MILL P 500U 5-axis simultaneous machining centres from GF Machining Solutions.
With their powerful and dynamic material removal capabilities and high rigidity characteristics, GF Machining Solutions’ Mikron MILL P 500U simultaneous 5-axis machining centres deliver exceptional accuracies and impressive cutting performance when machining high-precision, complex components made from ‘difficult-to-machine’ materials.
The machines’ advanced thermal stability characteristics ensure reliable precision over long machining runs and their performance is further enhanced through the integration and availability of smart (intelligent) technology modules.
Mikron MILL P 500U machining centres provide manufacturers of precision components and mould tools with exceptional accuracies and unrivalled process reliability – which, in large part, is down to the machines’ built-in thermo-stability and their symmetrical design.
Even when ramping up speeds and feeds, and taking aggressive depths of cut, MILL P 500U machines are more than capable of delivering best-in-class accuracies and process reliability which explains why they have been so well received by component manufacturers operating in the aerospace, defence, motorsport and automotive sectors, to name but a few.
MILL P 500U machines are fast, powerful and flexible.
As well as featuring 1.7g acceleration/deceleration rates and impressive 45m/min rapids, the machines are equipped with 36kW Step-Tec high-performance and high-torque spindles (20,000rpm) and rotary tilting tables that can accommodate workpieces up to 707mm in diameter and up to 600kg in weight.
The rotary tilting table (+91/-121 degrees and n x 360 degrees) is available with several options: T-slot tables accommodating a payload of 200kg, 400kg or 600kg, and pallet tables accommodating a payload of 200kg, 400kg or 600kg.
Incremental, direct angle measuring systems are mounted on the tilting and rotating axes to guarantee high positional and repeatable accuracies. Both axes are driven via water-cooled torque motors: one for T-slot tables, two for pallet tables on the A-axis and one on the C-axis. For heavy-duty machining, the rotary and tilting axes can be clamped and, for improved machining stability, the titling axis features clamping on both side supports.
With the 20,000rpm Step-Tec HPC190 spindle (with a HSK-A63 tool interface), manufacturers have, at their disposal, a flexible, high-performance spindle solution renowned for its stiffness, power, speed and safety. (Also available is Step-Tec’s 36,000rpm HVC150 motor spindle with a HSK-E50 tool interface; this spindle solution is aimed at mould makers using small cutting tools in conjunction with the machines’ dynamic 1.7g acceleration to achieve best-in-class surface finishes.
250% increased productivity
Mikron MILL P 500U machines are built for automation (i.e. System 3R robot loading/unloading systems) which, according to GF Machining Solutions, doubles the machines’ productivity by enabling customers to embrace unattended, lights-out operations.
Process reliability through SMART technology
MILL P 500U machines are quipped with GF Machining Solutions’ Industry 4.0 smart technology that include -: Machine Spindle Protection (MSP) and rConnect* – a digital services platform that also includes Live Remote Assistance (LRA).
MSP protects the machines’ spindles and machine geometry while maximising machine uptime to reduce costs associated with unexpected spindle collisions. (Collisions usually occur when a new CNC program is first executed).
MSP protects the machine and spindle during job setup by making it possible to absorb axial and lateral collisions and then restore perfect accuracy. The spindle can return to normal operations without any specific maintenance or recalibration, ensuring almost no downtime or collision-related costs.
Users’ productivity, flexibility and autonomy are further protected and ensured by the MILL P 500 U’s rConnect readiness.
Manufacturers simply choose the GF Machining Solutions digital service(s) that best meets their requirements. LRA, for example, delivers highly secure, direct, customer-authorised real-time remote assistance by connecting the customer with their local diagnostics centre and GF Machining Solutions’ Technical HelpDesk operations.
Through the LRA option, Customer Services can inspect a machine tool remotely, with diagnostics carried out by the customer’s own technician or by a GF Machining Solutions’ expert.
Summary
Precision component manufacturers and mould makers require machine tool solutions that deliver high precision, process reliability and high productivity. The Mikron MILL P 500 was designed to meet these needs.
