High-Performance Milling Lathe Feeler FT-250SY CNC turning center features a true Y axis, which provides increased rigidity and robust machining vs. the typical wedge Y axis. An 8" (210- mm) subspindle in addition to the primary 10" (254-mm) spindle provides increased capacity. The FT-250SY features single-piece structure with box ways, 45 slant bed and robust base. Extra rigidity from a heavy-duty two-station turret results in high metal removal rates, superb finishes, and long-term accuracy. Primary spindle is 30-hp (22-kW), 3500-rpm, 10" chuck diameter with a 15-hp (11-kW), 4500- rpm, 8" chuck subspindle. Methods Machine Tools Inc. Ph: 978-443-5388 Web site: www.methodsmachine.com Precision Turning Center Conquest H51 Super-Precision turning center features a quick-change collet-ready 20-hp (15-kW), 5000-rpm, A2-6" main spindle with 2" (51-mm) bar capacity. Maximum turning diameter is 12.3" (312 mm) and a maximum turning length of 25.6" (650 mm). The 12-station turret offers one half position index for up to 24 tools. Machine features include through-tool coolant, bar feed, and chip conveyor interfaces, three-position stack light, PSMCIA memory card and rigid tapping, among others. The H51 is offered in a number of configurations including high-precision, Super-Precision, tailstock, live tooling, and Y axis. CNC choices are either a Fanuc Oi-D or Mitsubishi 720 CNC. Hardinge Inc. Ph: 800-843-8801 Web site: www.hardinge.com Multispindle CNC Bar Machine Shimada ISM B6-27 NC is a hybrid CNC multispindle bar machine featuring integrated spindle motors and hybrid slides-hydraulic slides for rough operations and CNC slides for finish operations. The ISM B6-27 NC has the same accuracy as CNC lathes. Six integrated spindle motors are individually programmed and provide spindle stopping, C-axis positioning and constant surface footage. The standard package is equipped with six 5000-rpm, 6.4-hp (4.6-kw) spindles and live tooling with C axis. Max bar diameter is 1.06" (27 mm) and bar length is 134" (3.4 m) with an optional bar length 157" (4-m) bar feeder. Shimada, SB Machine Tools and Gosiger collaborated on the machine, which can be seen in the Gosiger booth. SB Machine Tools Ph: 847-882-9600 Web site: www.sbmachinetools.com Gundrilling for Job Shops Two UNE compact gundrilling machines, the UNE12-2-750- CR, and the UNE6-250-CR, are designed to bring affordable gundrilling to job shops, especially for gun barrel production. The UNE12 machine features dual spindles, and drills holes up to 12 mm in diameter in workpieces up to 750 mm in length. This machine is ideal for moderate production, as part of a CNC machining cell. The UNE6 machine gundrills up to 6 mm in diameter, in parts up to 250 mm in length, and can handle the small, precision holes that are otherwise unachievable. Both the UNE6 and UNE12 utilize counter-rotating tool and counter-rotating workpiece design for improved accuracy. The UNE series features an additional model, the UNE20, for parts requiring 100 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com August 2014
holes up to 20 mm in diameter and 750 mm in length. Unisig Ph: 262-252-3802 Web site: www.unisig.com Swiss Lathe with Optional B Axis Nexturn SA32XII Swiss lathe is a new 32-mm machine that is available with or without a rotary synchronous guide bushing. It features up to nine total axes, including an optional B axis. 33 total tools with the B axis (29 without), including 19 live tools. Machining capacity is 32 mm on the main spindle, 32 mm on the subspindle, and 210 mm maximum turning length in one chucking (60 mm or 2.36" without See the FBL-360B heavy-duty horizontal turning lathe team with a FANUC robot to increase production and automation efficiency in various operations at IMTS. Newly designed, the FBL-360B boasts a 45-degree slant bed, rigid box ways structure and programmable tailstock. It s the best machine in the market for mixed volume, short-run or dedicated high-volume applications. The super strong FBL-360B has it all. Its slant bed lathe features: 15" chuck, up to ø4.5" bar capacity, maximum swing and maximum turning diameter of 22.4" and a maximum turning length up to 80". 35 HP AC digital spindle motor with 2-speed gear box and 15" hydraulic chuck that produces up to 1,901 ft.-lbs. torque at lower rpm and has a 5.3 spindle bore. And the FBL-360B is perfect for fast parts machining of bars up to 4.5" in diameter at speeds up to 2,500rpm, X and Z travels of 12.6" and up to 78" and 708ipm rapid traverse and 20,950 lbs. of total body weight. The fast 10-position indexing turret offers 0.5 secs tool indexing (next tool). Learn how the rigid FBL-360B can work for you. Call your local dealer to see our comprehensive product line for all your machining needs and see you at IMTS. We shape your ideas. SEE US AT IMTS IN BOOTH S-8986 800-243-8253 / 562-903-1929 www.chevalierusa.com guide bushing). The main spindle is a 10-hp (7.5-kW), 8000-rpm built-in motor spindle. The full C axis on both main and subspindles with 0.001 position and pneumatic disc brake clamping provide rigidity for milling operations. A wide range of milling, drilling, and tapping can be performed with 1.3 hp (1 kw) and 6000-rpm live tools. Absolute Machine Tools Ph: 440-960-6911 Web site: www.absolutemachine.com CNC Lathe Teamed with Intelligent Robot Line-up of nine breakthrough machines includes the new FSG-2440ADS automatic grinder, the new FBB 110L horizontal boring machine, and the new FBL-520D heavy-duty horizontal turning lathe. A Fanuc intelligent robotic team will demonstrate increased production efficiency through automation on a Chevalier heavy-duty horizontal turning lathe. The new FBB-110L series 102 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com August 2014
efficiently handles heavy-duty, high-precision machining with 120 83 80" (3048 2108 2032 mm) machining capabilities. The 35-hp (26-kW), 50-taper large diameter cartridge type, air-purged spindle runs with a two-speed gear head stock that generates a maximum of 1500 N m to overcome tough material cutting conditions. Also being shown are the FVL-1250VTC+C series for heavy-duty turning, milling, boring, grinding, drilling and thread cutting applications. For large workpieces like automotive molds, the FVM-8088DC heavyduty bridge machine features box-type beam construction for support and damping. Chevalier Machinery Ph: 562-903-1929 Web site: www.chevalierusa.com Large Through-Bore Turning Center Heavy-duty ST-55 large-bore turning center is rigid, highly accurate, and thermally stable for machining heavy pipes and fittings, large couplers, and long rollers. The machine features twin-chuck capability, high-torque spindle, and 12.5" (318-mm) diameter through-bore. Maximum cutting capacity is 25.5 80" (648 2032 mm), with swings of 34.5" (876 mm) over the front apron and 25.5" (648 mm) over the cross slide. A servodriven tailstock (MT5 taper) is standard, and a steadyrest is available for additional support of long shafts. A 55-hp (41-kW) vector dual-drive unit powers the ST-55 s spindle through a Haas-built two-speed gearbox to provide 2100 ft-lb (2847 N m) of torque in low gear. High gear provides a maximum spindle speed of 1000 rpm. Haas Automation Inc. Ph: 805-278-1800 Web site: www.haascnc.com Slant Bed Turning Center Challenger Series SL5000 slant bed turning center features a Fanuc OiTD CNC Control and is tailored for heavy-duty production. The 18" (450-mm) chuck and 6" (153-mm) spindle bore make the SL5000 well-suited for the energy industry for pipe threading applications and the manufacture of sensors and instrumentation serving the down hole oilfield industry. Maximum turning diameter is 27" (700 mm) and maximum turning length is 50" (1300 mm). The hydraulic indexing turret has 12 stations to accommodate 1.25" (32-mm) tooling. This box way turning center is driven by a 50-hp (38-kW) spindle motor with a two-speed gear box. Maximum spindle torque is 1600 ft lb (2155 N m) at 105 rpm for optimum performance in machining the toughest materials. Milltronics CNC Machines Ph: 952-442-1310 Web site: www.milltronics.net Flexible Turning Line The DLFn flexible turning machine allows easy addition or changeover of modules to process raw materials with turning, measuring, drilling, deburring, parts cleaning and other operations that produce finished parts. The DLFn s internal work handling units allow for fully automatic line configurations. Switching operations requires simply pulling out one module and replacing it with another. Two machine modules can be set on one standardized base module, allowing for flexible processing. The pull out design of the DLFn also allows for convenient access during maintenance. DLFn work removal is performed in 5 seconds, and the DLFn operates with an improved takt time over other lines. The DLFn occupies less than half the space of a conventional machining line. Up to 10 modules can be combined to form a maximum 14 3/4' (4.5-m) line. Fuji Machine America Corp. Ph: 847-821-2432 Web site: www.fujimachine.com High-Performance Slant Bed CNC Lathes VivaTurn CNC lathes are available in simple two-axis configuration or with live milling. Both the VivaTurn 2Sm/500 and the VivaTurn 4Cm/1000 will be displayed. The VivaTurn 2Sm has 22" (559-mm) swing over the bed, a 10" (254-mm) hydraulic chuck, 3.1" (78-mm) spindle bore, and a 12-position live tool turret. The VivaTurn 4Cm has 28" (711 mm) of swing over the 104 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com August 2014
bed, a 10" hydraulic chuck, 3.1" spindle bore, and a 12-postiion power tool turret. All VivaTurn lathes come standard with the FANUC 0i-TD control, NSK bearings, a hydraulic tailstock, and chip conveyor. Subspindle and Y-axis models will be available in the near future. SMTCL USA Ph: 626-667-1192 Web site: www.smtcl.com Swiss Lathe with B axis, Removable Guide Bushing L20 Type XII Swiss-type lathe features all new B-axis controllable rotary tools. This additional axis of control facilitates drilling and milling of angled features and contours without retooling or resetting, with a total range of 135 (from 90 to -45 ). Rotary tools can be used for both front and back machining. The Type XII also offers the flexibility of operating with or without the guide bushing. Install the guide bushing when machining long thin workpieces and remove it again for machining shorter pieces or when short bar remnants are required. Other upgrades of the L20 XII include 26-mm spindle through-hole diameter, 6000-rpm spindle speed for gang rotary tools, and 7500-rpm spindle speed of back tool post rotary tools, and lower power consumption. Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Inc. Ph: 201-818-0100 Web site: www.marucit.com Ultimate Machining Power VTCs Yama Seiki-Goodway GV-1 series vertical turning centers include two different models with live turrets: GV-1200M and GV-1600M with maximum turning diameter up to 1350 mm and 1800 mm, maximum weight load up to 5000 kg and 8000 kg, respectively. With live tooling spindle capabilities, turning, milling, contour milling and drilling applications can be completed on one single machine. GV-1 machines feature thermally balanced, high-rigidity Meehanite beds and columns for maximum vibration dampening. Crossrail is mounted with four sets of up/down-positioning mechanism providing strong locking-positioning at each point which strengthens the overall rigidity of the crossrail and tooling spindle, assuring accuracy. W-axis travel is up to 800 mm for better machining flexibility. Standard high-speed ratio, high-torque two-speed gear box mated with a 40/6,000i series spindle motor provides more output for heavy-duty cutting. Yama Seiki USA Inc. Ph: 909-628-5568 Web site: www.yamaseiki.com/ Vertical Boring and Turning Mills TUE series vertical boring and turning mill features a 1000- mm table diameter for high-speed, heavy-duty cutting of workpieces with a maximum load to 2000 kg. The TUE-100 uses ram cross section to support the railhead for increased precision. Further improving cutting performance are the two types of bearings to support both the radial and axial loads of the table and high quality cast iron bed, specifically designed for efficient chip removal. TUE-100 sports compact 5 3.5 4-m footprint compared to larger models, and showcases the highest rapid rate available in its class with feed rates up to 20 m/min, reducing cycle times and increasing productivity. In addition, the wide range of table speeds allows for exceptional surface finishes on a variety of materials. Toshiba Machine Co. America Ph: 847-593-1616 Web site: www.toshiba-machine.com Load while Machining Four-Spindle CNC Lathes Two Kitako-Shimada four-spindle CNC lathes, the horizontal HS4200 with gantry loader and parts stocker and the vertical VT4-350 with a robot loader, eliminate idle spindle time for 106 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com August 2014
continuous production turning. The four-spindle lathes work similarly to a pallet changer on a machining center. Parts are loaded/unloaded while two other parts are being machined. The four spindles are mounted in a carrier. Each spindle is Feature Machines of the Month The Ultimate CNC Combination Lathes Large Capacity Models Available with up to 39.3" Swing and 200" Center independent, but they work together in opposing pairs. The two chucks in the upper/outer position are for loading and unloading, while the two lower/inner chucks are for machining. When the machining cycle is complete, the carrier is indexed 180, two new parts are repositioned for unloading. The horizontal HS42000 model can handle 8 and 10" (203, 254- mm) chucks, while the vertical VT4-350 can be equipped with either 12 or 15" (305, 381-mm) chucks. SB Machine Tools Ph: 847-882-9600 Web site: www.sbmachinetools.com CNC Turning Centers, VMCs Fourteen new models out of a total of 21 machines in the SL series of CNC turning centers and vertical machining centers will be displayed. SL Series CNC Turning Centers offer heavy-duty machining and ultra precision capabilities for handling MR Series shown with optional 8 Station Automatic Bi-Directional Indexing Disc Turret The Perfect Machine for Most of Today s CNC Turning Applications... Pick the Control that is Right for Your Turning Needs Clausing/MultiTurn MT Series: The MT series features the Fanuc Oi-TD control with Manual Guide i programming allowing the operator to generate part programs quickly and efficiently through the use of easy-to-understand conversational style cycle prompts. Fanuc Oi-TD control package comes with all digital control and drives offering exceptional value and reliability. Clausing/MultiTurn MR Series: Equipped with the FAGOR 8055i TC CNC Control. This user-friendly control offers both icon-key based conversational programming or Conventional ISO G-code programming. The extensive use of graphics at the display means that even complex machining tasks are easily accomplished and minimizing set-up time for both experienced and beginner operators. The extensive list of machine features include: Anti-friction PTFE material between saddle and bed for greatly improved surface finish Heavy-duty cast iron, hardened and ground, bed ways Triangular web bed design CNC1000/2000/3000/4000 models Extra wide bed maximizes support for saddle and cross slide assembly Variable AC spindle drive motor Automatic three range headstock (Automatic four range headstock on CNC7000/8000 models) Superior headstock positive flow lubrication system Automatic oil system to guide ways & ballscrews Digital AC servo drive system Fully enclosed, interlocking guarding (optional on models with 120" centers and larger) and much more... Available in models with: 13", 15", 18", 21", 26", 30", 31.4" and 39.3" swings Up to 200" between centers Call 800-323-0972 for the Clausing Dealer Nearest You or visit www.clausing-industrial.com for detailed catalogs of the full line of Clausing Machine Tools Over A Century in the Machine Tool Business heavy cutting as well as superior surface finishes across multiple industries. SL 25BSY features a 10" (254-mm) chuck main spindle and 8" (203-mm) chuck sub-spindle with Y-axis mill turret to increase productivity while reducing setup time. SL 80C is a Big Bore Oil Country Lathe. 12.5" (317 mm) with an optional 14.7" (373 mm) with a heavy duty headstock design and taper roller bearings. MCV 650H vertical machining center is a 20,000-rpm high-speed mold machine featuring 21 43" (533 1092-mm) travel and double-column construction for rigidity and machining accuracy. Samsung Machine Tools of America Ph: 262-521-1100 Web site: www.samsungmachinetools.com 108 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com August 2014