While
the machine is cutting one slab, another slab ready for cutting can be
prepared outside the machine, by programming the cutting pattern
exactly.
Once one worktop has been cut, it automatically changes-over the slabs to be processed, thus guaranteeing increased production rates.
For technical and commercial information on the Breton Combicut, write to: mail@breton.it. We’ll get back to you promptly. Thank you for the attention and best regards. Bye-bye Sergio Prior
today I would like to share a personal achievement with you!
This is the brief story of how a video was made – it is actually a photographic sequence – which has been viewed more than 500,000 times this week on our Youtube channel!
Step-by-step, the video describes how a twisted column was made from a block of Bretonstone (engineered stone) using a Breton SHAPEMILL machining centre with 5 interpolated axes
and ends with finishing the work on the lathe.
The story starts in July 2008, when Breton management decides to bring this new machine to the MARMOMACC trade show in Verona.
I am sure that some of you already know it. It is an exceptional machine, both in terms of dimensions and performance.
We had to create some sophisticated items to place inside the machine on display to show off the characteristics and performance that were so innovative for a machining centre dedicated to natural stone.
One of my colleagues thought of making the famous twisted column now displayed prominently in the company's garden.
A technologist expert in 5-axis CNC followed all the phases step-by-step as our customer Kienesberger Steinmetz in Schlüßlberg (Austria) made the column.
Moreno Bragagnolo - The technologist who followed the whole process
It took almost 2 weeks of work to finish the job.
The accompanying music is not up to the standard of the video.
Scrolling through the photos, you will understand how difficult this machining was.
I took 2 days to choose the best photos from those taken, discarding the vertical ones, and enter them into the video to finish the project.
You will not believe it! I used the legendary Windows Media Video, extremely simple and free software from Microsoft. I was new to video editing and it shows.
I will end by saying YES, the Content is the KING! If what you're describing is valid, interesting, innovative and above all useful to your reader/watcher, you don't need ultra-professional equipment, a film crew, a professional photographer, a lighting expert, a blogger, an influencer, a copywriter, etc.
All you need is a series of beautiful photos, a video made with a smartphone (nowadays modern medium-high level mobile phones have excellent cameras), even better if it is accompanied by text to describe what you are showing in detail.
How did we reach the milestone of 500,000 views? The video shows some very special and spectacular machining, so we put it in posts in this and other blogs in which I describe the Shapemill and the other Breton machines for machining marble, granite, engineered stone, ceramics and more. We also put it in the news on the company website and the page on the same site where we describe the machining centre and it has been shared on other sites too.
A final detail: you should know that the photos in this service were taken with an Epson digital camera worth €200.
If the video of the technology applied to this extraordinary machine has left you dumbfounded and you would like to receive a quotation, just write to mail@breton.it.
We'll get back to you promptly.
Thank you. Hope to see you soon. Bye-bye Sergio Prior
Heavy duty double table CNC Stone Router equipped for ease of use and maximum productivity.
High productivity, sturdiness and safety.
The Contourbreton NC300 DUALworks stone in the fastest, most precise and economical way today offered by the technology, thanks to its peculiar characteristics and extensive travel of the axes (X=137.8in, Y=88.6in, Z=11.8in).
The support structure of theContourbreton NC300 DUALis a robust welded, normalised steel single-piece chassis which ensures the rigidity required to consistently obtain the desired precision at all times, even during heavy machining stress.
The Contourbreton NC300 DUALfully complies with the CE industrial accident prevention standards. The machine is equipped with wide sliding doors which can be opened manually and have large plexiglas inspection windows; the doors provide safety and also help deaden sound. Two sliding doors are positioned behind the machine.
HEAVY DUTY
The newContourbreton NC300 DUAL, a latest generation numerical control machine for working stone, is the evolution of the previous models which were sold worldwide and met a striking success.
The machine is totally designed, engineered and manufactured in Italy, using top quality components.
If you'd like to receive a quotation please feel free to write to mail@breton.it. We'll get back to you straight away!
Thank you for the attention and best regards. Bye-bye Sergio Prior
Today I'd like to show you a few examples of the potential of a Breton CNC machining centre for marble, granite, sandstone, limestone, ceramic material, Lapitec, natural stone and engineered stone. The Breton Contourfive NC700and NC1200are both machining centres with 5 interpolated axes designed for fabricators that make large size architectural components and funerary art with complex 3D shapes.
For the characteristics of the two machining centresclick HERE.
Take a look at the following photogallery to get an idea of components created using Breton Contourfive machining centres.
If you're still with us and you'd also like to see the Contourfive 5-axis machining centres with the lathe (accessory) at work, pleaseclick HERE.
I think we can all agree that we're looking at a 5-axis machine of exceptional versatility and reliability for classic natural stone processing operations.
Breton USA is waiting for you at TISE 2017! come and see us at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas at booth #3036 from January 18th through the 20nd.
The International Surface Event - SURFACES – StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas – TileExpo combine in one spectacular location to form The International Surface Event, a mega event, featuring the most extensive display of floor covering, natural & engineered stone, tile products and educational offerings in the world!
BretonUSA TEAM
Do you know that in Tise West we'll expose Breton COMBICUT? Click on the image and discover its strenghts explained by our sales manager, Gerry Vanderbras.
Breton COMBICUT,
CNC cutting center with 5 axes and spindle rotating around its axis,
holding a diamond blade inclinable from 0° to 90° and a Waterjet unit. Breton COMBICUT combines and alternates the cutting with diamond blade and Waterjet according to preset programs and/or at will: this allows to optimize cuts thus ensuring waste minimization (there is no need to move the slab or workpieces). It is also possible to perform rectilinear and complex, curvilinear cuts.
