Mazak Corporation has set its sights on the latest manufacturing and automation technology specifically for aerospace, medical, space exploration, defense/marine defense and other area industry component production at its two-day Florida Open House scheduled for February 18-19 at 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Located at its Mazak Technical Center located in Orlando, the event will feature a variety of machines and automation in action, processing of real-world parts, and provide visitors access to applications engineers for expert manufacturing advice.
Live demonstrations will include Mazak’s QTE-100MY Multi-Tasking Machine outfitted with bar feeder automation, a VARIAXIS C-600 Vertical Machining Center and a SYNCREX 12/8 Swiss-style Production Turning machine. The QTE-100MY features milling (M) and Y-axis off-centerline capability (Y) for both turning and milling part production, while the VARIAXIS C-600 allows for multi-surface and full simultaneous 5-axis machining. The Swiss-style Production Turning machine processes small, extremely high-precision parts with its eight axes and maximum bar diameter capacity of 0.4724" (12 mm).
Equipped with a 6" chuck, Mazak’s QTE-100MY’s integral turning spindle reaches a maximum speed of 6,000 rpm, and the machine handles part diameters up to 13.39" (340 mm) and has a bar capacity of 2" (50.8 mm) in diameter. A rotary tool turret spindle further expands the machine’s capability with a 4,500-rpm, 7.38 hp (5.5 kW) milling spindle along with a 12-tool capacity.
As a solid “first step” into 5-axis machining for some shops, Mazak’s VARIAXIS C-600 offers four spindle options that allow shops to find the ideal balance of speed and power. In addition to the standard 12,000 rpm CAT40 spindle, 15,000 rpm, 18,000 rpm and 20,000 rpm options are available in CAT 40, Big Plus or HSK A-63 types. The standard 12,000 rpm spindle with a motor output of 11/11 kW (40% ED/cont.) and torque of 70/57.3 Nm (40% ED/cont.) delivers a high cost-to-performance ratio and is well-suited for machining steel, cast iron and aluminum. Options for VARIAXIS C-600 tool magazines include those with 30, 60, 90 and 120-tool capacities as well as “random access” magazines that eliminate the typical wait time with other types of fixed-address tool systems and are ideal for short machining cycle times.
For those manufacturers producing large quantities of small, extremely high-precision parts, Mazak’s SYNCREX 12/8 will demonstrate the production power of Swiss-style Production Turning on an eight-axis machine that handles a maximum turning diameter of 0.4724" (12 mm) and provides for up to 27 tools – 19 static and 8 live. The machine is equipped with the MAZATROL SmoothSt CNC that incorporates Mazak’s Swiss Setup Assist (MSSA) for fast and easy job setups and Mazak Dynamic Chip Control (MDCC) functionality. For further ease of use, the MAZATROL SmoothSt CNC functions include tool touch off, part cut off, retract point and start position. The CNC also allows for synchronous control of all axes, including the ability to simultaneously turn and drill, along with rigid tapping with all spindles.
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Related Glossary Terms
- chuck
chuck
Workholding device that affixes to a mill, lathe or drill-press spindle. It holds a tool or workpiece by one end, allowing it to be rotated. May also be fitted to the machine table to hold a workpiece. Two or more adjustable jaws actually hold the tool or part. May be actuated manually, pneumatically, hydraulically or electrically. See collet.
- computer numerical control ( CNC)
computer numerical control ( CNC)
Microprocessor-based controller dedicated to a machine tool that permits the creation or modification of parts. Programmed numerical control activates the machine’s servos and spindle drives and controls the various machining operations. See DNC, direct numerical control; NC, numerical control.
- gang cutting ( milling)
gang cutting ( milling)
Machining with several cutters mounted on a single arbor, generally for simultaneous cutting.
- machining center
machining center
CNC machine tool capable of drilling, reaming, tapping, milling and boring. Normally comes with an automatic toolchanger. See automatic toolchanger.
- milling
milling
Machining operation in which metal or other material is removed by applying power to a rotating cutter. In vertical milling, the cutting tool is mounted vertically on the spindle. In horizontal milling, the cutting tool is mounted horizontally, either directly on the spindle or on an arbor. Horizontal milling is further broken down into conventional milling, where the cutter rotates opposite the direction of feed, or “up” into the workpiece; and climb milling, where the cutter rotates in the direction of feed, or “down” into the workpiece. Milling operations include plane or surface milling, endmilling, facemilling, angle milling, form milling and profiling.
- tapping
tapping
Machining operation in which a tap, with teeth on its periphery, cuts internal threads in a predrilled hole having a smaller diameter than the tap diameter. Threads are formed by a combined rotary and axial-relative motion between tap and workpiece. See tap.
- turning
turning
Workpiece is held in a chuck, mounted on a face plate or secured between centers and rotated while a cutting tool, normally a single-point tool, is fed into it along its periphery or across its end or face. Takes the form of straight turning (cutting along the periphery of the workpiece); taper turning (creating a taper); step turning (turning different-size diameters on the same work); chamfering (beveling an edge or shoulder); facing (cutting on an end); turning threads (usually external but can be internal); roughing (high-volume metal removal); and finishing (final light cuts). Performed on lathes, turning centers, chucking machines, automatic screw machines and similar machines.
- turning machine
turning machine
Any machine that rotates a workpiece while feeding a cutting tool into it. See lathe.
