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GX 1600 (63" x 27.5" x 25")

GX 1600 (63" x 27.5" x 25")
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GX 1600 (63" x 27.5" x 25")

Product catalog summary
Overview: The Bridgeport GX-Series is a line of high-performance vertical machining centers designed for continuous production environments. These machines are compact and can be placed side by side to optimize floor space and support automation.
Key Features:
  • 20 horsepower spindle with 99 ft-lbs of torque.
  • Heavy-duty linear roller guideways for stability and precision.
  • 20 station swing arm automatic tool changer for efficiency.
  • Rear chip discharge and programmable auto-door for user convenience.
  • Compatible with Hardinge’s rotary tables for enhanced machining capabilities.
Models and Specifications:
  • GX 300 & GX 510: Compact models with travel dimensions of 11.80” x 15.76” x 16.94” and 20” x 15.76” x 16.94” respectively, featuring a 20 HP spindle and 7,083 RPM max spindle speed.
  • GX 480, GX 710, GX 1000 OSP, GX 1300, GX 1600: Offer varying travel dimensions and spindle speeds, with GX 1300 and GX 1600 providing up to 25 HP and 10,000 RPM spindle speed.
Construction and Design: The machines are made from grey cast iron with a ribbed structure for rigidity and thermal stability, featuring oversized ballscrews and linear guideways for accuracy and reduced vibration.
Control Systems: Equipped with advanced digital controls like Fanuc and Okuma OSP, offering features such as rigid tapping, tool life management, and conversational programming.
Spindle and Tooling: Includes a powerful spindle motor with high-speed options and through-spindle coolant. The BIG-PLUS spindle system ensures high rigidity and accuracy.
Applications: Suitable for industries like aerospace, medical, defense, and automotive, ideal for producing complex parts from challenging materials.
Specifications Overview: Detailed specifications for models like GX 1000, GX 1300, and GX 1600, including axis travel dimensions, spindle speed, motor power, torque, table load capacity, and tool changer details.
Machine Features:
  • Axis Travel: Varies by model with different X, Y, and Z axis ranges.
  • Spindle: Speeds up to 10,000 rpm with higher speed options.
  • Tool Changer: Capacity from 20 to 40 tools with bi-directional selection.
  • Worktable: Various sizes and load capacities with multiple T-slot configurations.
Performance and Accuracy: High precision with positioning accuracy up to 0.010mm and repeatability up to 0.005mm. Options for chip conveyors and coolant systems.
Installation and Power Requirements: Requires balanced 3-phase power with voltage options from 208 to 440 volts and compressed air at 5kg/cm2 (70psi).
Company Overview: Hardinge Inc. is a globally diversified company specializing in turning centers, collets, and grinding solutions, known for precision and reliability.
Contact Information: Includes contact details for Hardinge's global offices in the USA, Canada, China, Germany, Taiwan, Switzerland, and the UK.
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GX 1600 (63" x 27.5" x 25")-1

Vertical Machining Centers TURNING MILLING GRINDING WORKHOLDING ROTARY

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GX-Series Overview Small Package - 24/7 Production The GX 300 and GX 510 machining centers are designed and built for a production environment. A unique design allows for these machines to literally overlap one another to better utilize valuable floor space and to promote cell manufacturing. The design allows access to only be necessary from the front and back of the machine allowing you to stack these machines side by side. This type of floor plan and machine design is perfect for automation. Add some robots or a gantry system and you can increase your productivity with virtually no labor costs....

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GX-Series Overview GX-Series vertical machining centers have thousands of installations worldwide. These 40-50 taper spindles VMCs include superior design characteristics to ensure many years of accurate and reliable performance. GX-Series machines are ideal for mold and die manufacturers, aerospace, medical, defense, 3C, automotive, and other industries, requiring high-value, complex parts from difficult to machine materials. COMPACT FOOTPRINT - Travel: 19” x 16” x 17” (X,Y,Z) - Horsepower: 20 HP (1 min.) - Spindle Speed: 10,000 RPM - Tool Changer: 20 Station Swing Arm ATC - Control: i-Series...

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Machine Construction GX 1600 40 taper 10k shown The GX 1300 and GX 1600 column mount design deflects ATC weight overhang, providing superior rigidity and minimized vibration to the cutting zone. Best-in-class spindle design incorporates five (5) bearings for superior rigidity and overall spindle life four (4) angular contact bearings on the front; one (1) roller bearing on the rear. Large high-quality, low maintenance roller guideways on GX 1300 and GX 1600 machines provide greater positioning accuracy and superior finishes very low friction and high stiffness for long machine life. Roller linear...

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Heavy Duty Linear Guideways, Ballscrews and Axis Drives Wide-spaced, oversized linear guideways provide optimum stiffness with less friction, less heat and less thermal growth for faster traverse rates, longer machine life and greater positioning accuracy. The linear way modules consist of slide members (guide trucks) and linear rails to provide a large load rating, stable accuracy, high rigidity and low friction. The wide spacing between all axes rails provides optimum stiffness for the overall machine structure. Oversized45mm (1.77”) ballscrews are featured on GX 1300 and GX 1600 VMCs; 40mm...

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GX-Series Spindles , Powerful Spindle Motors GX-Series machining centers feature a powerful spindle motor for aggressive cutting capabilities. A I 5kW (20- hp I min) spindle drive is included on GX 300, GX 5 I 0, 600 machines feature an I 8.5-kW (25-hp 30min) drive. The rigid spindle design includes four angular contact bearings at the front and one roller bearing at the rear for optimum performance and long life.The non-contact magnetic encoder design eliminates noise and vibration, while providing more accurate spindle orientation Max. Speed Max. Speed Optic Model Powert "Fanuc model The high-speed...

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Standard Features • 160GB Hard Disk (built-in) • Program Storage Capacity 2GB • Operation Buffer Capacity 2MB Okuma Absolute Position Encoder Most machine tools cannot retain the machine's exact position in the event of a power loss.The Okuma Position Encoder has these benefits: • Eliminates time consuming machine re-zoning and restart processes. • Non-Volatile: Unique mechanical design senses and retains tool position relative to machine zero at all times. Okuma is ready to go at power up. •Wear-free. No brushes or contacts. • 1,296,000 pulses per single ball screw revolution. • Fast serial...

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FANUC Control Information Standard Features • 10.4” Color LCD (8.4” on GX 300, 480, 510 & 710) • AI Contour Control (option on GX 480 & GX 710) • Manual Guide i (manual guide Oi on GX 480 & GX 710) • Max Controlled axes 5• Simultaneous controlled axes 4 • DNC operation with memory card • Program restart • Dry run • Least input increment - 0.001mm, 0.001deg. • Fine Acc & Dec control • Servo control HRV3 • Backlash compensation • Linear interpolation • Chamfering and corner rounding • Coordinate system rotation • Scaling • Cylindrical interpolation • Helical interpolation (Circular interpolation...

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Bridgeport GX 300 & GX 510 Machining Center Specifications Axis Travel X-Azis Y-Axis Z-Axis Positioning Rapid Traverse Rates (X, Y,Z Axes) Manual Mode (X, Y, Z Axes) Feedrate Range (X, Y, Z Axes) Acceleration (X, Y, Z Axes) Minimum Increment Ball Screw Diameter and Pitch (X, Y, Z Axes) Spindle Spindle Speed Range Spindle Motor HP 30 min. Rating Spindle Torque Retention Force Spindle Taper Tool Holder Distance from table to Spindle Gauge Plane Worktable Working Surface 23.6 x 15.8in. Table Load 396lbs. (180kg) Number of T-Slots 3 T-Slot Size .70in. (18mm) Control Fanuc 220v/3Phast/67FLA 0.001mm...

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Specifications Specications GX 480 Axis Travel Table (X axis) Saddle (Y axis) Head (Z axis) Table Surface to Spindle Gauge Plane Distance (Min to Max) Positioning Auto Mode (X, Y and Z axes) Feedrate Range (X, Y and Z axes) Minimum Increment Ball Screw Dia. and Pitch (X and Y axes) Ball Screw Dia. and Pitch (Z axis) Spindle 1 Speed (Belted) Motor Power Rating CT/30min/15min/1min Torque (S3-60%) Retention Force Spindle Taper Tool Holder Spindle Options 1 Speed (Belted) - Grease Lubricated Motor Powerating (S3-60%) Torque (S3-60%) Speed (Belted) - Oil -Air Lubricated Motor Powerating (S3-60%) Torque...

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Chip Conveyor Option 360L (95 US gal) Option Option Option Option Hinge-Style Chip Conveyor (Std) 400L (105 US gal) Standard Standard Standard Option Hinge-Style Chip Conveyor (Std) 500L (131US gal) Standard Standard Standard Option Hinge-Style Chip Co nveyor (Std) 500L (131US gal) Standard Standard Standard Option

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