Colchester-Harrison storms into VMC sector
Colchester-Harrison announces the launch of the new Storm range of vertical machining centres.
With the launch of the new Storm range of vertical machining centres Colchester-Harrison introduces the mid-range Storm VMC 1020 vertical machining centre through 600 Centre of Shepshed near Leicester fitted with the latest high specification Fanuc 0iMC control with Manual Guide for Milling.
The new machine range is based upon a heavy duty construction and features a capacity providing ‘that little bit extra’ against comparable machines for use in the subcontract and mould making industry.
Weighing in at five tonnes, this rigid Meehanite casting constructed machine with optional linear rail (L) version or hardened and ground ways (S) version, has a positioning accuracy of five microns and a repeatability of + 0.0025 mm. The X-axis is 1,020 mm, the Y-axis 510 mm and Z-axis is 560 mm while the 11 kW, 8,000 revs/min spindle with a ZF gearbox high torque drive, has options of 10,000 or 12,000 revs/min spindle speeds to provide the perfect mid-range subcontract machining centre. Also, cycle times can be optimised with the rapid traverse rate of 36 m/min.
Table size is 1,200 mm by 500 mm with a 1,200 Kg load capability for heavy duty or multiple fixturing and to accommodate the fourth-axis package option. As standard, the machine carries a 16 position tool magazine, with options of a 20 position Geneva mechanism, 24 position twin-arm tool change or 32 position chain-type magazine with a twin-arm system. Maximum tool diameter is 150 mm by 300 mm long and weighing up to 6 Kg with BT or CAT 40 taper. Rigid tapping is standard.
The Fanuc 0iMC control with Manual Guide conversational system is loaded with more than 200 standard operating features to ensure quick and simple programming with the support of powerful 3-D graphic simulation. The 128K part program storage is supplemented by PCMCIA porting on the front of the control panel that will accept memory cards from program storage and retrieval as well as DNC. Heidenhain iTNC530 control is available as an option.
For more information, contact:
600 Centre
Tel: +44 (0) 1509 600600
Mike Wildish (Wildish Communications)
Tel: +44 (0) 1634 832221
