• GT Engineering Consultant Private Limited

Horizontal Machining Centre, 5 Axis

F Zimmermann has added a new Horizontal Machining Centre to its product range. A first from the company, the new model range is particularly useful for efficient machining of standard components for the aircraft industry. It has two special patented features, applying to pallet handling and the travelling column. The new machining centre also stands out for its unbeatable value for money. The key element of FZH400 5-axis horizontal machining centre is a robust water-cooled travelling column. Common designs have the drawback that their deviation increases as the slide extends, owing to a lever effect. This is not the case with the patented column design of the new FZH400. With increasing penetration into the material the guide carriage distance increases, and that increases the rigidity - in contrast to commonly available solutions. The stepped drive guide ensures a perfectly constant geometry along the Z axis as well as maximum rigidity in sensitive areas of the workpiece. For excellent results, Zimmermann offers an innovative family of milling heads that have proved their worth in gantry machines throughout the world. An outstanding example is the patented M3 ABC 3-axes milling head. It increases the efficiency of the horizontal machining centre even more because it has to perform only very small swivelling movements, especially when milling pockets in workpieces. This makes it possible to maintain a constant advance rate.