The workshop of the Product Development Technology Station (PDTS) includes a faithful Dahlih 720 MCV vertical milling centre, which is the workhorse behind the tooling projects.
This machine handles anything from machining tool steel mould bases to machining intricate specialised parts from soft metals. Work done on it includes the machining of moulds for plastic products, wheelchair components and laboratory apparatus.
A local abattoir for example requested the PDTS to assist with the design and manufacturing of a plastic injection mould. This is used to produce a special plastic clamp utilised during meat processing. The CNC milling machine was utilised to mill all the parts needed for the mould. Localised manufacturing of these clamps accelerated meat processing and also reduced costs.
The machine movement is X-720 mm, Y-460 mm and Z-510 mm and the maximum spindle speed is 8000 rpm.