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HMC Features Flexible Cutting Capabilities



Kitamura Machinery offers its Mycenter-HX500G horizontal machining center (HMC) for medium to large size parts that require flexibility in cutting capabilities.

Manufactured in Japan with hand scraping production techniques, the Mycenter-HX500G features solid box way construction with 2,362 IPM rapid feedrates, twin ballscrews and motors in the X and Y axes and linear scale feedback on all axes for stability and high accuracies of +/-0.000079" full stroke, +/-0.000039" repeatability.

"The Mycenter-HX500G is available in two spindle configurations, #40 or #50 taper, making it ideal for both lighter duty aluminum applications and those that require a heavier, more robust spindle for higher level accuracy, exotic part processing," said a company spokesperson. The #40, 20,000 RPM 4-step geared, dual contact spindle offers high speeds for high end, fine finish cutting requirements. The #50, 12,000 RPM 4-step geared, dual contact spindle utilizes 432.2 ft-lbs. of cutting torque for heavy-duty part machining. The energy efficient geared spindle design demonstrates savings of between 40% and 50% in Kilowatt-hours for increased productivity and savings, according to the company. HSK spindle designs are now an available option.

Kitamura's Mycenter-HX500G HMC offers a maximum workpiece size of 31.5Ø x 43.3" (Dia. x H) within a small footprint. High-speed rapid feedrates of 2,362 IPM on solid box ways are designed to boost overall work throughput. A standard 2-station APC is field expandable and is coupled with full 360° 4th axis capability with rotary scale for faster, more accurate production per pallet load.

A 50 tool fixed pot automatic tool changer is standard with upgrade capabilities of up to 200 tools in the field. According to the company, the advanced high-speed processing of the Arumatik-Mi controller allows for smoother and faster machining of the most complex workpieces with the potential to add 5th axis simultaneous machining capabilities on both pallets.

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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