In 2020, to help with the production of a ventilator part, we purchased a Hwacheon Vesta 660 milling machine. This milling machine has a 20 station tool changer which it can change lighting quick. It features a table that can handle a part that is 24" by 18" and 16" tall. The controller is a Fanuc 32i which has a hardwired hand wheel that you can detach and use to easily set tools.

To help with the production of the ventilator part we purchased a Nikken 4th axis. This enables the part to rotate so the mill can machine any side of the part. It has a 5C collet capacity so it can grip parts as small as 1/16" and up to 6" in diameter. Of course, these size limits depend on the overall geometry of the part. Like all of our other departments we expect this to be the first machine of many CNC mills.