I will soon be starting a production run machining thousands of parts that will require hundreds of thousands of 4-40 tapped holes into aluminum. For the time being, I will start the run with my Fadal 4020 until I get a new multi pallet system set up.
Is there any issue with running the machine day in and day out rigid tapping? I will probably require around 3000 holes a day. My initial concern is the braking system overheating. Any thoughts?
On a second note, any recommendations on HMC machines and set-ups? At some point I will need to produce 100's of 10"x30" aluminum parts a day, (drilling/tapping upwards range of 20,000 holes a day, and some contour slot milling ). Pro/Cons with any machine manufacturers? Thanks in advance for any advise, Dan.