Here are just a few of the machine tools you can expect to see on the show floor.
ANCA Linear CNC Grinder
Enhancements, which will also be carried across the complete TX product line range including TX7, TXcell, TapX and SBG, include LinX linear motors and linear scales as standard on X, Y and for the first time, Z axis.
Proven on the ANCA FX and MX machine ranges, LinX motors have delivered long term reliability and accuracy.
Operating without the need for a dedicated chiller system saving on running costs, LinX linear motors do not develop mechanical backlash, ensuring high quality grinding results for the life of the machine, including excellent surface finishes.
For more information, check out the ANCA booth in the North Building, B Hall - Abrasive Machining/Sawing/Finishing - N-7414 or visit the ANCA website.
Doosan Machine Tools Vertical Turning Center
Both machines are intended to offer a number of productivity enhancing features. The one-piece bed with dual chip conveyers greatly improves chip handling and reduces downtime for manual chip removal. Up to four tools can be mounted in quad holders that can be integrated into the tool magazines with capacities available from 12 to 34 stations, increasing the number of total tools for automatic selection and reducing the tool change time while improving productivity.
Main table speeds of 60 hp - 400 rpm and live spindle speeds of 20 hp - 3000 RPM (VTR1216M) offer the power and speeds needed to fully take advantage of today’s cutting tool technology.
According to Bob Baldizzi, technical sales specialist for Doosan’s large machines, “IMTS attendees will want to see the new Pumas because they are the world’s first vertical turning centers with a turning tool indexing system. The system provides 90 degree indexing on turning tools, making it possible to mount four different turning tools on each holder. The result is significantly reduced average tool change times and increased tool capacity for resulting in shorter cycle times and fewer set-ups between operations.”
Doosan has stated that one of the main benefits of the single, wide column design is that it provides full X-axis travel distances allowing machining and probing on both sides of the workpiece and a 1,200 mm (47.2 in.) Z-axis travel.
Both machines in the series provide a cutting capacity of 1,700 mm (67 in.) in diameter and 1,250 mm (49.2 in.) in height. The cutting envelope is 125% larger than its predecessor.
Both models are built to offer heavy roughing and accurate finishing. The VTR 1216 and VTR 1216M are designed and built with long service life in mind with 17,600 lbs. (8,000 kgf) load capacity main tables, cross roller bearings, a curvic coupling tool holder interface providing 17,600 lbs. (8,000 kgf) of tool clamping force, a dual pinion C-axis (VTR1216M), and rigid construction design and materials.
For more information, check out the Doosan booth in the South Building - Metal Cutting - S-9100 or visit the Doosan website.
Makino Vertical Machining Center
The machine combines a rigid structure and high dynamic motion control to significantly reduce part cycle times while maintaining accurate performance. Equipped with an integral, DD motor designed for the B-axis and C-axis, the machine is made to significantly reduce the machining time for complex, contoured, 3-D, die/mold, medical and aerospace parts.
Equipped with a 30,000-rpm, 20-hp, HSK-E50 spindle, the new 5-axis machine is ideally suited for high-speed, hard-milling applications. An optional graphite package extends its operation to graphite electrodes and composite materials.
The machine is designed for expandability. The standard 20-tool magazine can be field-expanded to capacities ranging from 100 to 300 tools. The integral table (300-mm diameter) is prepared with pneumatic ports design to readily integrate into a pallet system for quick, efficient part exchange, maximizing machine utilization and offering an abundance of machine automation options.
Three-point leveling, a small footprint and a front-side access approach for both part and tool loading minimize the floor-space requirements for this next-generation 5-axis vertical machining center.
The Makino Professional 6 control features streamlined screen layouts, operator assistance, new machine functions and safety enhancements. For greater productivity in complex, contoured, 3-D, die/mold, medical and aerospace parts, Makino’s patented Super Geometric Intelligence 5 (SGI.5) is designed for optimum performance during execution of the complicated tool path.
For more information, check out the Makino booth in the South Building - Metal Cutting - S-8700 or visit the Makino website.
Tsugami/Rem Sales CNC Machines
Tsguami/Rem Sales will debut the new SS207-5AX LaserSwiss, a 20 mm 7-Axis Swiss Type CNC Lathe with B-Axis control. The LaserSwiss combines Swiss style CNC machining with laser cutting on one machine. Developed by Rem Sales’ sister company, Innovative Machinery Group (IMG), it allows manufacturers to perform Swiss turning and laser cutting operations with a single setup. All operations are programmed and driven from the machine’s Fanuc 31i-B5 CNC.
The Tsugami BW209Z, B0205-III and P034H machines are also new to the IMTS this year.
The BW209Z is a 20 mm capacity split-slide CNC precision Swiss style lathe. It boasts a 10,000 rpm main spindle speed and a 12,000 rpm back spindle speed. It can house 28 tools and is equipped with a Fanuc 31i-B CNC.
“The benefit of a 9-axis machine,” said Tsugami/Rem Sales regional manager Ron Gainer, “is that it has three cutting tools, all cutting the part simultaneously, and all three tools have independent feed rates.” This means shorter cycle times, Gainer explained, which all manufacturers continually strive for.
The new B0205-III represents the next generation of Tsugami Swiss Type CNC Lathes. “It’s a heavier, more rigid, enhanced version of the B0205-II,” vice president Mike Mugno said.
Improvements to this 20 mm 5-Axis lathe include faster cross tool speeds, longer back spindle strokes on the X2 and Z2 axes, larger ball screw diameters and expansion of its thermal displacement compensation system, which can now be used on every linear axis. The B0205-III cutting demonstration will include loading automation and integrated robotics.
The P034H is a 3 mm 4-Axis Swiss-type Lathe. Designed for micro machining, it’s suitable for mass production of tiny, very precise parts. The main and back spindles operate at 20,000 rpms and the machine has 14 total tool positions. Automatic thermal displacement compensation, an adjustable grip chuck, and a specialized bar feeder are standard.
Other Tsugami machines on display include the B038T 38 mm High Performance Gang/Turret Lathe, B0326-II 32 mm 6-Axis Swiss Turn, SS327-5AX 32 mm 7-Axis CNC Lathe with Servo-driven B-Axis, and the heavy duty M08SY CNC Turning Center.
For more information, check out the Tsugami/Rem Sales booth in the South Building - Metal Cutting - S-9410 or visit the Tsugami/Rem Sales website.
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