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News Release from: DMG (UK) | Subject: Gildemeister SPRINT50linear mill-turn centre
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 April 2008
Mill-turn centre uses three tools
simultaneously
The latest Gildemeister CNC slant-bed mill-turn centre has three independent 12 station turrets so that either three driven tools or fixed tools can be cutting simultaneously.
DMG said that the latest Gildemeister SPRINT50linear slant bed mill-turn centre, using three independent 12 station turrets, allows either three driven tools or fixed tools to cut metal simultaneously to shorten cycle times The mill-turn centre provides optimised access and improved visibility
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Gildemeister SPRINT50linear has two 15kW integrated motors driving the main and secondary spindles.
High speed 40m/min rapid traverse rates are achieved with an acceleration of 10m/sec2 using the latest linear drive technology.
This specification, said DMG of Luton, UK, provides significant increases in productivity for complete machining of a whole range of components from bar up to 51mm diameter.
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* Machine rigidity - rigidity of the 7.5 tonne mill-turn centre makes it ideal for small batch to continuous/unmanned production, said DMG to manufacturingtalk.
The slant bed centre has a Y-axis cross-feed as standard to the third turret slide and, as an option, also to the two lower turrets.
Each of the 36 driven tool positions, has 3.7kW of power available and spindle speed of up to 5,000 rev/min.
Maximum torque is 18Nm for effective chip removal when milling or drilling.
The software can carry out highly precise thread whirling cycles too, said DMG.
The stroke of the Y-axis on the upper turret is +/-30mm and +/-25mm when applied as an option to the other two lower turrets.
Fully integrated main and counter spindles both have 15kW, 6,000 rev/min motors and full C-axis interpolation or positioning with a pneumatically controlled fast-acting clamping system.
A part pick-up device has two pneumatic axes to interface with an outfeed parts conveyor that ensure finished parts are controlled and to prevent damage during unloading.
* CNC system - control is through a Fanuc 300iS system, which is ergonomically positioned with a large screen display that forms part of the Gildemeister Group's latest modern design.
The new enclosure gives full height access to the working area and excellent vision through a large scratch resistant safety glass panel in the door guard.
The control can also be linked to the Gildemeister range of 'Power Tools' innovative software such as the DMG Production Manager and DMG Netservice.
The new guarding design has ultra-modern flush surfaces of hard coated reinforced material and brush chrome.
Incorporated in the design is DMG's LIGHTline, a highly visible machine operational status indicator that can be seen around the entire machine.
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