ment of the multispindle market, the MS16C deploys form tool slides as well as full CNC tool slides plus backworking spindle to provide part-drop times of less than 3 sec. The MS16C is designed to provide a stable platform for high-precision work from bar to 16 mm in a compact footprint. Each spindle offers independent infinitely variable speeds to 10,000 rpm. With smart NC drives, each driven tool can be synchronized with the C axis of the spindles to permit milling and polygon turning.
The machine features liquid spindle cooling, resulting in a higher power density in the spindle carrier, permitting high loads and high speeds without excessive heat generation. Liquid cooling also contributes thermal stability and energy recovered from the heated cooling fluid can be profitably used in the plant. The X-axis slides provide high dynamic stiffness with steel- on-steel, matched box-type guideways, for high-precision machining. Z-axis slides are quill-type with hydrostatic bush-
The Index MS16C deploys form tool slides as well as full CNC tool slides plus backworking spindle to provide drop times of less than 3 sec.