A domestic knowledge-based company has designed and produced a computer numerical control (CNC) precision cutting machine with a lower price compared with foreign counterparts.
Precision cutting machines are among major pieces of equipment used in a variety of industries and fields, the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology reported.
“CNC design and manufacturing devices are complex and vital machines used in most industries. We have strived to expand our activities in this sector and produce Iranian knowledge-based products,” said Mehdi Mehdipour Aqabaqer, CEO of Sadrafan Gostar Machine Tool and Automation Technology Development Company.
Many molds and industrial parts or models are first designed in 3D using software and then produced by CNC machines.
The Iranian company produces different kinds of CNC machines that are employed in academic environments and different industries. Its products are being used in dozens of prestigious Iranian universities, including Isfahan University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology and Tarbiat Modares University.
Young engineers of these universities learn the techniques of operating these machines, which comply with international standards.
The company has also produced related software and electronic controllers.
The small- and medium-scale industrial devices of this company are used to produce all kinds of industrial molds, models, works of art and engravings.
A CNC machine, for instance, has the mechanical software for producing dental crowns or implants. Currently, foreign counterparts are sold at 25 to 30 billion rials ($82,000-98,000), but the Iranian company is able to produce the domestic machine with a lower price and competitive performance.
Domestic Machine Competitive
Another knowledge-based company has succeeded in manufacturing a machine that can simultaneously undertake milling and turning, and rival foreign counterparts.
“The machine has many applications in various industries,” Mohammad Hossein Amani, CEO of Mobtakeran Sanaat Rash Machine-Building Company, said, noting that the CNC milling and turning machine has six-axis.
The precision cutting machine, which has been patented, is controlled by a preprogrammed computer software that handles its functions, the news portal of Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology reported.
The eight-head CNC milling and turning machine is used in many industries, including wood, sculpture, statuary, modeling and molding, as well as masonry.
The foreign model of this device is made only for metals and are very expensive compared with the domestic model, so its use in the wood and stone industries is not affordable.
The high quality, much lower price and its ability to work on eight pieces simultaneously make the domestic product competitive.
Because of its large size and wide range of maneuvering, it has extensive applications in various fields.
After-sales service and low-cost repair are other advantages of this product compared to foreign models.
Currently, the company employs about 80 people directly, which will expand with the rise in production.
Noting that the idea of transforming companies to knowledge-based ones is commendable, Amani appreciated the support of the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology in this regard.
“If the process of receiving facilities is made easier, more companies could benefit," he said.
High Efficiency Molding Machine
A domestic knowledge-based company has manufactured the rotational molding machine used in the production of plastic bottle caps needed by different industries.
The second-generation rotational molding machine produces all types and sizes of caps for carbonated soft drink and mineral water bottles.
Hossein Ebrahimpour, a member of the board of directors of Pars Machinery Company, noted that this machine is used for continuous molding and compression.
The machine produces premium quality plastic bottle caps by using polypropylene and polyethylene resin materials.
The domestically-built machine is fully automatic and has an efficiency higher than that of traditional counterparts, in addition to having low material consumption and time and energy savings. It is completely computer controlled and has excellent stability and durability.
Ebrahimpour explained that the production of this low-cost machine has prevented a large outflow of foreign currency and unnecessary imports.
Caps made by this machine have high precision, a smooth and beautiful appearance and without an injection point.
Compared to traditional counterparts, this machine’s threefold output and low waste are among its other advantages. It has a comparatively smaller size and requires fewer manpower.
In case of special requests by customers for printing signs and logos, it can be achieved at low cost.
Hydraulic rotary presses are specially designed for the production of thermoplastic products using compression. More than 45% of plastic beverage lids are produced by pressing and compression.
Most plastic bottle caps are manufactured through a process known as injection molding. In this process, thermoplastic polymer pellets are heated in a metal hopper to the point that they become soft and flexible.
