• NUM SA

CNC Platform For Machine Tool OEMs

NUM has launched a radical new CNC platform for machine tool manufacturers that delivers 'no-compromise' control system solutions. Called Flexium, the modular platform has unprecedented scalability that can be applied economically on a machine with a few axes, or as many as 200+. This is combined with open programmability that gives users complete freedom to customise the man-machine interface (MMI) and add value. Flexium provides machine builders with a common platform for all system building activities, from standard machines to special-purpose equipment such as transfer machines and integrated production lines. Underpinning the platform is the unique fidelity and accuracy of control that is made possible by NUM's complete product line and proprietary communication interfaces – from controller to motor - and decades of intellectual property in designing machine tool control systems and software. At the heart of the new platform is an advanced new CNC kernel. The kernel is at least four times more powerful than the fastest version of NUM's existing Axium controller, which is a popular choice today in a number of machine tool applications including tool grinding, gear manufacturing, woodworking, high-speed cutting, and transfer and special-purpose machinery. Two versions of the CNC kernel are available, to provide economic solutions for different sizes of machine: Flexium 6 and Flexium 68. The CNC kernels are rounded out by a complete range of system building blocks including an industrial PC front end with soft-PLC functionality, MMI panels, I/O modules, drives, and a broad choice of servo and spindle motors.