TRAK
ProtoTRAK

CNC Technology for small lot milling and turning



Welcome, human beings

Few buttons for an approachable look and feel
Shop language interface - no codes to memorize
Softkeys for appropriate choices in context
Clear, uncrowded screens
Modes to organize functions
Context sensitive help
Large text for dimensional data
Prompts for what is needed next

Geometry-based
programming- the way
a machinist naturally
thinks about a part

ProtoTRAK is great for people who work in small lot quantities because it fits naturally with the way they work … the way they want to work.


Easy to use

When you ask people why they love the ProtoTRAK, they’ll tell you “because it’s easy to use.” This is not by accident. We refine the user interface of the ProtoTRAK so that powerful capability is easy to use for small lot work.



Features that make sense

Small lot work puts a variety of demands on the people who do it. The ProtoTRAK has features that make the metal-cutting part of the work easier, faster and more productive..

Small lot work?

Machines don't make parts... people do.

As you think about your future, we believe you should start by thinking about your people. Who are they? What can they do? If you want to expand, who can you hire?

When your people are already good at what they do, ProtoTRAK lets them work their way, only better and faster. They are free to apply their craftsmanship, unbounded by time-consuming set-up.

ProtoTRAK CNCs are easy to use so that even inexperienced people can learn quickly. You get production at a higher effective level of skill without waiting for them to learn complex equipment or manual machine skills.

Don’t be deceived by the ease of ProtoTRAK operation. The features of the ProtoTRAK use the best ideas in technology to help your people work at their highest level.


Programming

Auto Geometry Engine
Canned Cycles
Fixture offsets
Spreadsheet editing views
Graphical tool setting
Profiles and pocket routines
Conversational three-axis programming
And much more…

CNC Run Operation

TRAKing©
Real time graphics
Program run clock
3D G-Code with tool comp
Override of programmed feeds
Programmed Auxiliary functions
And much more…


Manual operation

Integrated quill and ram encoder
Teach in of manual moves
Go To dimensions
Fine/Course handwheel control
Jog and Powerfeed
And much more…

File handling

Networking
Automatic backups
DXF Translator
G-Code editor
CAM file conversion
And much more…

The Compelling Case For Productivity.

It isn’t only sentimentality that should compel you to think of your people first. It’s cash.

Your biggest opportunity to improve your bottom line is to lower your labor cost per unit of output.

For production applications, investing in technology to replace labor is sensible.

For small lot production you can’t replace the people. They are the ones doing whatever it is that needs doing. You can minimize your costs by improving their efficiency. Raise their output per hour and you will get more of the benefit they provide.

Economizing on machines is missing the point. You should invest in the right machines to get the most out of your labor.

The math proves it.