Paddock Gear and Engineering Limited have just accepted delivery of their new Takumi machine, the U600 full 5-axis machining centre. The impressive machine tool is the company’s third Takumi machine and their second U600 machine.
The company are impressed with the brand and the model because of its high-speed machining capabilities, accuracies and producing outstanding surface finishes on hard metal components.
The machine features include:
* 40 ATC
* 20,000 rpm spindle speed
* Ø600 mm rotating trunnion table
* Simultaneous 5-axis machining
* Fast rapid traverse rate of 36 meters per minute
* Heavy-duty roller type linear motion guides
* Inline spindle with hybrid ceramic bearings
* DCM – detective collision management software
* Heidenhain TNC640 control with HSK-A63 spindle taper
