Seven-axis turning centre has integrated handling

Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team Feb 28, 2006

Leading a range of advanced CNC turning centres at MACH will be a seven-axis 'lights-out' chucking orientated turning cell with the a patented, fully integrated autoload and unload system.

Leading a range of advanced CNC turning centres at MACH will be a seven-axis 'lights-out' chucking orientated turning cell with the a patented, fully integrated autoload and unload system.

A Colchester Tornado with seven axes heads up a count-down of six, three and two-axis machines providing a totally new level of productive capability solutions for multi-axis turning machines at affordable prices.

The new machines, featured on the Colchester Lathe stand at MACH 2006 will depict the re-generation of this top-selling Tornado marque to global markets.

And, with the latest development of the machine range, the exhibition will become the platform to portray the move into turnkey project engineered solutions for the Heckmondwike, West Yorks based machine tool builder.

Complementing the Tornado, Combi and MultiTurn machine ranges on show, the Colchestersales (UK) operation with technical centres in the Heckmondwike headquarters, at the 600 Centre in Shepshed, Loughborough and at RK International in Erith, Kent, will also be demonstrating the latest Richmond range of vertical machining centres that strengthens the 'package' solution provider operation now available from this single source.

Leading the Tornado range at MACH will be the seven-axis T6MS 'Lights-out' chucking orientated turning cell with the Colchester patented APL 5000 fully integrated autoload and unload system.

This new machine concept has a new level of flexibility gained from the latest Fanuc control to work in unmanned installations in conjunction with customer specified material handling systems such as part stockers, carousel palletising or conveyor systems.

T8MSY is the latest Tornado development with a specification that includes a subspindle to incorporate second operation cycles, a Y-axis cross feed to the 12 station all-driven turn and mill turret and the well-proven 'lights-out' bar package of swarf conveyor, Renishaw probing, tool monitoring and work scheduling software.

Alongside the Tornado range will be the powerful Combi 6000 heavy duty combination lathe series that is currently reaping outstanding success with the oil and gas industry due to its 170mm hollow mandrel, swing capacity and high levels of versatility and flexibility from programming and control functionality.

The latest version of Colchester MultiTurn is also due for launch at MACH 2006 with newly upgraded Fanuc OiTC with Manual Guide i programming software.

To date, this machine has won considerable acclaim and international sales based on a market trend-setting price that is very competitive for its offering of high levels of flexibility and capability.

* Colchester Lathe Company at MACH 2006, NEC Birmingham, UK, May 15-19, Hall 5, Stand 5334.