As the demand for parts grows exponentially within the manufacturing industry, so does the need for expert deburring and chamfering. James Engineering manufactures an all-purpose finishing system known as the MAX System that is meant to be paired with CNC machines to produce parts of the highest caliber.

“The MAX is meant to compliment CNC machines,” explains Scott Richards, Vice President of James Engineering. “The MAX allows CNC machines to do what they do best: make parts.”

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While CNC machines can deburr parts, they tend to be choppy, aggressive, and slow at it; their primary function is to cut. This means high-volume shops are extremely limited when it comes to both the quality and quantity of parts they’re producing (that is if they rely on CNC machines to deburr as well). The MAX is the solution to this problem—it leaves cutting to the CNC machines and does everything else. “We’re not trying to make a metal cutting machine, or a part manipulator. We’re making a machine that does a delicate job quickly in a way that hand deburring, and CNC machines, can’t,” says Richards. So once the CNC machines can focus solely on cutting, a higher volume of parts can be produced in one day, ultimately heightening a company’s productivity as well as increasing their overall part quality.

Before

This is what a part would look like just after it’s been cut. All those ridges are bits of excess metal that need to be deburred off.

After

This is what a part would look like after it’s been deburred, chamfered, brushed, washed, and surfaced by the MAX.

Not only does the MAX make overall processing easier, but the machine itself is easily operatable, especially for those who have prior experience with CNC machines. “Within four minutes anybody could learn how to use the machine,” Richards states, “We teach these machines to move into position conversationally, have it catch that point, then move to another position. This is unlike CNC machines, or even robots. If someone new wanted to run a CNC machine, they’d have to understand the language the program is written in; we do not run M- or G-code, we use conversational programming.”

Deburring in a CNC machine can be inaccurate and slow-moving—but that’s because deburring isn’t the main function of a CNC, cutting is. The whole purpose of the MAX is to take the weight of deburring off CNC machines. So while the CNCs focuses on expertly cutting parts, the MAX deburrs, chamfers, brushes, washes, and surfaces all in one go after said parts have gone through the CNC. The MAX will pick up a CNC’s slack, and vice versa, making them the perfect pair. The duo will drastically reduce cycle times while still producing a high volume of expertly processed parts with focus, and without the sacrifice of integrity. For any shops out there running into issues with CNC deburring, or for companies who would simply like to increase their productivity overall, investing in the MAX is the next step you need to make.

Everyone needs a best friend, even machines. Give your CNC its best buddy today and inquire at Sales@James-Engineering.com as to how you can bring your MAX home.