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HMC Built for Large Part Precision Machining



Kitamura's Mycenter-HX1000i Horizontal Machining Center is designed to produce close tolerance parts from tough materials.

"The induction hardened solid boxway design, combined with the rigidity of high grade Meehanite casting, offers the stiffness needed for high precision, hard milling of larger parts," said a company spokesperson. Guide ways are equipped with high-precision twin ballscrews and twin servo motors that provide the capability of running speeds of 1,417 inch/min. With a net weight of 120,000 lbs and linear scale feedback on all axes as a standard feature, the Mycenter-HX1000i has accuracies of ±0.000079" and full stroke and repeatability of ±0.000039".

Standard is a 40 HP A/C spindle motor with a 4-speed geared head. The geared head enables the Mycenter-HX1000i to reach full power at 235 RPM with output maximum torque of 897.5 ft-lbs. An 8,000 RPM spindle (12,000 RPM option) with a dual contact design is intended to provide greater machining rigidity, improved surface finish, higher cutting accuracy and extended cutting tool life.

The Mycenter-HX1000i utilizes a positive 180° rotating pallet change system designed to provide operator convenience in pallet accessibility and the loading/unloading of workpieces. Table size is 39.37" x 39.37" allowing for accommodation of large parts with the 1° indexer positively positioned to within ±1 arc/sec by a rigid curvic coupling for accuracy and stability. A full 4th axis is an available option.

With a standard 150 tool ATC (200 optional), the Mycenter-HX1000i utilizes Kitamura's exclusive fixed pot ATC system whereby each tool is always returned to the same tool pot and the next tool to be used is kept ready in a "stand-by" tool pot, minimizing tool change time. Tool-to-tool time is three seconds while chip-to-chip time is seven seconds.

With travels of (X) 80.31", (Y) 51.97", (Z) 53.94" and a maximum work piece diameter of 80.71" x 61.02" high, the Mycenter-HX1000i is designed for industries such as aerospace, heavy construction, oil field machining, automotive and power generation where large part machining requires a more expansive work envelope.

For more information contact:

Kitamura Machinery of USA Inc.

78 E. Century Drive

Wheeling, IL 60090

847-520-7755

info@kitamura-machinery.com

www.kitamura-machinery.com

Southwest

TX, OK, AR, LA

Gary Tipton

Campat Machine Tool

1700 10th Street

Plano, TX 75074

972-424-4095

www.campat.com

Southeast

AL, GA, MS, NC, SC,

TN, VA, WV & Panhandle of FL

Steve Flint / Don Flint

Flint Machine Tools, Inc.

3710 Hewatt Court

Snellville, GA 30039

770-985-2626

www.flintmachine.com

FL (except Panhandle)

Earl Marston

Kitamura Machinery of USA, Inc.

FL Tech Center

321-436-3313

sales@kitamura-machinery.com

www.kitamura-machinery.com

Northeast

MA, NH, VT, RI, ME, CT

Wendell Packard III

Packard Machinery Co., Inc.

504 Groton Road

P.O. Box 1618

Westford, MA 01886

978-692-3100

www.packardmachinery.com

PA, NJ, DE, MD, NY, N. VA

John Watkins

JBM Technologies, Inc.

76 Vincent Circle

Ivyland, PA 18974

215-672-8878

www.jbmtechnologies.com

JBM Technologies, Inc. (West Branch Office)

24688 US Highway 322

Cochranton, PA 16314

814-425-2505

www.jbmtechnologies.com

Midwest

N. OH

Jim Tipton

Tipton Machinery Company

7725 Hub Parkway

Cleveland, OH 44125

216-524-5750

www.tiptonmachinery.com

S. OH

Greg Knox

Knox Machinery, Inc.

375 Industrial Drive

Franklin, OH 45005

937-743-2641

www.knoxmachinery.com

IN

Kent Baker

CNC System Sales, Inc.

4760 Kingsway Drive, Suite A

Indianapolis, IN 46205

317-251-2770

MN, ND, SD, NE, IA

Craig Conlon

Concept Machine Tool

15625 Medina Road

Minneapolis, MN 55447

763-559-1975

www.conceptmachine.com

WI

Bob Jurack

Concept Machine Tool Wisconsin

407 Austin Circle

Delafield, WI 53018

262-646-4488

www.conceptmachine.com

N. IL

Mark Ulanov

Machine Tool Technology-21, Inc.

950 Estes Court

Schaumburg, IL 60193

847-891-1000

www.mtt21.com

MI

Eric Harma

Methods & Equipment Associates

31731 Glendale Ave.

Livonia, MI 48150

734-293-0660

www.methods-equipment.com

West

N. CA, NV (Except Las Vegas), WA, OR, ID

Gail Hogue

Hogue Precision Machinery

1033 Bartch Road, PO Box 651

Patterson, CA 95363

209-892-5649

hogueprecision@aol.com

www.hogueprecision.com

S. CA, NV (Las Vegas area)

Garry Frost

Machinery Sales Co.

17253 Chestnut Street

City of Industry, CA 91748

626-581-9211

mail@mchysales.com

www.mchysales.com

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