Ireland’s first
February 2020

Limerick based Curran Aluminium has just become the first company in Ireland to install a Tekna 743 vacuum clamping 3 axis machining centre from Emmegi, giving it the ability to machine its own flat sheets and flashings in-house for the first time.

The 743 works by positioning sheet panels on a 6400mm x 2000mm worktable topped with air-porous Forex material. Vacuum technology sited underneath the table clamps the panels securely to it, creating a stable and unobstructed work area for machining across the whole panel or in pre-defined sections. Drilling, milling and cutting are carried out via a 12 or 19-piece onboard tool magazine, powered by a 10kW 24,000 rpm spindle. 

The machine was supplied by Emmegi (UK) which has been Curran Aluminium’s machinery partner for many years. The Curran factory already features Emmegi Precision TS2 and Combi Electra saws, Emmegi Phantomatic X4 machining centres and ancillary machines such as crimpers, notching saws, end millers and tape machines.

www.emmegi.com
www.curranalu.ie