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F. Zimmermann has launched the FZ40 compact, a space-saving portal milling machine for high-speed machining of strong and high-strength materials. The FZ40 is based on the proven FZ33 compact and offers the same space-saving dimensions. Like the FZ33 compact, it has an inherently rigid monoblock structure that allows it to be set up easily and rapidly. With its new machine Zimmermann is targeting customers who do heavy-duty cutting and want to focus more on toolmaking.
Whereas the FZ33 compact was designed for fast and efficient machining of aluminum and composites, the FZ40 compact goes a step further. With the same external dimensions and a working area of X=2,400, Y=2,900 and Z=1,250 millimeters, it is especially suitable for machining workpieces made of steel, cast iron and titanium.
The machine features the new VH60 2-axis milling head with a spindle power of 63 kW, a spindle speed of 15,000 rpm and a torque of 300 Nm. It is available with the HSK-A100 toolholder. Zimmermann has given the new system all the advantages of the FZ33 compact but enhanced it for heavy-duty cutting. For this purpose it made the portal more massive and more rigid. It also provided a larger cross slide and designed the vertical slide specifically for machining tool steel. These features make the machine even sturdier.
Moreover, Zimmermann strengthened the base plate. It can now hold workpieces weighing as much as 16 metric tons. Eight additional mounting elements are provided for greater stability. The side walls are filled with special concrete and rest on the machine bed. This makes it possible to erect the machine on a solid industrial floor - usually without special machine foundations. Users thus have greater flexibility when setting it up.
Owing to its particularly high performance and stability, the FZ40 compact can machine steel components quickly and economically on 5 axes. It achieves short throughput times, high availability and high precision. Thanks to the standardization of assemblies, the modular construction of the machine and the stocking of assembly parts, Zimmermann can offer the FZ40 compact at an attractive price and ensure fast delivery.
Related Glossary Terms
- composites
composites
Materials composed of different elements, with one element normally embedded in another, held together by a compatible binder.
- gang cutting ( milling)
gang cutting ( milling)
Machining with several cutters mounted on a single arbor, generally for simultaneous cutting.
- 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.
- milling machine ( mill)
milling machine ( mill)
Runs endmills and arbor-mounted milling cutters. Features include a head with a spindle that drives the cutters; a column, knee and table that provide motion in the three Cartesian axes; and a base that supports the components and houses the cutting-fluid pump and reservoir. The work is mounted on the table and fed into the rotating cutter or endmill to accomplish the milling steps; vertical milling machines also feed endmills into the work by means of a spindle-mounted quill. Models range from small manual machines to big bed-type and duplex mills. All take one of three basic forms: vertical, horizontal or convertible horizontal/vertical. Vertical machines may be knee-type (the table is mounted on a knee that can be elevated) or bed-type (the table is securely supported and only moves horizontally). In general, horizontal machines are bigger and more powerful, while vertical machines are lighter but more versatile and easier to set up and operate.
- modular design ( modular construction)
modular design ( modular construction)
Manufacturing of a product in subassemblies that permits fast and simple replacement of defective assemblies and tailoring of the product for different purposes. See interchangeable parts.
- toolholder
toolholder
Secures a cutting tool during a machining operation. Basic types include block, cartridge, chuck, collet, fixed, modular, quick-change and rotating.
