IMTS 2016 Preview: Machine Tools & Accessories

Cutting Tool Engineering provides coverage of more than 210 of the products that exhibitors will showcase at IMTS 2016. They are divided into tooling and workholding products, machine tools and accessories, and metalworking products. Presented here is the preview for Machine Tools & Accessories.

MULTITASK LATHES. The MULTUS U series of general-purpose, multitask CNC lathes from Okuma America Corp. includes two machine sizes. The MULTUS U3000 has a maximum diameter of 25.6″ (650.24mm) and a bed length of 39.4″ (1,000.76mm), and the MULTUS U4000 has a maximum diameter of 27.55″ (699.77mm) and a bed length of 59.05″ (1,499.87mm). A rigid traveling column allows cutting along the entire Y-axis. The Thermo-Friendly Concept controls thermal deformation.

Okuma America Corp.
Booth: S-8500.

WHIRLING MACHINE. Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corp. offers the LWN-90 whirling machine for producing gear worms with short cycle times. When properly implemented into a production environment and paired with induction-hardening equipment, the whirling method eliminates thread rolling, thread milling and thread grinding while improving overall worm quality, according to the company. The machine has a 4,000-rpm, 5kW (6.8-hp) whirling spindle.

Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corp.
Booth: N-7061.

TOOL GRINDERS. In FX series CNC tool and cutter grinders from ANCA, LinX linear motors that ANCA Motion designed and built provide axis motion in the X and Y axes. The company’s FX Linear machine range covers a broad industry spectrum for light manufacturing, regrinding and production grinding. Its best performance and productivity range is for tools up to 12mm (0.472″) in diameter. It offers grinding capabilities for tools up to 200mm (7.87″) in diameter.

ANCA
Booth: N-7414.

HYBRID MACHINE. Mitsui Seiki USA Inc.’s Vertex 55X-H combines additive manufacturing and subtractive machining in one machine tool platform. The vertical machining center incorporates a spindle-adapted-laser, direct-energy-deposition/powder-feed nozzle to 3D-print parts. The nozzle loads into the toolchanger like a conventional tool and is changed automatically via CNC program prompts. The hybrid machine can print new parts or add material to existing parts.

Mitsui Seiki USA Inc.
Booth: S-8519.

HORIZONTAL MACHINING CENTER. Toyoda Machinery USA’s FA1050 5-axis HMC is suitable for boring, endmilling, threading and U-axis machining. Spindle support from four heavy-duty bearings—double-row cylindrical roller bearings and dual angular-contact thrust bearings—eliminates vibration, claims the company. A solid cast iron base combines with a full-plate clamping mechanism that develops up to 26,000 lbs. (11,793 kg) of table clamping force. The machine has a 60-hp (44.13kW) spindle drive motor.

Toyoda Machinery USA
Booth: S-8519.

BORING MILL. UnionChemnitz says its KCG boring mill closes the gap between a classic boring mill and a jig boring machine. The enhanced positioning accuracy and geometrical precision is achieved via hand-scraped linear guide ways and optimized ribbing for increased stiffness of the machine bed and column. Measuring devices in all axes continuously monitor machining performance. A highly stable table that has a ground surface enables accurate machining of challenging workpieces, according to the company.

UnionChemnitz
Booth: S-8596.

GUNDRILLING MACHINES. Mollart Engineering Ltd.’s Omnispring 4- and 6-spindle, knee-type gundrilling machines are suitable for simultaneous high-speed drilling of oil holes in multiple automotive transmission shafts. The machines can drill a series of offset holes to varying depths in the ends of the shafts using the 3-axis movements of the machine. The machines have a FANUC 35i control and drives package.

Mollart Engineering Ltd.
Booth: S-9290.

MILLING MACHINE. Kent USA Inc. equips its KTM-4VKF-E knee-type milling machine with the Acu-Rite MillPwr G2 control. According to the company, the efficiency-driven CNC allows for fast setup and short run times through conversational programming. The machine is suitable for various industries, including aerospace and automotive.

Kent USA Inc.
Booth: N-6756.

CRANKSHAFT GRINDERS. AZ spa offers the DU single-wheel-carriage and the DU2W double-wheel-carriage crankshaft orbital grinding machines. The machines have a welded base structure made of a composite material designed via finite element analysis. The headstock is made of a thermally stabilized cast iron. The tailstock is equipped with an air-suspension system that eases manual movement along the table.

AZ spa
Booth: N-7262.

CNC GRINDER. Schütte LLC says its 325linear 5-axis CNC grinder with linear-drive technology ensures no part play and no backlash. The grinder has extended X- and Y-axis movement and two auxiliary slides for workpiece clamping. On the machine’s A-axis, a user can install collet, hydraulic-expansion or multiple-range chucks. With the automated collet changer, workpieces with different diameters can be clamped with high concentricity in the unmanned loader station. The A-axis configuration also permits position-oriented clamping of nonrotationally symmetrical workpieces.

Schütte LLC
Booth: N-7516.

COMPLEX-PART MACHINING. Star CNC Machine Tool Corp. offers the 10-axis SR-38/B for machining complex, large-diameter parts. With the efficient Star motion control system, B-axis versatility and an 8-spindle back-working unit, the machine accommodates complex geometries in one operation, according to the company.

Star CNC Machine Tool Corp.
Booth: S-8874.

AUTOMATED CELL. Versatech LLC offers the VersaCell robotic machine-tending cell to help manufacturers mitigate the workforce skills gap. It uses robots to perform machine loading and tending functions. This reduces personnel requirements for a two-machine production center by as much as 66 percent, according to the company. An operator just loads parts onto the included conveyor or drawer system and unloads the completed parts. With the drawer system, multiple parts can be staged for machining.

Versatech LLC
Booth: N-6297.

OD GRINDER. Weldon Solutions’ Midas CNC OD grinder features an optical gage system for an automated production environment. This system uses optics to measure multiple diameters and lengths on a large family of pinion gear shafts. The gage communicates directly with the grinder’s in-process sizing gage, providing signals for automatic size control. The benefit of optical gaging is that setup from part to part only requires an operator to enter a new part number.

Weldon Solutions
Booth: N-6850.

CENTERLESS GRINDER. The TGS-CL-6020 centerless grinder from Total Grinding Solutions is configured for through-feed and in-feed grinding. The regulating-wheel spindle’s outboard design maximizes spindle rigidity and supports and facilitates material rotation, according to the company. The grinder has a 2-axis CNC wheel dresser and integrated, preloaded rolling guide ways. The honeycomb machine bed also enhances rigidity.

Total Grinding Solutions
Booth: N-7467.

CNC LATHES. Tsugami/Rem Sales released four Tsugami opposed-gang-tool CNC lathes. The 5-axis B0125-III and 6-axis B0126-III are 12mm (0.472″) machines. The B0205-III (pictured) and B0206-III are 20mm (0.787″) machines with five and six axes, respectively. To increase rigidity, the electrical control cabinet was moved from inside to outside of the machine, and two additional support ribs were installed in the space that held the control cabinet. The main spindle cross-tool speeds were increased from 5,000 to 8,000 rpm.

Tsugami/Rem Sales
Booth: S-9410.

TOOL GRINDER. The GrindSmart 6-axis CNC grinder from Rollomatic Inc. is for production grinding of a variety of cutting tools. It has a six-station wheel changer with HSK 50E arbors, tested for repetitive concentricity of less than 2µm. The 20-hp (14.71kW) “synchronous” direct-drive grinding spindle offers a constant rpm without creating chatter marks in flutes, according to the company. The SmartChanger swaps out wheel packs via an automatic toolchanger without increasing cycle time.

Rollomatic Inc.
Booths: N-7200, N-7214.

BAR FEEDER. The Express 220 S2 automatic magazine bar feeder from LNS America Inc. loads 12′-long (3.7m) bars with diameters from 2mm to 20mm (0.079″ to 0.787″) and, with bar preparation, up to 26mm (1.024″) to accommodate 20mm machines with 26mm-bar capacity. It features a high-speed headstock-synchronization system that meets the requirements of sliding-headstock machines, and a standard 240mm-wide (9.45″) magazine tray. Extended-capacity tray is optional.

LNS America Inc.
Booth: S-8586.

WIRE EDM. GF Machining Solutions LLC says the AgieCharmilles CUT 2000 X wire EDM eliminates pitch and positioning errors that would otherwise result in scrapped parts and higher production costs. End users can achieve ±1.5µm pitch accuracy over a 340mm × 240mm (13.38″×9.45″) work area and the same for M-shape form accuracy. Specific calibration tests ensure the machine’s performance, according to the company.

GF Machining Solutions LLC
Booth: S-8754.

HORIZONTAL HONING MACHINE. The SH-5000 horizontal honing machine from Sunnen Products Co. is an automation-ready system for high-volume processing of small parts, such as gears, turbocharger bushings, valve components and pistol barrels. It handles parts with bore diameters from 1.5mm to 101.6mm (0.060″ to 4.0″). The control enables infinite part program storage and intuitive setup, and it features a screen that allows inexperienced operators to run the machine as efficiently as veterans, according to the company.

Sunnen Products Co.
Booth: N-7400.

HORIZONAL BORING MILLS. Fives Giddings & Lewis says its RT 130 and RT 155 horizontal boring mills are priced and sized for job shops. The T-bed, or traveling-column, boring mills move the columns in the Z-axis direction and the tables in the X-axis direction. The machines are configured with a 1,250mm × 1,400mm (49.2″×55.1″) contouring rotary table with a 10,000-kg (22,046-lb.) capacity. Low height and flat-floor installation facilitate machine relocation, if necessary.

Fives Giddings & Lewis
Booth: S-8109.

TOOL GRINDER. Unison Corp.’s Model 9200 8-axis CNC tool grinder has a 27-hp (20kW), direct-drive spindle and Yaskawa AC servodrive amplifiers. It is suitable for producing medical tools, drills, endmills, burs and reamers. An automatic pick-and-place parts loader/unloader enables continuous grinding. An onboard electric wheel dressing system is optional.

Unison Corp.
Booth: N-6648.

VERTICAL MACHINING CENTER. Enshu USA Corp.’s WE30Ve VMC has an evenly distributed, rigid bridge structure and a 12,000-rpm BT 30 spindle. The spindle drive motor offers a peak output of 17.5 hp (12.87kW) and 61 ft.-lbs. (82.7Nm) of torque. The machine’s footprint is 1,400mm × 2,520mm (55.1″ × 99.2″), and it can accommodate fixtures up to 350 kg (771.6 lbs.). It comes standard with a 21-tool automatic toolchanger; a rotary pallet changer is optional.

Enshu USA Corp.
Booth: S-8592.

CYLINDRICAL GRINDER. Erwin Junker Machinery Inc. says the Lean Selection speed grinding machine is ideal for small and medium-size production runs in single- or multiple-shift operation. It is for grinding shaft-type parts, including cutting tool blanks. The machine can grind with CBN or diamond wheels and has a peripheral speed of up to 140 m/sec. (459.3 ft./sec.).

Erwin Junker Machinery Inc.
Booth: N-7057.

CENTERLESS GRINDING. Glebar Co. says the centerless grinding process on the GT 610 CNC grinder for automotive manufacturers expedites the development process of fuel injector nozzle valves, leading to reduced tooling costs, lower inventory levels and quicker integration of new technology for prototyping or proof-of-concept grinding of a new part. The process increases the efficiency of centerless grinding prototyping by using a single-disc CVD dress roller as part of the grinding system with the full CNC work wheel dressing.

Glebar Co.
Booth: N-7317.

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. The SLM 280HL from SLM Solutions NA Inc. is a metal additive manufacturing system with a build envelope of 280mm × 280mm × 350mm (11.02″×11.02″×13.78″). It features a bidirectional recoater. By laying fresh powder on the build plate in both directions, as opposed to coating in one direction and then returning to a “home” position, build times can reportedly be reduced by 30 percent. The machine’s dual-laser configuration also reduces build times.

SLM Solutions NA Inc.
Booth: N-71.

TOOL GRINDER. Strausak Inc.’s redesigned U-Grind 5-axis CNC tool and cutter grinder features NUMROTOplus tool design and grinding software. Two optional loaders are available: a small-batch loader and full robotic automation. The grinder comes standard with an automatic wheel changer and 12.5kW (17-hp) direct-drive grinding spindle. It has an automatic quick-change system for changing collets and 50-taper toolholders. A touch probe for grinding wheel qualification is optional.

Strausak Inc.
Booth: N-7214.

DEBURRING CENTERS. Techniks Inc. offers sPINner deburring centers for small ferrous and nonferrous parts. The pin media removes light burrs and whiskers from holes, slots, threads, cross-holes, internal cavities and other difficult-to-reach part features. Applications include medical, electronic and aerospace parts.

Techniks Inc.
Booth: W-1075.

MACHINING CENTERS. Rasoma machining centers are available from German Machine Tools of America. For enhanced rigidity, the machining centers have separate X- and Z-axis slides, and the machine head is designed as a monobloc with polymer concrete fill. Thermal stability is aided by cooled motor spindles. Part-to-part time is less than 6 seconds, and turret indexing typically takes less than 1 second.

German Machine Tools of America
Booth: N-6924.

SLANT-BED LATHE. The GT-27 SL from Ganesh Machinery is a gang-tooled, slant-bed, CNC lathe with an integrated 1.125″ (28.58mm) 5C collet spindle and a 7.5-hp (5.52kW), 6,000-rpm spindle. The machine has a 13.5″ (342.9mm) cross-travel to hold ½” (12.7mm) turning and ¾” (19.05mm) ID toolholders. A C-axis and driven tools are available for milling, drilling and tapping. It has a Mitsubishi M70 control.

Ganesh Machinery
Booths: S-8045, S-8048.

LASER SYSTEM. Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Inc.’s L2000 is a 10µm fiber-optic system for high-speed laser cutting. Incorporating the system on a Cincom Swiss-style lathe enables a user to combine conventional Swiss machining and laser cutting in a single machine. The laser system is interfaced to the machine control. The system is modular and not designed for a specific machine, enabling one system to be moved to other machines.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Inc.
Booth: S-9419.

TURNING CENTER. The Talent 51 MSY CNC turning center from Hardinge Inc. features the company’s quick-change, collet-ready spindle, which enhances part accuracy and surface finish. The machine comes standard with live tooling, a subspindle and a Y-axis. It has a 5,000-rpm, 25-hp (18.39kW) main spindle with 2″ (50.8mm) bar capacity. The maximum turning diameter is 12.2″ (309.88mm) and the maximum turning length is 24.9″ (632.46mm).

Hardinge Inc.
Booth: S-8738.

GEAR GRINDER. Reishauer Corp. offers the RZ 260 gear grinding machine, which is suitable for gears with ODs up to 260mm (10.24″) and modules up to 5mm (0.197″). The machine can be fitted with one or two work spindles. The version with two minimizes loading times. The grinder can be equipped with a fixed or CNC axis for swiveling the dressing tool.

Reishauer Corp.
Booth: N-7040.

BANDSAW MACHINES. DoALL Sawing Products offers four new automatic, dual-column, enclosed Hercules CNC metalcutting bandsaws in its standard product line: the DC-300CNC, DC-400CNC (pictured), DC-510CNC and DC-750CNC. The enclosed, or “box,” bandsaws are primarily for vertical cuts and are suitable for cutting solids, tubes and profiles up to 28″ (711.2mm) in diameter. Dual-column machines are ideal for a single cut or serial production cutting, according to the company.

DoALL Sawing Products
Booth: N-7074.

MULTITASK MACHINE. Absolute Machine Tools Inc. offers Tongai’s iTD-2000YBC multitask turning center, which has a 75° bed design for enhanced chip flow and operator accessibility. The bed also simplifies programming the optional Y-axis because the Y-axis is perpendicular to the X-axis, as is the case with a vertical machining center. The X-axis cross-travel is 9.05″ (229.87mm), Z-axis longitudinal travel is 23.6″ (599.44mm), B-axis subspindle travel is 24.8″ (629.92mm) and Y-axis travel is ±2″ (±50.8mm) from the centerline.

Absolute Machine Tools Inc.
Booth: S-8536.

FLEXIBLE MACHINING SYSTEM. The multilevel FMS from Fastems LLC offers capabilities that extend from a single manufacturing cell to a fully integrated shop-wide system. It can be controlled by the company’s MMS5 software operator interface. The interface can also be integrated with other manufacturing plant software, such as enterprise resource planning and material requirements planning. It is compatible with MTConnect.

Fastems LLC
Booth: S-9178.

BORE GRINDERS. Nagel Precision Inc. says its SPV clamp bore grinders are a cost-effective alternative to double-disc grinders, especially when bore-to-face perpendicularity is critical. An example is transmission gears. The grinder can be equipped with up to three grinding heads, and the servodriven index table can hold up to eight chucks. Multiple grinding heads permit multiple-pass operations.

Nagel Precision Inc.
Booth: N-7072.

MULTITASK MACHINE. EMCO Corp.’s Hyperturn 45 mill-turn machine features main and counter spindles, two tool systems, a stable Y-axis, thermo-symmetrical machine construction, compact dimensions and intelligent automation. A 3-axis port in the machine permits automated loading and unloading. The machine can include deburring and cleaning stations.

EMCO Corp.
Booth: S-8780.

LOADING SYSTEM. Liebherr says its rotary loading system (RLS) offers high-efficiency production with one or two machining centers and promotes machine utilization of more than 90 percent. The RLS 800 is for workpieces weighing up to 800 kg (1,764 lbs.), and the RLS 1500 is for workpieces up to 1,500 kg (3,307 lbs.). Both handle workpieces with diameters up to 1,300mm (51.2″).

Liebherr
Booth: N-6930.

TURN-MILL CENTER. INDEX Corp.’s G220 turn-mill center has a 5-axis, 18,000-rpm milling spindle and a tool turret with Y-axis. The fluid-cooled milling spindle has hydrostatic bearings in the Y and B axes. The distance between spindles is 1,280mm (50.39″), and the maximum turning length is 1,000mm (39.37″). The machine is suitable for bar stock up to 90mm (3.54″) in diameter.

INDEX Corp.
Booth: S-8136.

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