F1RST PLACE REPORTS SUMMER 2005 CNC rotary tables C N C R O T A R Y T A B L E S - A R E V O L U T I O N A R Y G U I D E F O R B U Y E R S Don’t just go round in circles… Check out who’s in first place… and why!

CNC rotary tables - features comparison Features The contenders ±20 4 Sec Carbide Ion Nitrided HV930 Solid one piece spindle/faceplate 940Nm Hollow tube roller Yes No ±20 ±2 Sec Steel Bronze Bolt on face plate 650Nm Solid type No Yes ±20 ±10 Sec Steel Bronze Bolt on faceplate 400Nm Solid type No Yes 45 8 Sec Steel Bronze Bolt on faceplate 450Nm Solid type No No 50 4 Sec Steel Bronze Bolt on faceplate 354Nm Solid type No Yes 60 10 Sec Steel Bronze Solid type 350m Turcite slide face Yes Yes ±20 10 Sec Steel Bronze Bolt on faceplate 620Nm Solid type Yes Yes Indexing accuracy sec Repeatability Wormscrew...

Nikken CNC rotary tables - are in First Place Nikken Kosakusho UK Limited, Precision House, Barbot Hall Industrial Estate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, S61 4RL TEL: +44 (0)1709 366306 FAX: +44 (0)1709 376683 [email protected] www.nikken-world.com 4. AFTER-SALES Rotary tables are expensive high precision pieces of equipment. They enable manufacturers to increase productivity levels by achieving one hit operations and reducing time spent on multiple fixturing operations when integrated with a machine tool - milling machine, grinding machine, EDM machine etc. Critical to the selection...