DMG/Mori Seiki announces DMU 125 monoBlock

With a fixed table the 3-axis DMG/Mori Seiki's DMU 125 monoBlock VMC is designed to hold workpieces up to 1,600 by 1,440 by 790 mm and up to 3 tonnes in weight. A 5-axis model with swivelling rotary table can hold parts up to 1,440 mm diameter by 790 mm high.

A 5-axis machine version with tandem drive from both sides of the trunnion has 2,600 kg capacity and a 2,100 mm-wide door provides good access for the loading of such heavy workpieces. Both 3 and 5-axis models provide simultaneous high speed machining on all axes. The standard spindle is rated at 14,000 rpm with either an SK 50 or HSK-A100 tool interface, although other spindles for high speed or heavy duty (430 Nm) machining can be specified. Various tool magazines provide up to 180 cutter positions. Fresh tools can be loaded into the magazines while production is in progress. The robust construction of the DMU 125 monoBlock and large roller guideways support a high level of stability and rigidity and the machine occupies a small footprint (19.2 m2 or 21.1 m2 with chip conveyor) relative to the size of component it can machine. The DMG/Mori Seiki monoBlock series machines are designed for the integration of additional technologies which include Ultrasonic, ultrasound-assisted machining for hard and brittle materials and Lasertec Shape machining for producing patterned surfaces.