XYZ makes five-axis centre of attention at Southern Manufacturing
XYZ Machine Tools attendance at Southern Manufacturing (Stand E190) will focus attention on its UMC-5X simultaneous five-axis, gantry-style, machining centre. The level of technology included as standard with the XYZ UMC-5X is making existing users of five-axis machining centres review their position and introducing a whole new group of potential customers to the benefits of simultaneous five-axis machining.
As with all machines from XYZ Machine Tools the UMC-5X is available at a very competitive price point, yet comes with leading-edge technology such as Traori/Kinematic functions for five-axis simultaneous machining, as well as integrated Smart Machining Technology (SMT) and thermal growth compensation. The standard control system is the popular Siemens 840DSL ShopMill Control, with the option of specifying the iTNC 640 HSCI Heidenhain system. Both controls ensure a machine capable of high precision, high speed, simultaneous five-axis machining. Other key features are the front loading 600 mm diameter trunnion rotary table, with a high accuracy, direct drive, high torque motor providing 90 revs/min rotation of the table. The tilting axes are servo worm driven (torque motor option) that provides +/- 120° of movement and just 2.5 seconds for full rotation with a maximum table load of 600 kg. Of interest is that due to the table configuration and machine design, when the table is tilted 90 degrees towards the rear (component facing forward), there remains 500 mm of Y-axis travel forward of the table surface. This is much greater than many competitor machines, including those that quote the same axis travels as the UMC-5X, allowing larger workpieces to be machined.
Additional specifications include in-line spindles with 12,000 / 15,000 revs/min or, a high speed 18,000 / 24,000 rpm motorised built-in spindle, high pressure through spindle coolant, side-mounted 24, 32, 48 or 60 tools ATC for quick tool changing, linear scales on the X, Y and Z axes with high precision encoders on A and C axis pivot centres.
