Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Publicpurchase #27-7755

3-Axis CNC Mill with Automation Packages for Advanced Manufacturing Education

Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Missouri is seeking bids for a 3-axis CNC mill with automation packages to support advanced manufacturing education. - Government Buyer: - Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Missouri - Products/Services Requested: - 3-axis CNC milling machine with automation packages for retrofitting with standalone robotics - Freight, rigging, and installation services for the CNC mill - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or part numbers are mentioned in the solicitation - Current equipment includes Haas and Okuma machinery - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Equipment must support advanced manufacturing instruction, including lights out manufacturing and machine tending - Procurement aims to standardize equipment for instructional consistency and facilitate integration with collaborative robotics - Vendor must provide complete delivery, rigging, and installation - The procurement is intended to align training with industry needs and address challenges from using different machine brands

Description

The solicitation is for the procurement of a 3-axis CNC mill equipped with several automation packages to allow retrofitting for standalone robotics. The machine is intended to support advanced machining education and facilitate teaching fundamentals of lights out manufacturing with machine tending. The vendor is required to provide freight, rigging, and installation services for the machine. This procurement aims to address challenges in machining education caused by differing machinery brands and to supplement workforce needs with collaborative robotics.

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