[gmenzies]

Power Automation | PC-based CNC Control, CNC System, Soft CNC

I came across this from MMS today.

I would like to know if any Fadal users have upgraded there machines to this control?

If so , what advantages have you seen in this upgrade?

Thanks for any feed back.

Gord

[Thad92]

We upgraded one of our machines to a similar control made by Numatix and it has been nothing but a headache. it is hard to use and the only service they have is in 2000 miles away. Meanwhile our other two Fadals have been running no problem.

[carbidecraters]

This year there is

Calmotions 527F (Couple of the original Fadal guys sons, uses Ethernet instead of the back panel board for quick data between card $8000.00
NXGEN (Dave Decausin Jr. (The D's son in fadal) has a version of Flashcut for Fadal...replaces the entire control and pendant) $15,000.00
Power Automation (Replaces the entire control and pendant) $17,000.00

All look very promising.

[carbidecraters]

We upgraded one of our machines to a similar control made by Numatix and it has been nothing but a headache. it is hard to use and the only service they have is in 2000 miles away. Meanwhile our other two Fadals have been running no problem.

Numatix it appears was a version of the original Rubicon that was developed by a software engineer that is long dead. At some point there was Cincinnati CNCs that had the revolution control that was another version of that control. Its sad to see a fadal get retrofitted and then not work. You know the old control as slow as it is ....is super reliable.

[rodney247]

Calmotions 527F simple easy to do do all new cards , no learning curve at all