Breton Sentinel: the solution for machine data collection and monitoring

WHAT IS BRETON SENTINEL? BRETON SENTINEL is the complete solution that automatically gathers and processes manufacturing data from the shop floor in real-time. Easily generate reports and charts with automatic calculation of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), TEEP (Total Effective Equipment Performance), cycle time, idle time, downtime and more. SENTINEL features real-time machine monitoring with Live Screens and has a fully customizable...

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Breton for Industry 4.0: connect to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The AGE of connection is gone, now you must be interconnected! You can call it Industry 4.0, smart factory or anything else but it’s a real revolution! The IV industrial revolution comes after steam invention, electric power and computers. If correctly managed it’s a great opportunity for the industry. Working will be easier and safer for the operators, the machines will cooperate between each other, giving more time to concentrate on innovation...

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Ultrix 1200 EVO: doubled working area with 30% less footprint

The latest machine born in Breton, natural evolution of Ultrix and Xceeder family doubles the working area and reduces the footprint by 30%.   Breton thinks that this machine configuration is the best to machine aerospace engine components; the vertical spindle allow an easier piece setup, the trunnion table offers a better accessibility and can be used to remove chips rotating A axis. The machine has a great dynamic in order to guarantee...

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New Matrix 1000: ideal for mould&die makers

The name “Matrix 1000” is not new for Breton; originally intended for the mould&die market, it had excellent success over the years. The machine has been completely redesigned to cope with changes in the market, thus maintaining only the name and the target sector; it now includes many new features that are required in other sectors such as aeronautics, precisely for its stiffness, accuracy and working envelope. Some of the ideas...

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Automation: wide range of solutions for Breton machines

No one seems to remember that the machine tool itself it’s an automation!  Not too many years ago, the NC was the operator brain and robots were still to be invented. Now the situation is completely changed and in the industrialized area, in order to be competitive, we need to remove the constraint of a ration 1:1 between operator and machine. The automotive industry started with the massive production of few products, the high technology...

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Breton at EMO 2017 with fully redesigned machining centers!

The two main products that Breton will present at the next version of EMO Hannover are the latest versions of the ULTRIX 1200 EVO and MATRIX 1000, fully redesigned machining centers to ensure even better performance for our customers. COME TO THE FAIR! Breton offers you a free one-day entry to EMO 2017! To register your entry, fill out with your details the form on this page:http://www.breton.it/landingpage/en/emo-2017You will receive...

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Technological Partner

Breton supplies the aerospace industry with 70% of its machine tool production, covering a wide dimensional range. All machines share the 5 continuous axes configuration. Customer service is the essential ingredient ("Tecnologie Meccaniche", July 2017). Lightweight airframe, maximum engine power, minimum weight and high safety levels are just a few of the key factors when serving the aerospace industry. To accomplish these goals, designers...

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Outstanding milling

[article by Edoardo Oldrati, original source: "Tecnologie Meccaniche" Magazine, June 2017] The German mould maker, WFT Werkzeug- und Frästechnik, has invested in Breton milling solutions. Specifically, in the recent Flymill HD for machining superalloy, steel and aluminium parts with complex three-dimensional shapes. Founded in 1997, but the heir of an entrepreneurial history that started in 1919, WFT Werkzeug- und Frästechnik is a German...

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