Case Study
A Turn-Key CNC Replacement Solution
Input Matters A Turn-Key CNC Replacement Solution The Challenge The user community of Fadal‘s* legacy VMC machines is grappling with challenges of creeping end of life technology, cost of ownership and competition from shops with state of the art equipment. Although the iron itself remains viable, the 1980‘s era card-based control system lacks the processing speed and flexibility to support current generation software. The high cost of maintenance, replacement cards (when available), downtime and reduced efficiency is pressuring many companies to sunset their Fadal equipment and ante up for new hardware. The Solution Power Automation designed a Turn-Key CNC replacement solution based on emulation technology with added features which allow the machine to move faster with