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Datron Celebrates Octoberfest in N.H.
with German Chef Smackdown
December 31, 1969 |
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
By Gail Flower, editor-in-chief
MILFORD, N.H. Datron, a precision machining company providing tools for depth-controlled trace cutting and milling, tab routing, depanelization, and micro-hole drilling in SMT and thru-hole boards, celebrated their "German Engineering" heritage by offering a battle of the German chefs chef Bruno Meissner from Giessen and chef Dieter from Rhein-Main competed to show off their culinary skills at Datron's Customer Appreciation Oktoberfest at the company's U.S. headquarters in Milford.
Everyone gathered under tents, which kept customers and guests dry on the rainy day. Another tent kept the beer on tap, which attendees drank from Mason jars. Still another housed the chefs, the goulash, individual meatloaves, and potato/onion/ham dishes dry in the rainy but colorful New England fall weather.
Walter Schnecker, Ph.D., a warm, Bavarian CEO, proudly invited guests to come inside and view the PCB Raptor EX model with its 20" × 20" machining area, 60,000-RPM spindle, Windows-based controller and software, five-tool automatic tool management system, tool-length sensor, Ethanol-mist coolant system, full enclosure with safety interlock, removable chip disposal tray, C3 1-GHz PC with 256-MB RAM, and 17" LED flat-screen monitor.
"This Raptor has a resolution of ±0.00008", an absolute accuracy of ±0.0005" and a relative accuracy of ±0.0002", which allows manufacturers to machine a range of PCBs even with fine traces, whether populated or not," says Schnecker.
The PCB Raptor XL model comes with a larger 40" × 27.5" × 9.5" working envelope, a 600-W, 60,000-RPM spindle, ten-tool automatic tool management, micro-mist coolant system, protective safety enclosure, chip disposal tray, 850 MHz Pentium PC, 15" monitor, and other features. This large work envelope is able to rout and drill on one machine.
Mr. Aluminum Man, the company mascot and superhero, wandered throughout the outdoor tented area and the indoor machine-demonstration area, signing autographs and toasting guests throughout the entire celebration. For more information on Datron's systems, events, and superheros, visit www.datrondynamics.com.