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Pallet Changer Enhances Workpiece Size Capabilities in 5-Axis Machining



PW 3000 adapted to a 5-axis machining center C 60 U dynamic. The operator is turning the automatic set-up station.

PW 3000 adapted to a 5-axis machining center C 60 U dynamic. The operator is at the control unit.

Operator is setting up between the PW 3000 pallet changer and the 5-axis machining center C 60 U dynamic. The double door locks the pallet changer during access. The control panel can be swiveled between components.

PW 3000 adapted to a 5-axis machining center C 60 U dynamic. The pallet is being brought in from 4x storage.

The Hermle C 50 and C 60 machining centers can machine workpieces weighing up to 2,000 or 2,500 kg in five axes. High-tech spindles with high torque or speed help ensure dynamics. In line with requests for more possible applications, these machines are also available in milling-turning variants. The PW 3000 pallet changer, comprising three modules, is used to automate the C 50 U / MT and C 60 U / MT systems.

The base module consists of the travel, lifting and rotary axes, as well as a safety enclosure with hinged doors, and helps ensure that the pallets containing the workpieces are brought in and out smoothly. The set-up station module with a rotating door enables the pallets to be set up in parallel to production time. In addition, the one or two layer rack module can accommodate up to eight pallets. The PW 3000 pallet changer can also be extended and linked to two machining centers.

Features of the C 50 U / MT - C 60 U / MT:

  • 5-axis / 5-side machining in one clamping set-up
  • Wide swiveling range of the A-axis for complex machining processes
  • Enhanced crane loading due to wide door openings
  • High running, positioning and long-term accuracy
  • Automatic tool change by the pick-up method
  • Small space requirement due to compact construction format relative to the support surface
  • Machine transported complete and no foundation required.

Hermle reported the following features of the PW 3000:

  • Simple and quick installation
  • No need for floor anchorage
  • Free access to working area for set-up mode, manual interventions or calibration and cleaning tasks
  • Large-volume pallet storage for production-oriented and custom set-up
  • Can be expanded to form a complete manufacturing system by linking up to C 60 machining centers.

Technical data:

  • Transport weight: 3,000 kg incl. pallets
  • Pallet dimensions: 1,000 x 1,000 / Ø 1,200 mm
  • Workpiece dimensions: Ø 1,400 x 980 mm / Ø 1,400 x 930 mm (MT variant)
  • Store: two layers of five pallets / two layers of nine pallets
  • Linking: two machining centers.

For more information contact:

Hermle Machine Company

Division of Berthold Hermle AG

5100 West Franklin Drive

Franklin, WI 53132

414-421-9770

info@hermlemachine.com

www.hermlemachine.com

SOUTHWEST

NM

Greg Whelan

Arizona CNC Equipment, LLC

1235 South 48th Street, Suite 1

Tempe, AZ 85281

480-615-6353

gwhelan@arizonacnc.com

OK

M. William Farris

Kansas Oklahoma Machine Tools

3427 West 30th Street South

Wichita, KS 67217

800-878-5668

316-945-6800

bill_farris@komt.com

TX

Gerald Levesque

P.D. Browne South

440 Benmar Suite 3150

Houston, TX 77060

281-405-9378

sales@bdbrownesouth.com

www.pbrownesouth.com

SOUTHEAST

AL, FL (Panhandle), MS, TN

Lester Mercer

Mercer Machinery

2906 Business Park Dr., Bldg. C

Memphis, TN 38118

901-362-5182

lester@mercermachinery.com

FL

Jeff Thomas

Machine Tool Group

4213 Jetton Avenue

Tampa, FL 33629

813-299-9363

info@themachinetoolgroup.com

VA, NC, SC

Dan Beckman, President

Single Source Technologies

415 Brookshire Road

Greer, SC 29651

864-801-8181

sales@singlesourcetech.com

www.singlesourcetech.com

NORTHEAST

CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME,

NH, NJ, E. PA, RI, VT

Lucien Marini

INIRAM Precision Machinery, LLC

5 Axis Technology Center

320 Jubilee Drive

Peabody, MA 01960

781-697-6422

lucien@iniram.net

www.iniram.net

NY (Upstate)

Tom McArdle

Great Lakes Machinery

4 Lancaster Parkway

Lancaster, NY 14086

716-684-4100

glmincny@aol.com

www.greatlakesmachinery.com

MIDWEST

IA

Dennis Smith

Productivity, Inc.

9440 Atlantic Drive SW

Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

319-632-4288

dsmith@productivity.com

www.productivity.com

N. IL

Jeffrey Hassen

Machinery Source, LLC

6530 Revlon Drive, Unit 1

Belvidere, IL 61008

815-547-0990

jhassen@machinerysource.com

www.machinerysource.com

S. IL, MO

Greg Walker

Rich Pohrer

Walker Precision Machinery, LLC

206 Birch Leaf Drive

St. Peters, MO 63376

314-709-0303

g.m.walker@att.net

richpohrer@charter.net

wpmllc.tripod.com

IN, OH, KY

Mike Schlater

Technical Equipment Sales

10165 International Blvd.

Cincinnati, OH 45246

800-852-0582

mschlater@techequip.com

www.techequip.com

KS, W. MO

M. William Farris

Kansas Oklahoma Machine Tools

3427 West 30th St. South

Wichita, KS 67217

800-878-5668

316-945-6800

bill_farris@komt.com

MI

Tony Pekalski

Single Source Technologies, Inc.

2600 Superior Court

Auburn Hills, MI 48326

248-232-6232

tpekalski@singlesourcetech.com

wschrag@singlesourcetech.com

www.singlesourcetech.com

WI

Robert Jurack

Concept Machine Tool Wisconsin

407 Austin Circle

Delafield, WI 53018

262-646-4488

bobj@schweda.com

www.conceptmachine.com

WEST

AZ, NV (Clark County)

Greg Whelan

Arizona CNC Equipment, LLC

1235 South 48th Street, Suite 1

Tempe, AZ 85281

480-615-6353

gwhelan@arizonacnc.com

N. CA, NV (Reno, Sparks, Carson City)

Jim Selway, President

CNC Solutions

1610 Centre Pointe Drive

Milpitas, CA 95035

408-586-8236

jselway@cncsolutions.biz

info@cncsolutions.biz

www.cncsolutions.biz

S. CA

Jay Davis

DMARK Corporation

10552 Humboldt Street

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

562-799-9010

jdavis@dmarkcorp.com

www.dmarkcorp.com

CO, WY

Rick Samuelson

Foothills Machinery Sales

6855 West 116th Ave.

Broomfield, CO 80020

303-466-3777

rick@foothillsmachinery.com

www.foothillsmachinery.com

ID, UT

Howard Olson, President

Todd Machinery, Inc.

385 North 700 West

North Salt Lake City, UT 84054

801-294-6390

howard@toddmachinery.com

www.toddmachinery.com

WA, OR

Tony Parr, President

Machines & Methods

P.O. Box 6217

Bellevue, WA 98008

425-444-1656

sales@machinesandmethods.com

www.machinesandmethods.com

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