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News Release from: Goratu UK | Subject: G Innova 15 vertical machining centre
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 September 2004
High precision VMC suits mould and die
work
High precision, heavy duty vertical machining centre, particularly suited to the mould and die industry, features heavy stock removal rates as well as precision finish machining.
Goratu UK is introducing a new, high precision, heavy duty vertical machining centre to the UK market The machine has been introduced in response to customer demand for higher levels of productivity and versatility
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 14 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Particularly suited to the mould and die industry, the G Innova 15 is a cost effective machine for all precision applications.
It complements the other machining centres and bed mills in the Goratu range.
Machine construction is robust and rigid to ensure high accuracy and repeatability even for heavy stock removal as well as machine durability.
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Re-circulating linear roller guideways are dovetailed throughout their length, minimizing friction and thermal movement, reducing wear and increasing the useful life of the drives.
The hardened and ground ballscrews for all three axes are 50mm in diameter with a 16mm pitch are guided at each end by precision angular contact bearings.
The main spindle and all three axes have digital drives.
Accurate positioning of the vertical head is ensured by a pneumatic counter weight located at the front of the column.
Machine weight is 10,000kg.
Structural rigidity is ensured by the finite element calculation method.
The machine is capable of both roughing and finishing operations.
Heavy stock removal is made possible due to the 35kW of power and 162Nm of torque provided by the build in rotor-stator head.
Feed and rotational speeds of up to 15,000 rev/min are provided by the main spindle.
Maximum traverse is 30m/min in all three axes; acceleration in each axis is 3m/s2.
Chip-to-chip time is 5 seconds.
Positional accuracy is 8(, repeatability 5( and resolution 1(.
Travel is 1500mm in X, 700 in Y, and 700 in Z.
Spindle taper is ISO40 with BT 40 as an option.
Tool capacity is 24, with 30 as an option.
The machine is offered with a Kesler spindle, ideal for mould and die applications.
Control is by the proven Heidenhain TNC530, options include the Fanuc 18i and the Fagor 8055 MC/B.
The new G Innova 15 was designed and developed in Goratu's own Technology Centre in Catalonia, northern Spain.
Commenting, Mark Randall of Goratu UK said "This powerful new machine is a very useful addition to the Goratu range and will meet the needs of customers who require production versatility combined with high accuracy.
Goratu is known for its strong, robust, reliable machines and the G Innova is within this philosophy.
Although the machine is only being introduced to the UK now, we have already seen significant levels of interest in it".
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