On a brand-new stand ANCA will showcase the next generation of technology enabling customers to grow capacity, improve profit margins and gain efficiencies.

The future of optimized cutting tool production, AIMS, connects sequential tool production processes – see it at IMTS, Chicago in September.

The ANCA machine process for femoral ball grinding, developed together with grinding wheel manufacturer Tyrolit, delivers quality and consistency in the finished femoral ball, using specialized machine control and application technology on the market-leading MX7 Linear CNC grinding machine.

Located in Peterborough, England, Marlor Tooling has been designing and manufacturing cutting tools for more than 20 years. The cutting tool manufacturer specializes in delivering innovative solutions for the aerospace, automotive, energy, woodworking and general subcontract markets.

Hugh Ingham started at ANCA as an applications engineer in 2015, and for three years, was involved in testing and the development of new standard products, as well as grinding applications for custom solutions.

This training video discusses things to look out for before the machine is switched on, including the air preparation unit, lubrication unit and any potential trip hazards around the machine. Once the machine is ready to be powered up, they go through the processes of homing all axes both manually and automatically, jogging the axes and setting up a warm-up cycle.

By Thomson Mathew, Software Product Manager, ANCA.

Learn how to set up a collet adaptor, a fundamental skill that all operators need to grind accurate tools and maintain stability of batch grinding.

LaserUltra is the next generation of the highly popular LaserPlus, an in-process measurement technology only available with ANCA that gave customers the power to operate unmanned overnight with confidence they could retrieve their finished tools the next day within specification

Turcar dominated the field with its multi-functional tool with axial and radial cutting features to machine five independent operations in one cycle.