V56 DRIVES OUT COSTS BY VIRTUALLY ELIMINATING POLISHING
MASON, OH—April, 2006— The Makino V56 vertical machining
center is ideal for machining plastic molds and die cast dies for automotive
parts, as well as components of home appliances, office automation equipment
and IT-related products.
Built with
many of the same high-performance capabilities as the V33 and V77, the V56 can
also machine the dies for precision press dies and the mold base of plastic
molds and forging dies, and virtually eliminate the need to polish small- and
medium-size dies/molds.
Visit Booth
# 8301 in Hall A of the South Building during the 2006 International Manufacturing
Technology Show (IMTS) at McCormick
Place in Chicago,
Illinois, September 6 through 13
to learn more about this and other technological innovations.
Also plan
to visit Booth # D-4110 in the EDM Pavilion at IMTS to see demonstration on
equipment and processes that meet the demand for micro-dimensions and
ultra-high precision EDMing.
V56
Benefits and Features
The V56 can handle payloads weighing up to 1,760 pounds (800 kg) on a 41.3- x
21.7-inch (1,050 x 550 mm) table. There are no overhangs along the X-,Y-,
Z-axis travel of 35.4 x 21.7 x 17.7 inches (900 x 550 x 450 mm), enabling the
V56 to provide high-stiffness and rigidity, therefore high-accuracy machining
along its entire axes.
While the
V56 maintains a relatively compact footprint of 98 x 96 x 108 inches (2,500 x
2,450 x 2,750 mm), it possesses a large machining capacity. The V56 can
accommodate workpieces as large as 41.3 x 28.3 x 17.7 inches (1,050 x 720 x 450
mm) and vices that extend over the table. In addition, the table is a
comfortable 33.5 inches (850 mm) above the floor, offering operators easy
accessibility to perform setups. The front of the machine also offers operators
exceptional accessibility to the workpiece and spindle to check machined
surfaces and tool condition.
The V56
utilizes a 40-taper, 20,000-rpm spindle, with patented spindle core cooling and
under-race lubrication system. This system prevents spindle thermal distortion
even during the longest applications, and reduces vibration at high operating
speeds, resulting in longer tool life and superior surface finishes.
Makino’s V56 has rapid traverse and maximum cutting feed rates of 800
inches/min (20,000 mm/min).
A
high-performance 0.000002-inch (0.00005-mm) scale feedback system is available
to provide exceptionally smooth machined surfaces even in high-feedrate
machining of 3-D shapes involving continuous tiny blocks of NC data. Advanced
data management technology and Makino’s proprietary, next generation Super
Geometric Intelligence servo control deliver the lowest cycle times available.
This technology maintains exceptional accuracy and produces quality finishes
that only a machine designed specifically for a die/mold application can
provide.
Insulation
is applied under the bed and around the bed and column to prevent the ambient
air temperature from causing machine attitude changes that deteriorate
machining accuracy. A thermal stability system that works to provide
high-accuracy is also available as an optional specification to stabilize the
column temperature by continuously circulating a special fluid through the
column.
A
six-nozzle coolant supply device, an air blower and through-spindle air
reliably flush chips through outlets underneath the table onto two high-speed
conveyors for quick removal from the machine.
Makino is a
global provider of advanced machining technology and application support for
the metalcutting and die/mold industries, dedicated to driving out more costs
from your manufacturing operation than any other competitive machine tool
manufacturer. Makino manufacturing and service centers are located in the
United States, Japan, Germany, Singapore, Italy, France, Korea, Taiwan, Turkey,
China, Mexico, Brazil, and India, and are supported by a worldwide distributor
network. For more information call 1.800.552.3288.
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