Salient Characteristics.doc

Salient Characteristics

Commercial Availability Certification:

I have evaluated the commercial marketplace and determined that all of the salient characteristics documented below are available in products/services offered in the commercial marketplace.

Signature (typed name):

David Pearson Technical Point of Contact (TPOC)

The Government requires one (1) computer numeric control (CNC) three axis bed milling machine in accordance with the below minimum specifications:

1. The contractor shall provide one (1) computer numeric control (CNC) three axis bed milling machine with the following specifications and characteristics:

CNC Mill Machine & Shipping.

The CNC Milling Machine shall have the following specifications and characteristics:

· Minimum of three cutting axes (X, Y, Z).

· Minimum travels to include,

· 40 inches of X axis.

· 20 inches of Y axis.

· 25 inches of Z axis.

· Table to meet the following minimum specs,

· 50 inches wide and 12 inches deep.

· Three t-slots that are .63 inches wide and 2.52 inches apart.

· Quill to meet the following minimum specs,

· Diameter of 3 15/16 inches.

· Five inches of travel.

· Manual quill with integrated quill and ram encoders.

· Spindle to meet the following minimum specs,

· 40 taper.

· Two speeds, minimum of 600 rpm for speed one, minimum of 5000 rpm for speed two.

· Five horsepower motor (hp).

· 20.5 inches center to column face.

· Minimum workpiece weight of 1760 pounds (lbs).

· 40 inches minimum height of table from bottom of bed.

· 25.81 inches minimum spindle nose to table distance.

· Dimensional and weight requirements shall not exceed the following specifications,

· 95 inches operating width.

· 103 inches operating height.

· 83 inches operating depth.

· 4750 pounds.

· Minimum 10 gallon coolant capacity.

· Minimum rapid speeds to include,

· 400 inches per minute for X axis.

· 400 inches per minute for Y axis.

· 250 inches per minute for Z axis.

· Minimum drilling capacity of one inch in mild steel.

· Minimum tapping capacity of one inch eight threads per inch in mild steel.

· Auto lube pump.

· Hardened and ground wide way surfaces.

· Turcite coated slide ways.

· Meehanite castings.

· Chrome hardened and ground quill.

· Precision ground ballscrews in the table, saddle and ram.

· Electronic handwheels on X and Y axis.

· Machine control must meet at least the following specs/capabilities,

· 2 or 3-axis CNC, 3-axis Digital Readout (DRO).

· Intel 2.0 GHz processor.

· 4 GB of ram.

· 32 GB of Mini-Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (mSATA) Solid-State Drive (SSD).

· Five USB connectors.

· Two ethernet ports.

· Override program feed rate.

· Override spindle speed.

· E-stop button.

· 10 inputs and 10 outputs.

· Sindle control for forward, reverse, and off.

· Feed stop and go control.

· Fine and course Electronic Handwheels (EHW) resolution control.

· Accessory button to control coolant or air and AUTO mode in RUN mode.

· Power reset button to energize the servos.

· Mill indexer interface.

· Programming defaults to simplify part programming.

· Event options to modify control behavior.

· Math help to easily calculate missing print data.

· Gestures for pan, zoom, rotate.

· Tool table for instant access to tool set ups.

· Inch/mm selectable.

· Selectable two or three-axis CNC.

· Windows operating system.

· Color graphics with adjustable views.

· Prompted data inputs.

· QWERTY touchscreen keyboard.

· Convenient tool length reference to base tool.

· Tool type reference.

· Tool material reference.

· Number of flutes reference.

· Tool diameter set.

· Diameter modifier set.

· Z modifier set.

· Program specific tool library to manage tools in the current program.

· Ram Jog and manual quill enabled for quick tool height reference.

· Keyword search.

· Brief explanations of specific operations.

· Videos for more advanced explanations.

· Programming features to include,

· Circular interpolation.

· Linear interpolation.

· Geometry programming.

· Toolpath programming.

· Auto geometry engine. Built-in computer aided design (CAD) to fill in missing print data for you while you program.

· Alphanumeric program names.

· Automatic scaling of print data.

· Incremental and absolute dimensions may even be mixed on a single point.

· Automatic diameter cutter comp.

· List step, graphics with programmed events displayed.

· Program data editing.

· Part graphics update while programming.

· Selectable display between size of drawing and number of events.

· List step graphics relate events to drawing.

· Editing of programmed data.

· Canned cycles include at least the following,

· Position.

· Drill / Bore / Tap.

· Bolt Hole Drill / Bore / Tap.

· Mill.

· Arc.

· Circular profile.

· Rectangular profile.

· Irregular profile (with auto geometry engine).

· Face mill.

· Circle pocket.

· Rectangular pocket.

· Irregular pocket (with auto geometry engine).

· Islands including pocket and island shapes.

· Subroutine repeat.

· Subroutine mirror.

· Subroutine rotation.

· Helix.

· Program pause.

· Aux event.

· Virtual handwheels to control Override.

· Tap override of axis feed and spindle revolutions per minute (RPM).

· Minimum 15.6" color touch monitor.

· Shipping and installation of machine to/at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD 21005

· Delivery to 6375 Johnson Road, Building 321, Aberdeen Proving Ground 21005 no later than six (6) months After Receipt of Order (ARO).

2. Accessories

The following compatible accessories shall be included with the equipment:

· One (1) 4.6 gigabyte (GB) USB drive.

· One (1) Fog buster spray coolant system.

· One (1) Remote stop/go switch.

· One (1) CAT40 power draw bar.

· One (1) Set of limit switches.

· One (1) Work lamp kit.

· One (1) Chip tray and splash shield.

· One (1) Coolant pump.

· One (1) Advanced features with verify programming option.

· One (1) Auxiliary functions options programming option.

· Two (2) Clear off software options.

· Two (2) Parasolid and Drawing Interchange Format (DXF) converters.

· One (1) seat of Prototrak offline programming software.

· Delivery to 6375 Johnson Road, Building 321, Aberdeen Proving Ground 21005 no later than six (6) months After Receipt of Order (ARO).

3. Training

· The contractor/machine manufacturer shall offer online training and maintenance courses.

Contracting Officer:

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