Sliding-head lathe with linear drives can have up to 10 axes

The SPEED 32-10 linear sliding-head automatic lathe incorporates every feature to facilitate efficient, complete machining of long workpieces typically for the automotive, hydraulic and pneumatic, electronics and medical engineering sectors. It can be upgraded based on double-sided machining with 5, 7, 9 or even 10-axis technology with two spindles and two carriages. The machine can also be equipped for thread whirling, slanted milling or deep hole drilling.It combines the latest linear drive technology with a maximum precision tolerance of 0.0015 mm on the outside diameter. The re-designed work area allows machining with up to three tools in simultaneous operation resulting in maximum productivity and flexibility for both simple and complex parts up to 33 mm in diameter. A number of features contribute to this superior performance in addition to the two linear drives.These provide acceleration along the axes from 0 to 40 m/min in just 0.04 seconds significantly reducing idle times. The main and counter spindles operate independently at speeds up to 12,000 rpm. The 16i TB Fanuc Series controller ensures optimum machine performance. The new 10.4” colour display, PCMCIA and Windows interfaces enhance the ease of operation and allow efficient communication with higher-level networks.