ONE OF MAZAK’S LARGEST MACHINES – FIERS MECHANIKA KFT
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Fiers Mechanika Ltd. was founded in 1980 and is entirely Hungarian-owned, located in the western part of Hungary. The company specializes in the development and manufacturing of tools, devices, and precision parts. Its products reflect expertise from multiple professional fields. The quality of the complex end products depends on professional competency and technical standards. Therefore, the company has consistently focused on employee training, the modernization of its machine centers, and the adoption of the latest techniques and technologies.
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Following the success of the previous VERSATECH machine acquired in 2015, the decision was made in the summer of 2022 at Fiers Mechanika to partner with Mazak again, resulting in a new contract for the acquisition of another portal milling machine. The company’s machine park, which specializes in the sophisticated machining of large and precision workpieces, is now adorned with another high-tech machine.
AN UNPARALLELED INVESTMENT IN THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN REGION
“The VERSATECH V140 portal milling machine is capable of 5-axis simultaneous movement. Our company’s key profile has long been the machining of large parts, so the purchase of this machine has fulfilled a long-cherished dream,” reports András Fiers, managing director. “This is our third machine with a working range of over 2 meters, but compared to our previous machine – of which we believe there is only one in the country – it has twice the working range.”
The installation of the machine required very serious preparations, as a huge machine base had to be created for a machine weighing over 100 tons, which required the excavation of 2 meters of soil. This involved the processing of 173 m³ of concrete.
INSTALLATION OF ADVANCED 5-AXIS MACHINE ENHANCES PRECISION AND CAPACITY
In addition to the Japanese and Hungarian engineer-technicians, the machining colleagues also worked diligently on the installation of the machine, as the continuous work of 4-5 people was required to get the machine in place as soon as possible. The machine is equipped with the latest controller, has a capacity of 43 tons, and can move within a range of 7 x 4 meters.
“There were also parts that required serious preparations for lifting and moving, which we were able to accomplish with the help of our colleagues. Naturally, we equipped it with all possible options, and the machine operates with simultaneous 5-axis control. I believe that the Mazak name guarantees that the accuracy of the equipment will also be appropriate,” says András Fiers.
The tilting is done by the head on the machine, as it would not be possible to solve it otherwise with such a large table. The measurements so far, based on the milling of test pieces, also support that the machine meets the expected accuracy requirements.
The equipment, installed on a monumental reinforced concrete base, exceeds 100 tons in weight. The machining range is 7 x 4 meters, and the main spindle has a maximum torque of over 1200 Nm. The load capacity is 43 tons. A significant part of the investment was financed with the help of the domestic industrial strategy support program, through the so-called Irinyi Plan. The machine was inaugurated in March this year. In addition to its current tasks, the company is also looking for work processes that will optimize the utilization of the machine in the coming years.
“Since this is a large machine, its parts are specifically made in Japan, so delivery took a long time. Mazak met the deadline exactly, and the equipment arrived in November 2023, in a total of 10 trucks, which arrived every two days. The machine was built with the continuous supervision of Japanese technicians and the cooperation of Mazak’s Hungarian service team, which took about a month and a half,”
Says Andras Fiers
