Shrinking batch sizes with larger varieties of parts and rising competitive pressure are increasingly leading to the demand for complete 5-axis machining, milling as well as turning, in a single set-up. To meet these demands HELLER Machine Tools introduced the CP 8000 5-axis milling and turning center.

The CP 8000 handles larger workpieces, offering a work area of 1,250mm x 1,200mm x 1,400mm (X, Y, Z), for pallet sizes of 800mm x 800mm. This enables milling of workpieces with a maximum loading capacity of 2,000 kg, a diameter of up to 1,250mm and a maximum height of 1,400mm in one set-up.

According to a HELLER spokesman, The CP 8000 is particularly productive and economical in machining predominantly cubic parts, with a particularly strong emphasis on process reliability or when the rotationally symmetric length/diameter ratio of the components is less than 1".

The fifth axis integrated into the tool indicates the significance HELLER engineers attached to accomplishing turning operations. Whether horizontal or vertical, external and internal turning contours can be produced extremely efficiently with the C or A and B axis.

The direct torque drive system in the rotary table delivers the power needed when the workpiece rotates against the tool.

A highlight of the CP 8000 is its ability to identify imbalances in the workpiece or the rotary table. Using drive-internal signals without the need for additional sensors, it identifies the smallest imbalance in the workpiece and corrects it. This is important for central clamping with repeat accuracy, but is also relevant for safety and productivity reasons.