making it a highly versatile and cost-effective machine for a wide range of advanced machining applications, with full contouring capability and positional accuracy of +/- 0.01 > The Capto toolpost is a totally modular system with...