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C-AXIS MOTION

Eliminate secondary operations and increase your productivity by adding the ability to mill parts on your turning center. e C axis provides high-precision (±0,01 degree) bidirectional spindle motion that is fully interpolated with X and/or Z motion. It is servo driven through a back-gear reduction to provide outstanding torque for precision milling. Speeds are programmable from 0,1 to 60 rpm, and Cartesian-to-polar interpolation allows programming of face machining operations using traditional X and Y coordinates. Cartesian-to-polar coordinate programming converts X,Y position commands into rotary C-axis and linear X-axis moves, which greatly reduces the amount of code required to command complex moves. In the polar coordinate system, milling a straight line on the face of the part would require many points to dene the path, but in Cartesian, only the end points are necessary.

Spindle Orientation

is option enables orientation of the main spindle for automatically loading non-round bar stock (hex, square, etc.) via a bar feeder. An M19 specied in the part program orients the spindle to within ±0,1 degree, with a repeatability of ±0,045 degree.Spindle orientation is included in the Live Tooling option, and is standard on APL, dual-spindle models and EU machines.
Axial Mill/DrillRadial Mill/Drill

Live Tools*

e live tooling option accepts radial and axial driven toolholders. ese tools can be used on both the VDI turret and the VB Hybrid turret.
*Only available in the USA. 9