HARDINGE TURNING T-Series SUPER-PRECISION® Turning Centers

As the worlds only SUPER-PRECISION® turning center, Hardinge'sT-Series is the industry leader in accuracy Summary of SUPER-PRECISION® Results Machine Model: SUPER-PRECISION® T-42 Test Part 62 Rc 8620 Steel (2) Maintaining a Profile - 3 Small Steps: Surface Finish: Small Step Test: Hardinge T-42 Hard Part Cylindricity *Actual results may be greater or less than those listed due to a number of factors including but not limited to warm up cycles, speeds,feeds, tooling, machine maintenance, coolant, material, ambient temperature and type of machine foundation.

T-Series Overview Precision for the highest demand Standard Specifications • Spindle Nose: A2-5 / 16C (A2-6 / 20C Big Bore Option) • Collet Capacity (in/mm): 1.625 / 42 (2 / 51 Big Bore Option) • Spindle Through Hole (in/mm): 1.890 / 48 • Chuck Size (Chuck not Included) (in / mm): 6 / 150 • Spindle Motor (hp / kW): 15 / 11 • Max Spindle Speed (rpm): 6,000 (5,000 Big Bore Option) • Number of Turret Stations (BMT-45 / block type): 16 / 12 • CNC Control: Fanuc 31i Standard Specifications • Spindle Nose: A2-6 / 20C • Collet Capacity (in / mm): 2 / 51 • Spindle Through Hole (in / mm): 2.378 / 60.04...

Machine Construction The Hardinge T-Series turning centers and SUPER-PRECISION® T-Series turning centers set the standard in highprecision and high-performance turning that will take your part quality and manufacturing capabilities to new heights. T-Series machines are designed to exceed your expectations and are ideal for two axis high-precision machining or complex multi-tasking operations that require a high level of precision, delicate part handling and for parts made complete in a single setup. Machine packages are pre-configured with our most popular features allowing you to select the...

Features Exclusive collet-ready spindle Increased concentricity, surface finish capability, superior roundness, and fast job change over The preferred method of holding a workpiece for precision machining is with a collet. The Hardinge designed and built ANSI collet-ready spindle permits the industry’s best part rigidity, since parts are gripped closest to the spindle bearings. Ask for “The Hardinge Advantage” Technical Information Bulletin TIB-229. Heavy-duty linear guideways, ballscrews and axis drives Faster traverse rates, longer machine life and greater positioning accuracy Wide-spaced,...

Turret & Top Plate The exclusive Hardinge BMT-45 and BMT-55 turret top plate and tooling system is featured on T-Series turning centers. You can also choose a Hardinge T-style top plate for static tooling compatibility with QUEST® and CONQUEST® T42/T51/T65 lathes equipped with a T-style top plate. (T-42 includes BMT-45, 16 Station; T-51 and T-65 include BMT-55, 12 Station) BMT - 45 Top Plate The Hardinge BMT-45 Live Tooling Top Plate with Tenon tool drive system provides 16 live tooling stations with ½ station index between each station providing 32 stations. The Hardinge BMT-55 has 12 and 24...

Hardinge Workholding Main and Sub-Spindle Tooling for Hardinge® T-Series Horizontal Turning Centers Hardinge collet-ready spindles accept standard 16C, 20C or 25C tooling to offer a wide range of workholding options. Not to mention other workholding alternatives with either A2-5 or A2-6 spindle adapters, such as chucks and adaptation chucks. T-Series Horizontal Turning Centers Spindle Workholding Options: Collets (maximum capacities) Round–smooth & serrated Hex–smooth Square–smooth Collet Stops Emergency Collet (pilot hole size) Extended-Nose Emergency Collet (ext. length) FlexC™ Collet Systems...

Spindle Tooling Take your Hardinge collet-ready spindle lathe to the limit using flexible workholding options… Hardinge is unique as a machine tool builder — we manufacture our own workholding products. Precision and accuracy is yours when you use Hardinge perfectly-mated workholding products. Collets Hardinge hardened and ground collets are inspected and measured in a Hardinge SuperPrecision® spindle. Collets are available in fractional round, hex and square sizes and round metric, as well as round serrated fractional and metric sizes. Use adjustable, machinable collet stops for accurate part...

Specifications Fanuc 31i Control General • Pendent-mounted Full Control • 10.4” LCD Display • Graphic Display • Embedded Ethernet • RS-232C Communication Ports • Program Resolution .00001" (.0001mm) • Tool Offset Capability .00001" (.0001mm) • Tool Offsets with Geom/Wear (99) o Tool Offsets with Geom/Wear (200/400) • Absolute Encoders • Inch/Metric Selection by G-Code • 160 Meters (64Kbyte) Part Program Storage o Part Program Storage (128/256/512KB, 1/2/4MB) Programming Functions • Absolute/Incremental Programming o Additional Custom Macro Variables • Alarm Display • Auto Acceleration/Deceleration...

Swing Diameter 27” Maximum Swing Over Way Covers (685.8mm) Work Capacities 6” (150mm) Chuck Size 1.625” (42mm) Maximum Bar Capacity 8.91” (226.3mm) Maximum Machining Diameter (BMT) 14.5” (368.3mm) Maximum Machining Diameter (T-Style) 14.5” (368.3mm) Max. Machining Length w/Tailstock BMT 13.63” (346.2mm) Max. Machining Length w/Tailstock Hardinge T-style 8.475” (215.3mm) Max. Machining Length w/Chuck BMT 9.125” (231.8mm) Max. Machining Length w/Chuck Hardinge T-Sytle Main Spindle 6000-rpm Maximum Speed 15-hp Maximum Power Rating (Continuous) (11 kW) 108 ft-lb (146.3 Maximum Torque (Continuous)...

Servo Driven Tailstock MT # 4 Morse Taper (no quill needed) 14.5” (368.3mm) Maximum Cutting Length BMT 16” (406.4mm) Maximum Tailstock Travel 1200-ipm (30.5m/min) Maximum Traverse Rate 350 lb. (1.55kN) Minimum Applied Force 1500 lb. (6.7kN) Maximum Applied Force Coolant Facilities 55 gallon (208 liter) Coolant Capacity 200 psi (13.8 bar) Maximum Pressure 6.7 gallon (25.4 liters) Coolant Flow Rate (Per-Minute) 1,000 psi (68.95 bar) High Pressure Through Turret (Option) 67 gallon (254 liter) 200 psi (13.8 bar) 6.7 gallon (25.4 liters) 1,000 psi (68.95 bar) 67 gallon (254 liter) 200 psi (13.8 bar)...