Hillary Machinery supplies TRAK Machine Tools from Southwestern Industries, including ProtoTRAK CNC mills, toolroom lathes and vertical machining centers designed for toolroom work, prototypes, repair parts and low-to-medium-volume production.
TRAK machines are built around the ProtoTRAK CNC, combining conversational programming with machine configurations that allow machinists to move efficiently between one-off work and CNC production without requiring the workflow of a conventional production CNC machine.
TRAK toolroom mills are designed for manufacturers that need the flexibility to machine individual parts, prototypes and short production runs efficiently. TRAK DPM bed mills and other ProtoTRAK-equipped milling machines allow operators to use CNC where it improves productivity while retaining the accessibility expected in a toolroom environment.
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TRAK toolroom lathes combine conventional turning capability with ProtoTRAK CNC control for shafts, bushings, repair parts, prototypes and short-run turned components. They are particularly useful where part mix is high and programming time matters as much as cycle time.
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TRAK TMC vertical machining centers extend the ProtoTRAK approach into enclosed machining centers for shops that need greater CNC capability, automatic tool changing and coolant containment while maintaining an operator-friendly toolroom workflow.
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Hillary Machinery helps manufacturers evaluate the part mix, work envelope, production requirements and operator workflow to determine whether a TRAK mill, lathe or toolroom machining center is the right fit. Our team supports customers with machine selection, applications assistance, installation, service and parts support.
TRAK machines are especially well suited to manufacturing environments where operators regularly move between one-off parts, repair work, prototypes and short production runs.
The ProtoTRAK control is designed around conversational programming and operator interaction. Rather than requiring every job to be approached like high-volume production CNC work, ProtoTRAK allows machinists to program common milling and turning operations at the machine and apply CNC only where it adds value.
This makes TRAK equipment particularly useful when setup and programming time represent a significant portion of the total time required to produce a part.
The right TRAK configuration depends primarily on the parts being produced and how the machine will be used. Important considerations include:
TRAK Machine Tools and ProtoTRAK CNC controls are products of Southwestern Industries and are designed primarily around toolroom, prototype and short-run manufacturing applications.
ProtoTRAK is a conversational CNC control designed to simplify programming and machine operation for machinists producing individual parts, prototypes and shorter production runs.
Yes. TRAK offers CNC milling machines including toolroom bed mills designed around ProtoTRAK CNC control.
Yes. TRAK offers toolroom CNC lathes in multiple capacities for prototype, repair, toolroom and short-run turning applications.
Yes. TRAK TMC machines provide enclosed vertical machining-center capability while retaining the ProtoTRAK control approach used throughout the TRAK toolroom product line.
Yes. TRAK equipment is commonly used in technical education and manufacturing-training environments. Hillary Machinery can assist schools and institutions with selecting equipment appropriate for their machining and instructional requirements.
If your shop needs a CNC machine for toolroom work, prototypes, repair parts or short-run production, Hillary Machinery can help determine whether a TRAK mill, lathe or vertical machining center best fits the application.
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