Customer Success Story: FeTu

FeTu Maximises Machine Utilisation with the E46CX Tool Presetter 

About FeTu 

FeTu Ltd is an innovation-driven engineering company developing revolutionary clean energy technologies designed to reduce carbon emissions across a wide range of industries. The company has created its patented Roticulating™ System, a versatile continuous positive displacement machine that is lightweight, highly efficient and scalable for applications including compressors, pumps, heat engines and power generation. Perceived as the world's first quad-acting device, the FeTu concept uses just two moving parts to operate four anti-phased compression chambers, delivering an innovative approach to fluid displacement and energy conversion. Manufacturing such innovative, high-precision components demands equally precise production processes, making accurate offline tool measurement an essential part of FeTu's manufacturing workflow. 

Challenge 

As component sizes increased, FeTu encountered a common machining challenge. Large workpieces mounted on the machine often obscured the spindle probe, making it difficult to measure and set tools on the machine itself. 

The team needed a solution that would standardise tool setting, maximise machine uptime and simplify the measurement of specialist tooling, including boring tools, while reducing the time spent rebuilding tool assemblies. 

Why Elbo Controlli NIKKEN? 

After comparing several presetters from both Elbo Controlli NIKKEN and competing manufacturers, FeTu selected the E46CX for its intuitive operation, thermally stable granite construction, integrated post-processing capabilities and excellent overall value. Its granite structure provides exceptional rigidity and long-term measurement stability, delivering accurate and repeatable tool measurement regardless of workshop conditions. 

The Solution 

With the E46CX, operators can preset and measure tools offline while production continues uninterrupted. 

Even when machining large components using an 18-inch chuck, where on-machine measurement was previously restricted, operators can preset tools before they ever reach the machine. This has standardised the tool setting process across the workshop, reducing operator intervention and improving consistency between jobs. 

The E46CX has also simplified the setup of boring tools, allowing operators to prepare complex tooling assemblies quickly and with complete confidence before machining begins. 

The Results 

For FeTu, the E46CX has delivered a faster, more consistent approach to tool management, allowing machines to spend more time cutting and less time preparing for the next job. 

Offline presetting has increased machine utilisation, while intuitive software and integrated post-processing have simplified setup and reduced the potential for manual errors. 

One of the greatest long-term benefits has been the ability to save and recall complete tool assemblies. Rather than rebuilding tools from scratch, operators can quickly recreate proven assemblies, saving valuable time and improving consistency across repeat production. 

The company also praised the ongoing support provided by the Elbo Controlli NIKKEN team, highlighting the responsive technical assistance received from installation through to day-to-day operation. 

Engineering Confidence Beyond the Machine 

For FeTu, the E46CX has become much more than a tool presetter. It has transformed the way tooling is prepared and managed, helping maximise spindle uptime, standardise processes and simplify the management of complex tooling assemblies. Combined with the support of the Elbo Controlli NIKKEN team, it gives operators complete confidence that every tool arrives at the machine accurately measured, correctly configured and ready to perform. 

"The support has been excellent from day one. The E46CX has improved everything—from offline tool setting to rebuilding tool assemblies—and it's now an essential part of our production process." - FeTu team 

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