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When your competitive edge is titanium Machining, nothing matters more than having the ADVANTiGE.

Few materials matter more in today’s aerospace parts production environment than titanium and titanium alloys. Aircraft turbines and structural components, engine components, also medical applications such as joint replacements, orthopedic pins, screws and bone-fixation devices are just a few of the critical applications where titanium, and your ability to machine it, can open up new worlds to your shop’s future.

The key to successful titanium machining is “process development” in which the machine tool, the cutting tools, the machining processes and the right cutting strategies are brought together to match the material properties of the selected grade of titanium.

The Makino global Titanium R&D Center, located in the United States in Mason, Ohio, is your proven titanium application resource for matching titanium machining capabilities with the world’s leading process technologies.

Managed by a select group of engineers with both academic and industrial knowledge and experience with titanium, the Makino Titanium R&D Center works with tooling and consumable vendors from around the world to provide you with the knowledge you need for all types of titanium applications.

To learn more, click the tabs below to find out about Makino machines built specifically for titanium applications and ADVANTiGE™ technology, a Makino exclusive that’s helping improve productivity and dramatically increase tool life over conventional titanium machining approaches.

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Additional Information:

Automation Systems:
For added productivity, Makino T-Series machines can also be integrated with an automatic pallet transfer and storage system in a highly flexible Makino Machining Complex (MMC2) for extended periods of unattended operation. This automation system assigns work and initiates operations automatically, maximizing spindle utilization for increased productivity.

ADVANTiGE™ Technology

Makino ADVANTiGE™ technology improves titanium productivity and tool life.

Low metal-removal rates and limited tool life are the traditional challenges facing those working with titanium. Makino overcomes these issues with ADVANTiGE, a comprehensive approach to titanium machining that includes a high-pressure, high-flow coolant system, vibration damping system, and a rigid machine and spindle construction. By improving spindle performance, coolant delivery, vibration damping, machine rigidity and cutting strategies, ADVANTiGE delivers significant improvements in productivity and tool life over conventional machining technologies.

Key ADVANTiGE Technologies:

Autonomic Spindle Technology uses spindle sensors to measure displacement caused by excessive cutting forces. Feedback is instantaneously sent to the Professional 5 control, where processing characteristics are adapted to the current machining conditions, protecting both the spindle part and tooling.

High-pressure, high-flow coolant system delivers large volumes of high-pressure coolant directly to the cutting zone for increased chip evacuation, particularly with multi-flute tools. Coolant system includes overhead shower, spindle nozzle and through-spindle coolant for improved cooling, lubrication and chip evacuation in titanium parts.

A vibration damping system adjusts frictional forces based on low-frequency vibration sensing to avoid chatter and cutter damage resulting from structure resonance in real time. Vibration suppression enables deeper cuts, higher metal-removal rates and reduced tool wear.

The rigid construction of ADVANTiGE-enhanced machinery provides a solid, reliable platform for all other technologies, further suppressing vibration for reduced tool chipping and improved metal-removal rates.

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ADVANTiGE Enabled Machining Centers:

T4 5-axis horizontal machining centers
T2 5-axis horizontal machining centers

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FEATURED MACHINES

HMC5A model	pallet	x	y	z	a axis	b axis	rapid traverse	maximum workpiece
T2	39.4" x 49.2"1,000 mm x 1,250 mm	78.7"2,000mm	78.7"2,000mm	70.8"1,800 mm	+/- 110° +/- 110°	360° infinite360° infinite	787 ipm20,000 mm/min	ø74.8" x 78.7"ø1,900 x 2,000 mm
T4	157.5" x 59.1"4,000 x 1,500 mm	165.3"4,200mm	78.7"2,000mm	39.4"1000mm	+/- 110°+/- 110°		630 ipm16,000 mm/min	157.4 x 59.0 x 27.4"4,000 x 1,500 x 700 mm

VMC5A model	pallet	x	y	z	a axis	b axis	rapid traverse	maximum workpiece
D500	15.7" x 15.7"400 x 400 mm	21.6"550 mm	39.4"1000 mm	19.7"500 mm	+30/-120+30/-120		1890 in/min48,000 mm/min	25.6" x 16.5"650 mm x 420 mm

HMC4A model	pallet	x	y	z	a axis	b axis	rapid traverse	maximum workpiece
a81M	24.8" x 24.8"630 mm x 630 mm	35.4"900 mm	31.5"800 mm	40.2"1,020 mm			1,417 ipm (X,Z), 1,181 ipm (Y)36,000 mm/min (X,Z), 30,000 mm/min (Y)	ø39.4" x 51.2"ø1,000 x 1300 mm
a82M	24.8" x 24.8" (option 24.8" x 31.5")630 mm x 630 mm (option 630 mm x 800 mm)	43.3"1,100 mm	32.3"820 mm	40.2"1,020 mm			1,417 ipm (X,Z), 1,181 ipm (Y)36,000 mm/min (X,Z), 30,000 mm/min (Y)	ø41.7" x 54.7"ø1,060 x 1390 mm