I have a Fab Master 240 Koike Aronson plasma/oxy machine that I need to retrofit.
Machine info
Hybrid D 11 ,2 axis with torch height control VINTAGE 1996
I need to retrofit my control.
1. I have talked with a local repair company and the suggested the edgeTI from I got a ball park price of 29k for retrofit.
2. I have talked to Chichoinc.com They say they can rebuild my old control for 3K
3. I have looked at Mach motion it looks to be around 10k
3. Centroid appears to be in the same ball park as Mach
4. I called promotion yesterday no response yet.
Here is my concern/ issues. This machine is in a mid size fab shop with 2 operators and myself. The machine my run solid 12hrs a day for a week and then my not run for a day Or 2. I need a control with no glitches or hiccups. I need rreliability ease of use and easy to post to. I need good customer support as well.
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated I need to make a decision and get a retro within a couple weeks I have a large contract that I was just awarded.