Overview
The DAC ALM Family of Lathes offers a wide range of options, allowing you to customize what best fits your current lens production needs and add new capabilities as your business changes and grows.
No matter how varied or specialized your application, there is an ALM Lathe for you.
Features
- High Precision Machining of Contact and Intraocular Lenses and Mold Inserts
- Precision Air-Bearing Slides
- Linear Motor Axis Drives
- Sub-Nanometer Position Resolution
- Extensive Lens Manufacturing Software
- Adaptive Tooling Positions
- ASC (Automatic Sphericity Check) Rapid Sub-Micron Sphere Calibration
- Precision Air-Bearing Spindle
- Edge Radiusing
- Lens Design Graphics
- Stable Granite Base available with Passive or Active Vibration Isolation Systems
- DAC Script Language
- Comprehensive upgrades/options available.
Options
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Specifications
Air bearing slides are DC linear servo motor driven and have linear encoder feedback. Custom X-slide lengths are available as shown below.
X: Air-bearing
Y: Air-bearing
X: 203 mm (8”)
X: 305 mm (12”)
X: 356 mm (14”)
Y: 203 mm (8”)
X: Sub-Nanometer
Y: Sub-Nanometer
Maximum of 18 meters/minute (720 IPM)
Precision air-bearing spindles, encoded or non-encoded, dependent on application. 0-10,000 RPM
Standard collet supplied with lathe – 12.7 mm x 12.7 mm (0.5” x 0.5”) with dead length stop. Specials supplied upon request.
Installation Data
208, 220, 230, 240 VAC, single phase 50/60 Hz, 20 Amps
5 SCFM @ 80 PSIG (9m3/hr @ 5.6 kg/cm2) Air quality per ISO 8573.1 (2001), Class 2 or better Clean, filtered, dry; supplied by user
68 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit (20 to 23 degrees Celsius)
user-furnished 58 mm (2.25”) diameter manifold.
1,219 mm x 1,270 mm x 1,778 mm (48” x 50” x 70”)
Floor 1,089 kg. (2,400 lbs.) Shipping 1,271 kg. (2,800 lbs.)