TACCHELLA MACCHINE

In more than 80 years of continuous service in the machine tool sector, Tacchella Macchine S.p.A. has distinguished itself in the design and construction of tool sharpening machines, universal grinding machines, broach gr......In more than 80 years of continuous service in the machine tool sector, Tacchella Macchine S.p.A. has distinguished itself in the design and construction of tool sharpening machines, universal grinding machines, broach grinding machines, cylindrical grinding machines and high-output grinding machines. Today, the Tacchella plant in Cassine, whose total surface area of 75,000 square meters includes 20,000 square meters under cover, employs about 190 highly skilled production operative. The entire production process, from design to final inspection, is carried out in-house and managed through a complete IT network with full CAD/CAE, PDM and CAM capabilities. The high level of quality required of all Tacchella grinding machines is reached through the extensive use of efficient, highly automated and high-precision CNC manufacturing systems. Strict final inspection and well-equipped, climate-controlled production and inspection facilities are essential to guaranteeing the high quality for which the companys products are noted. Tacchella sales network, with around 50 agencies, covers most of the globe. Thanks to continual research investments and the development of innovative, patented technologies, Tacchella Macchine products achieve truly superlative levels of performance that meet and exceed customer expectations and are always a step ahead of market needs. For these reasons, Tacchella Macchine is a major industrial force on the international level and a leading in its field. FIRMS LIFE The company started as a simple machining shop in Acqui Terme (Alessandria) founded by Andrea Tacchella in 1921, a difficult and uncertain period. Tacchellas inventiveness and the intuition he showed in choosing to specialize in precision machining helped set the company on the road to success, and by 1940 Tacchella was already turning out large numbers of AU - ATF Series milling machines and sharpening machines. Production capacity was consolidated in the early post-war years, which saw Tacchella concentrating its efforts on production of purpose-built sharpeners and grinding machines such as the AU300, AU500 and R600, R1000 Series. With the founders premature death, his young sons Elio and Franco took over the companys reins with a strong sense of responsibility, dedicating themselves heart and soul to the development of new and complete lines of sharpening machines and external grinders. During the burgeoning industrial development of the 60s, the company grew by leaps and bounds, making a name for itself in the construction of innovative and technologically advanced machines such as the automated 35L, 4AM and 6ALP series. It made its first forays into industrial design, which it saw not just as a matter of outside appearance but as a means of ensuring ergonomic serviceability, winning international awards in the process. These insights paid off, with market success outstripping all expectations. The decisive step forward that brought the company into the industrial limelight was made in 1967, with the inauguration of the new plant and the establishment of Tacchella Macchine S.p.A., headquartered in Cassine, Alessandria. Equipped with the latest industrial infrastructures, the new plant springboarded the company into international prominence. In the 70s, the 612UA and 1018UA series universal grinding machines were joined by the development of new units designed specifically for high-output processing, such as the electronically managed automatic PO and PODM series equipped with programmable logic and direct current axis drive motors. At the end of the 70s, Tacchella Macchine S.p.A. was one of the first grinding machine manufacturers to apply and develop CNC computerized numerical control, which it used in its multiple diameter grinding machines. In the same period, the company also developed a new line of automatic broach sharpening machines, the BA and BU series. But technological advances never stop, and in the 80s the company completely renewed its production of grinding machines, increasing its CNC applications and developing dedicated software. This led to flexible, high capacity machines such as the Multigrinder series and Grindiflex line, as well as single-purpose high-output models such as the Grindiform line, which was developed chiefly for the automotive industry. Over the next decade, its unceasing attention to new manufacturing technologies led the company to revamp its entire machine lineup. This period thus gave birth to the concept behind todays Cross-flex series, a line of cylindrical grinding machines featuring a cross-feed axis layout. This was followed by the Elektra series, a line of NC or microprocessor-controlled universal grinding machines which took the market by storm as the natural technological successor to the conventional electrohydraulic machine. In 1998, the Pulsar series brought the company further luster with its use of high speed CBN grinding technology and the introduction of hydrostatic bearing systems on the machines main units. Today, the Proflex series