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German-Engineered High-Speed Milling Machine



A batch of aerospace parts are milled on the MLCube (held with vacuum table workholding).

Finished part

DATRON Dynamics has released its MLCube high-speed milling machine. This is the second machine in DATRON's new "Cube" series which represents the next generation of its German-engineered, high-speed machining technology. "This machine is designed for greater speed, accuracy, flexibility and industrial durability," said a company spokesperson.

The MLCube is the big brother of the M8Cube. The main difference is that MLCube has a larger 60" x 45" work area compared to 40" x 32" on the M8Cube. "Our machines excel at machining metals and engineered plastics," said Vice President Robert Murphy. "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." 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 when working with sheet material.

The MLCube features brushless, direct drives on all axes that are designed to provide fast acceleration, feed rates up to 866 inches per minute 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," said the spokesperson.

HSK-E 25 tool holders, available with the 1.8 kW and 3 kW spindles, offer additional precision and <1 um 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," said the spokesperson. According to the company, 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.

For more information contact:

DATRON Dynamics

115 Emerson Road

Milford, NH 03055

888-262-2833

info@datron.com

www.datron.com

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