New from DMG Mori is a universal turning centre, the CLX 550, featuring robust construction, a powerful 33 kW (40% DC) / 3,250 rpm / 630 Nm spindle and the option of a FANUC 3D control instead of the standard 19" SLIMline multi-touch control panel with Siemens 840D solutionline and Operate 4.7. The lathe joins two smaller models – 350 and 450 – to expand a range that was announced at the AMB 2016 show in Stuttgart.
Able to turn components up to 480 mm in diameter by 1,225 mm long, the CLX 550 offers users a larger work area in a compact footprint of 7.4 m². The sturdy, innovatively designed, cast iron bed ensures rigidity, minimises vibration and allows improved chip evacuation.
Large ballscrews, sturdy spindle bearings and a VDI 40 turret with 12 stations, live if required, ensure high productivity and accuracy, which is further promoted by feedback of axis positions via linear scales. When configured as a bar automatic, the machine produces parts up to 80 mm in diameter, or alternatively 102 mm, to a high degree of precision; circularity of less than 3 microns is quoted.
A choice of over 100 hardware and software options enables application-oriented specification and upgrading of the CLX 550. In addition to the optional larger bar capacity and the possibility of choosing a 120 mm Y-axis, VDI 30 or VDI 50 turrets are available as well as a tailstock and a steady rest, both of which can be programmable to facilitate the manufacture of crankshafts, for example. If a counter-spindle replaces the tailstock, 6-sided machining of complex workpieces can be carried out in one-hit.
To increase machining efficiency further, Technology Cycles from DMG Mori are available such as Easy Tool Monitoring, which prevents damage due to a broken tool or overload by bringing the spindle and axes to a controlled stop.
