Based in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Laguna is one of Russia’s largest manufacturers of small workpieces equipped with more than 100 machine tools including 25 Tornos Swiss-type lathes.
Laguna was founded 21 years ago with the technical knowledge of talented Russian engineer Yuriy Lutskiy and the administrative skills of Klavdiya Antonova. Remaining deeply loyal to its roots, the company has unparalleled expertise in manufacturing complicated and high-precision parts, producing thousands of small workpieces every month. Laguna manufactures everything from connectors through to bolts, screws and much more for the electronics, instrumentation & control, automotive, aerospace, medical, transport and telecommunications sectors.
Laguna consistently invests in modern technology to support its customers. Part of its investment strategy has seen the arrival of a Tornos Swiss GT 13. The advanced technical turning centre incorporates six-axis kinematics that make the Swiss GT 13 ideal for the most complex parts on the market. It has also provided Laguna with the required flexibility to expand its business. The Tornos Swiss GT 13 has enabled Laguna to substantially increase productivity, largely due to the machine’s rigidity and high coolant pressure, which evacuates chips and improves machining performance, especially during the machining of dental instruments.
With up to 30 tools, including 12 rotating tools, the Swiss GT 13 is equipped with three motors (two on the platen and one for counter operation) to drive numerous rotating tools. A modular position is available to accommodate the addition of advanced tooling. The rotating tool holders on the rear platen and the counter operation station are easily exchangeable and these features allow Laguna operators to significantly reduce setup times for a large range of workpieces.
The Tornos Swiss GT 13 allows the company to save precious seconds while ensuring it meets the highest quality and precision levels during the machining of stainless-steel components. Tornos also helped Laguna to boost efficiency on short rigid parts and long parts with small diameters. The Swiss GT machine can be converted to run with or without a guide bush in less than 15 minutes. This fast turnaround is significantly improving productivity at Laguna.
From a management perspective, the TISIS software from Tornos improves production efficiency and it enables real-time process monitoring. Furthermore, the company says it helps when writing code as it points out any coding errors, reducing the risk of collisions and the resulting stoppages. The Tornos TISIS software can display the part program in an easy-to-read Gantt diagram, making it easy to see the critical path and react quickly to optimise the process.