Bridgeport Milling Solution
January 1, 2020
Hardinge Inc. recently introduced its Bridgeport XR1000 vertical machining center (VMC). As an upgrade to its Bridgeport VMC line, the XR1000 is designed as a high quality, rugged and powerful machining center developed for tough machining applications well suited to meet any manufacturing challenge.
"The XR1000 is a market leading advanced performance CNC machining center that is creating new benchmarks for quality, productivity and reliability," said Michael Marshall, Hardinge's Global Milling Product Manager. "Our machining centers can produce highly accurate and precision detailed parts helping you to improve your overall performance and competitive advantage, regardless of the sectors that you serve."
"The upgraded XR1000 is a fully digital, high-quality machine tool designed to achieve maximum capacity and performance in today's demanding production sectors, from OEM, aerospace, automotive, medical, mold and die to other demanding markets," said a company spokesperson.
XR1000 features include:
- Easy and intuitive new touchscreen control options - Equipped with the optional 19" HEIDENHAIN control with multi-touch display screen, Intel Dual Core processor and an integrated USB hub. Customized HMI design includes Hardinge Guidance Screens, Thermal Compensation Screens and Option Bit Display Screens.
- Provides enhanced machine accuracy and repeatability with dual ball screws - The XR1000 comes complete with oversized 45 mm double nut ball screws, fixed and pre-tensioned and large 45 mm linear high-quality linear guideways supported by six trucks on the Z-axis.
- Confident cutting - The new XR1000 has a Big Plus, 40 taper, 12,000 RPM direct drive spindle powered by a dual-wound HEIDENHAIN spindle motor. Quad set of 70 mm angular contact bearings and a 60 mm rear taper roller bearing provide enhanced thermal stability, significant radial and axial stiffness and high accuracy coupled with faster cutting speeds to increase throughput and reliability.
- Adjustable vibration suppression - Frequency shock absorber technology helps to control and improve the low frequency vibrations, eliminate the various micro movements seen in typical C-Frame structures, extend tool life and achieve higher surface finishes.
For more information contact:
Hardinge Inc.
P.O. Box 1507
Elmira, NY 14902-1507
800-843-8801
info@hardinge.com
www.hardinge.com/product/milling/xr-series/
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