Landis LTT
Fives will unveil a new, multi-spindle, twin-turret, high-flexibility precision OD and ID grinding system in Booth N-7018. The new Landis Twin Turret (LTT) grinding machine's design features two rotary hydrostatic turrets with integral servo motors and X-axis hydrostatic ways with linear motor in-feed. The Landis LTT grinder can handle workpieces with a swing up to 180 mm and lengths up to 400 mm using CBN wheels up to 350 mm in diameter and 40 mm wide at wheel speeds up to 120 m/sec.
"The Landis LTT can perform OD and ID grinding, process diameters and faces in a single fixturing and grind tapers with ease and precision for a broad range of shaft-type parts," said a company spokesperson.
"What really makes this machine unique is the fact that we have achieved a very high level of performance in a package that uses as little as half the floorspace of a conventional grinder with similar workpiece capacity," explained Tim Hykes, Director of Technology at Cinetic Landis Corp. "Moreover, the Landis LTT is so flexible that it can perform multiple operations on shaft-type parts in a single fixturing that now typically require two or three separate machines, plus costly precision fixtures and inter-machine automation."
According to the company, the Landis LTT can do eccentric and concentric multiple-axis contouring in various traverse configurations. The design eliminates mechanical backlash through the use of linear and radial servo motors for all motions and achieves high system stiffness and damping with hydrostatic spindle bearings.
The Landis LTT is designed to be reliable and easy to maintain, with no ballscrews, gears, vee- or flat guide ways nor linear rail systems. Additionally, the standard open-architecture Landis 6400 CNC control provides operational flexibility along with monitoring and control capabilities, comprehensive gauge integration and ease of programming.
The Landis LTT is designed with a low, 1,125 mm load and access height. It integrates with standard industrial robots for part loading/unloading, eliminating the need for special automation or gantry systems in many applications.
Features of the new Landis LTT grinding system include automatic wheel balancers and a variety of available in-process gauges, touch probes, chucks and work drive.
For more information contact:
Cinetic Landis Corp.
16778 Halfway Blvd.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-797-3400
www.fivesgroup.com
IMTS 2014 Booth N-7018