Feature

TLC

Others (Generalized)

Installation/training

3 days (includes 2-day process development)

5-10 days

Spare parts required at purchase

No

Yes

Stage

Stationary

Rotating / Stationary

Number of gantries

1

1 - 2

Easy load/unload

Yes

Yes & No

Inline compatible

Yes - unobstructed surface

Yes & No

Cleanroom compatible

Yes

Yes & No

Cutting head

Rotating - total flexibility

Fixed & Castoring

Cameras

1 - CCD (incorporated in cutting head)

2 CCD (mounted/fixed on gantry)

Camera setup/alignment

1-2 seconds

CCD camera in cutting head

5-20 minutes

2 CCD cameras on gantry

On-stage measurement/inspection

Yes

No

Operating system

PC Windows^® - user friendly GUI screens

DOS / Windows^® XP

Software

Custom TLC - free revision updates

Custom - charge for revision updates

Program change

Simple

Complex

Part-size compensation (increase/decrease)

Simple

Complex

Auto-calibrating wheel placement accuracy

Yes (software controlled)

No

X-Y cutting

Yes

Yes

Circular/Curvilinear cutting

Yes - seamless AutoCAD^® .dxf conversion

Yes & No

Alignment of circular/curvilinear laminate parts

Yes

No

Microsheet cutting capability

Yes (with diamond stylus)

Yes & No

Multilinear cutting -parallelogram/trapezoid

Yes

Yes & No

Dual-direction scribe

Yes

Yes & No

Scribe speed - X-Y

0.00" - 20"/0.00 mm-500 mm per sec. (advertised)

0.00"-40"/0.00 mm-1000 mm per sec. (advertised)

Scribe speed - SHAPES

Dependent on shape and size

Dependent on shape and size

Utilities required

Electrical, vacuum, air/nitrogen

Electrical, vacuum, air/nitrogen

Operation

Simple

Complex

Maintenance

Simple

Annual Service Contact not required

Complex

Annual Service Contract recommended

Replacement electronics

Commerical off-the-shelf (COTS)

Readily available - no middleman mark-up

Proprietary

Not readily available, expensive

CE safety certified

Yes

Yes & No

Cutting wheels

Toyo tungsten carbide

Toyo, Mitsuboshi, Fletcher Terry, MacGinnis, Other

Conversion wheelholders for other machines

Yes

No

Replacement parts

1-5 days, depending on location

1-2 weeks, depending on location

Sales/Support offices (Asia)

USA , China , Hong Kong , Shenzhen, Singapore , Korea - Shanghai ( 2007)

USA , Japan , China

Machine cost

US$98,000 (one price worldwide)

US$225,000 to US$1,000,000 plus

Delivery

NLT 90 days ARO

90-180 days ARO