Large Format, High-Speed Milling Machine
August 1, 2014
DATRON Dynamics will launch the MLCube high-speed milling machine, the second machine in DATRON's Cube series. The MLCube is positioned for applications requiring a large work area and high spindle speed such as defense, aerospace, electronics, energy, medical part prototyping and production.
The MLCube is the big brother of the M8Cube, which will also be demonstrated at IMTS this year. The main difference is that MLCube has a larger 60" x 45" work area compared to 40" x 32" on the M8Cube. According to Vice President, Robert Murphy, "Our machines excel at machining metals and engineered plastics. Because of its very large work area, the MLCube is ideal for nested or batch milling of many small parts from sheets of these materials and it can also accommodate long aluminum extrusions." When working with sheet material, DATRON has a line of vacuum tables that can be integrated into the machine configuration for quick set-up and workholding during the milling process.
The MLCube features brushless, direct drives on all axes that are designed to provide fast acceleration, feedrates up to 866 IPM and shorter cycle times. The machine can be configured with various high-speed spindles including a 1.8 kW, 48,000 RPM spindle, a 2 kW, 60,000 RPM, liquid-chilled spindle and a 3 kW, 40,000 RPM, liquid-chilled spindle. The 3 kW spindle delivers greater horsepower for heavier machining, as well as the flexibility to mill a wider range of hard materials. HSK-E 25 tool holders, available with the 1.8 kW and 3 kW spindles, offer additional precision and <1 micron run out. Added functionality like palletized workholding and advanced probing is available for manufacturers looking to reduce set-up time and increase part quality and uniformity.
For more information contact:
DATRON Dynamics
115 Emerson Road
Milford, NH 03055
888-262-2833
info@datron.com
www.datron.com
IMTS 2014 Booth N-6021
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