Retrofit

Altronics CNC Control Retrofit

The Altronics complete retrofit consists of replacing the CNC machine's control, drive system, machine front panel and replacement of wires/cables. Altronics’ complete CNC retrofit solution will keep your job shop and sheet metal applications going without replacing mechanically sound punch press hardware.

In today’s competitive market, a CNC machine and sheet metal shop can not afford delays or down-time. The root of CNC controller down-time often lies in the failure of components on legacy printed circuit boards. New replacement CNC controller printed circuit boards are no longer available; requiring repair of the old board. Component failures of Westinghouse 2560, Westinghouse Producer I, Automation Intelligence Producer I, Automation Intelligence Producer II, Automation Intelligence Producer Plus and Flexmate CNC controllers involve a continuous repair loop of the CNC printed circuit board.

ALHP is Altronics’ line of PC-based CNC controllers. Altronics specializes in retrofit solutions for hydraulic punch presses. The ALHP CNC retrofit eliminates unreliable, old technology while providing enhanced machine operating functionality and the openness to easily network and install third party CAD/CAM software directly on the controller.

ALHP is designed to withstand the harsh environment of the industrial workshop with noise immunity through fiber optic cabling, climate controlled Rittal cabinet, and industrial strength Beckhoff computer system. The communications and flexibility of the ALHP retrofit will open communications to link directly with other areas of your business for quality control, reporting, inventory and maintenance.

Highlights of ALHP Series Complete Retrofit:

• Increased CNC machine performance.
• Reduce maintenance costs.
• 12'' LCD color touch screen monitor.
• Near unlimited part programs storage.
• Faster part program execution.
• Designed, built, sold, installed, serviced and maintained directly by Altronics Service.
• Complete new drive system (including amplifiers, motors and optical encoders).
• RS274D G-Code and M-Code.
• Replacement of all motor and feedback cabling and wire harness between controller and machine.
• Internal fiber optic cabling to help eliminate potential noise issues.
• Cutter radius compensation and canned cycles.
• Machine hood replacement.
• Three operator configurations: Pedestal, Pendant, and Standard.
• Option for integrated keyboard to allow all standard PC operations.
• Program translator included as standard to avoid manual re-programming of existing part programs.

Retrofitting with ALHP will reduce maintenance costs, decrease set-up time, simplify programming, and improve performance of existing CNC machines. For details on ALHP click here to download a PDF data sheet.


High Quality ALHP Components

The major components in any CNC controller are the motion control system and the processing system. Thus to ensure the best possible time between failures and improved performance the ALHP controller is based on the proven high end products from Beckhoff Automation and Glentek. Further information on these critical components can be found below.

Plasma Cutting Torch Retrofits

Altronics is an authorized systems integrator for Hypertherm. Altronics has 12 years of experience retrofitting plasma torches to CNC punch presses. Hypertherm plasma cutting retrofit packages are available. Hypertherm’s Max 200 & HT 2000 are Altronics' recommended plasma solutions for increasing quality and productivity on your punch press system. A real life example of the benfits that can be gained from upgrading your torch system can be downloaded here. Click here to download further information on Hypertherm's Max 200 system. Click here to download further information on Hypertherm's HT 2000 system.

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