Southwestern Industries Introduces TRAK FHM Series Bed Mills

"The TRAK FHM Series machines featuring the easy-to-use ProtoTRAK SMX CNC are designed to increase the productivity of toolroom and small-lot work," said a spokesperson. "They are versatile machines, suitable for small parts and also having the mass and weight to handle heavy workpieces. The ProtoTRAK SMX CNC enables users to transition freely between manual and CNC operation. Advanced features include standard electronic head, electronic handwheels and powerful servomotors for rapids up to 250 IPM.

"The TRAK FHM Series Bed Mills have the unique TRAKing feature. This feature enables the user to run complete part programs in the CNC and retain complete control of the machine feed. Cranking the hand wheel during TRAKing runs the X, Y and Z axes as programmed. The machinist can run forward through the entire program, back up through the entire program, crank fast or slow, even turn off the spindle to take a measurement during program run.

"The control of the TRAK FHM Series Bed Mills is the ProtoTRAK SMX. Like past generations of ProtoTRAK, the SMX is made for use by skilled machinists who work in small quantities. The ProtoTRAK SMX features geometry-based programming that is intuitive for machinists, making it useful for those who have limited exposure to G Code programming. All the powerful features of the ProtoTRAK SMX CNC are available in an easy, prompted format that can be learned in about one day. Features such as networking, spreadsheet editing, list step graphics, the auto geometry engine and DXF converters make the ProtoTRAK SMX an innovative CNC for skilled machinists."

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