Multi-Tasking machine sports full 5-axis capability and advanced CNC
FLORENCE, Ky., October 18, 2016 – Mazak’s INTEGREX i-100ST Multi-Tasking machine delivers speed, reliability and DONE IN ONE capabilities. Equipped with the company’s MAZATROL SmoothX CNC, the machine shows a significant capacity for high throughput of small, simple to complex parts production. Two turning spindles, a milling spindle and a lower turret allow the machine to process first and second machining operations simultaneously or perform required sequential operations on a single workpiece.
The MAZATROL SmoothX control makes the INTEGREX i-100ST faster than ever, and potential cycle time reductions can range anywhere from 5 percent up to 40 percent, depending on application. Optimized CNC programming, new hardware, the latest in high-speed servo systems and improved ergonomics all come together to offer users increased process speed and easy programming in either conversational or G-code formats.
The turning spindles on the INTEGREX i-100ST share high performance capabilities as they both employ a 7.5-hp integral motor spindle with maximum 6,000-rpm spindle speeds. The main spindle indexes in 0.0001-degree increments for high-precision C-axis contouring, while the second spindle provides increments of 0.001 degrees. Each spindle features a 6" (152.400 mm) chuck with a 2.4" (70 mm) bore size that can accommodate bar stock of up to 2" (50.800 mm) in diameter.
The INTEGREX i-100ST employs a 7.5-kW, 12,000-rpm or high-speed 22-kW, 20,000-rpm milling spindle mounted in the rotating B-axis with a range of 240 degrees in 0.0001-degree indexing increments. And for high accuracy of motion, B-axis scale feedback comes standard on the machine. The machine’s 36-tool (72-tool optional) magazine accommodates tools up to 5.1" (129.540 mm) in diameter when neighboring stations are empty and up to 3.5" (88.900 mm) in diameter when stations are occupied.
The machine’s lower drum turret carries nine tools and can work at either the main or second spindle with the same tool, allowing the turret to perform balanced cutting operations on one part working in tandem with the machine’s vertical milling spindle.
For off-centerline operations, the INTEGREX i-100ST, while compact in size, provides expansive axes travels of 8.2" (208.280 mm) in Y, 17.7" (449.580 mm) with a below centerline capability of 1.96" (49.784 mm) in X and 35.5" (901.700 mm) in Z; thereby allowing the machine to process a wide range of part sizes and shapes. Furthermore, the machine’s three linear axes attain high-speed rapid traverse rates of 1,575 ipm (40 m/min).