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News Release from: Citizen Machinery UK | Subject: Citizen C16-V1E sliding headstock automatic lathe
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2004
Entry level sliding head auto is a fast
mover
Entry level 16mm capacity CNC sliding headstock automatic lathe for high productivity 'one-hit' mill/turning of small parts features short movement, fast positioning for tooling.
The entry level Citizen C16-V1E 16mm capacity CNC sliding headstock automatic lathe, establishes a new value for money benchmark for high productivity 'one-hit' mill/turning of small parts Now available from NC Engineering of Watford, the machine features a yoke-style tooling arrangement around the main spindle
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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This short movement, fast positioning design incorporates a gang post holding six turning tools, three driven tools and a high precision, four station toolpost.
This toolpost can present up to eight tools allowing machining operations to be carried out simultaneously at both the main and secondary spindles.
The higher level of flexibility gained from the new tooling layout is an important factor in expanding the capability of the machine to deliver a high productivity to investment ratio.
This is capitalised by Citizen's latest CNC control with its high speed central processor and macros which enable up to 20 per cent to be chopped from existing proven Citizen programs and machining cycles against the previous entry level B-series sliding head machine.
Also, influencing the price advantage of the C16-VIE is recent favourable currency movements and Citizen Machinery's development of its 'Supply Chain Management' philosophy in Japan which is able to significantly shorten production lead time and costs.
The built-in 16mm main spindle has a 10,000 rev/min drive, full C-axis positioning as standard and a 200 mm headstock stroke.
However, as a GBP 1,000 option its capacity can be extended to 18mm diameter.
The secondary spindle, which is also of built-in design, has the same 10,000 rev/min capability and full C-axis positioning is available as an option.
A feature of the gang toolpost is the incorporation of a motor-synchronised guide bushing with six tools configured for outside diameter turning.
In addition, three 8,000 rev/min driven tools with simultaneous high speed rigid tapping are available to produce external component features.
The new four station toolpost arrangement which has bi-directional sleeves is able to perform front and back drilling and tapping cycles simultaneously on a component at the main and secondary spindles. Request a free brochure from Citizen Machinery UK ...
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