Hardinge introduces the small footprint/large capacity Quaser MF500C machining centre
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The Quaser range of MF 5-face machining centres, available in the UK from Hardinge Machine Tools, bridge the gap between simultaneous and non-simultaneous 5-axis machining needs. The latest addition to the range, the MF500C, has an enlarged trunnion table to accommodate substantial sized workpieces.
The Quaser MF500C can accommodate up to a 500 by 300 mm workpiece with a table load capacity of up to 200 kg, yet has only a 2.6 by 3.2 m footprint. It is equipped with a BBT40 spindle taper with a maximum spindle speed of 15,000 rpm.
The MF500C allows the operator to machine with any four of the five axes. An idle axis can be altered at any point in the operation so that a first phase might use A, X, Y and Z while the second operation may not utilise A – the tilting axis – but bring in C, the rotary axis. It should be stressed that on the MF500C each axis is a full CNC with contouring capabilities.
As standard, the UK Quaser MF500C machines are equipped with the Siemens 828D controller although a Fanuc option is available on factory order.
Such has been the demand for large capacity four face machines, reports Hardinge Machine Tools, that the company is now working with Quaser to bring the even larger MV720C version into the UK before the year end.
