SHW UniSpeed 7 now available from Geo Kingsbury

The German manufacturer of large machining centres, SHW Werkzeugmaschinen, has introduced a model called UniSpeed 7 with a working volume of 6 by 1.6 by 1.3 m. Two further CNC axes are added by an automatic, universal spindle head with 64,800 programmable positions, while one or two optional rotary tables can be integrated into the table.

The range of applications is wide, as instead of machining a single component up to 6 m long and 6 tonnes in weight in the working zone, the machine can be equipped with a partition that allows pendulum machining of two smaller workpieces. Acceleration is 3.5 m/s2 up to a final speed of 30 m/min in the three linear axes.

Spindle speed is up to 6,000 rpm and 50 taper (optionally HSK 100) tools are supplied automatically from a magazine having up to 120 stations. The 44 kW/875 Nm spindle motor is cooled to prevent thermal growth.