HMCs from KIWA offer a 1- to 2-day retrofit-in-the-field solution for pallet expandability, from two pallets to six or eight pallets, because the KIWA HMC comes fully assembled from the factory. Minimal loss of production will result.

KIWA’s horizontal machines also feature a one to two day ATC expandability-in-the field capability, from 40 to 60 or 80 to 220 tools. The major difference in the KIWA solution is that the machine was designed for the retrofit capabilities from the initial concept, not an afterthought.

There are machine tool builders that are making the retrofit option much better and simple to execute. For example, Methods Machine Tools offers high quality KIWA-Japan HMC machining centers in North America that include a highly efficient retrofit solution on their HMCs.