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News Release from: Jobs | Subject: LinX Compact high power milling centre
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 October 2006
High speed miller has linear motor
drives
A linear motor milling machine for high-speed and high-power machining is a medium- size 5-axis type with mobile crossbeam for finishing and roughing.
On the world scene of high-speed and high-power milling machining with 3-/3+2-/ 5-axis, Jobs now represents an important reference as supplier of technologically advanced manufacturing solutions and services and as developer of modern systems of production in the aeronautics, aerospace, car, energy and general mechanical engineering fields With the aim of strengthening its leadership position, Jobs has defined an articulated strategic developing plan of its products, which enabled the company to complete its range of linear motor milling centres for highspeed and high-power machining
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Oct 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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LinX Compact, the first model in the LinX family, the most complete family of high- performance linear motor milling machines currently present on the market, is a medium- size 5-axis milling machine with mobile crossbeam for high-speed and high-power finishing and roughing.
Three versions are available: LinX 20, LinX 30 and LinX 35 with different transversal sizes (Y-axis), modular X-axis starting on 2000 mm with one or more extensions of 2000mm each.
The vertical Z-axis is available with strokes of 900 and 1250mm.
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The machine can be equipped with different milling heads specifically designed for: Bipolar T2D - T3D head for car design and prototyping applications; T3D Aero- configuration head for high-power machining for the aerospace industry; Bipolar T2K-T3K head for complete mould and die machining and aerospace applications and Indexed TMX head for general precision engineering operations.
The electrospindle cartridge change system JIMS (Jobs Interchangeable Motorspindle System), available on several heads, allows to perform very high-speed machining (up to 24.000 rev/min) and high chip removal operations on the same machine.
The machine can be equipped with tool magazines in different versions, chain-type or modular rack with capacity up to 300 places.
The matching of linear motors with high rigidity has been specifically conceived to allows a drastic reduction in production time together with high accuracy and finishing quality.
Moreover, LinX guarantees reduced maintenance due to the absence of wearing mechanical components.
A better working environment is guaranteed by its reduced noise level.
LinX Compact allows a drastic reduction in production time, high accuracy and finishing quality for: car design and prototyping, mould and dies, aeronautic industry, aero- engine, general engineering, energy.
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