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Introducing Composite Mineral Casting
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Small footprint, superior performance
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Compact design, superior performance
Change from a cast iron to a composite mineral casting (epoxy granite) frame.
The new 2020 edition of our famous SYIL X7 provides you with exciting improvements. The biggest upgrade is the change from a cast iron to a composite mineral casting (epoxy granite) frame. Composite mineral casting, also known as resin concrete, is a combination of inorganic and organic materials. The main advantages of this frame and therefor of the SYIL X7-20 are listed below:
- High Dimensional Precision - Micron-level accuracy and higher stability
- Outstanding Damping Performance - approximately 10 times better than cast iron
- Pre-embedded Cooling Channels and Functional Parts
Small footprint, superior performance
The mineral casting process provides an exceptional degree of freedom with respect to the shape of the components. In our case, using epoxy granite offers us the possibility to place the X-axis motor under the table. We are thus able to reduce the width of our enclosures to 1.5m without compromises on table size or safety distances in the enclosure. The specific characteristics of the material and of the process result in a comparatively high strength and a significantly lower weight.
Compact design, superior performance
The heat shrinkage of mineral casting is very little, and no local shrinkage, so the precision is much higher than that of traditional cast iron. Mineral castings are formed at one time without machining in many cases. The requirements of higher accuracy can be achieved by easily milling and grinding even if higher accuracy is needed. As a result, the accuracy of the machined workpiece is improved.
