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New Products
High Productivity and Au-
tomation Flexibility
—Okuma
Okuma America Corporation, the U.S.-based sales and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation, has announced the MA-600HIII, a rigid and accurate horizontal machining center (HMC)
equipped with a powerful spindle. The MA-600HIII’s new 10k RPM standard spindle effectively handles a wide range of applications. The improved spindle tool change time is just 0.4 seconds coupled with the now- standard through-spindle coolant suc- tion feature, which removes residual
coolant inside the tool and spindle. This HMC has a larger work enve- lope with added longer X-axis travel. “Weighing in at a massive 55,000 lbs. and featuring a thermal stability of seven microns, this machine has the stability and rigidity needed for consistent precision machining,” said
a company spokesperson.
The MA-600HIII features an en-
hanced coolant management system, more efficient workspace design to
prevent chip accumulation and im- proved chip evacuation functionality. This includes linear ball screw cooling for the X-, Y- and Z-axes.
The MA-600HIII’s flexible design allows for a variety of automation applications. The workspace area can equip up to seven part loading/unload- ing ports or up to eight workholding clamp ports, which can help eliminate the need for complicated circuit ar- rangements for hydraulic applications. Up to 16 ports are available in the machine’s setup station, expanding part capacity and the possibilities for robotic applications.
The standard sludgeless tank sup- presses the accumulation of coolant sludge for stable operation of the machine.
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