HMC machines difficult-to-cut materials

Horizontal machining centre is aimed at manufacturers looking for high metal removal rates on difficult to cut materials.

The Mycenter HX300iF horizontal machining centre from Kitamura is an exciting new machine aimed at manufacturers looking for high metal removal rates on difficult to cut materials.

In the middle of the Mycenter HX horizontal size range, the HX300iF has a 500 by 560mm working envelope ideal for medium to long batch runs on mid sized parts.

The compact Mycenter HX300iF design is centred round a rigid hardened boxway base construction and its gearbox driven AC13kw motor developing 157Nm of torque for high metal removal rates.

Like the other machines in the Mycenter range, the HX300iF has a ballscrew cooling system and the renowned Kitamura Intelligent Advanced Control (IAC) to guarantee a positional, repeatability and roundness accuracy of +/-0.002mm, +/-0.001mm and +/-0.003mm respectively.

Exceptional accuracy is combined with exceptional production rates.

The twin pallet machine has an extremely quick rotary pallet change of 2.5s, the B-axis is a full rotary one as standard and the 40 taper dual contact spindle ensures metal removal rates that outshine any other machine in its class.

This is supported by X, Y and Z axis cutting feed rates of 50m/min with 9,000 deg/min feed on the standard 4th axis rotary table suitable for multipart tombstone fixturing and complex multi angle large part machining.

As standard, the machine has a 15,000 rev/min spindle with a 20,000 rev/min option for high speed machining.

Renowned for its fixed pot tooling method, this Kitamura Mycenter has capacity for 40 tools with an option for 80 and 140 tools.

Another aspect on the Mycenter HX300iF that guarantees undisrupted production is the double decker Chip Management System.

Chips are flushed from the machining area by overhead coolant nozzles, removed via a screw type conveyor and are discharged through a two stage filtration system.

Devised for highly productive environments, the Mycenter HX300iF is available with a number of optional features that include automatic tool off-set compensation, oil mist collector, full 5th axis control and multi-pallet systems.

For further information on the Mycenter HX300iF and other machines in the Kitamura range, please contact Leader CNC Technologies of Nuneaton - the UK and Ireland sole distributor of Kitamura and Toshiba machine tools.

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