Unmanned Horizontal Manufacturing Cell for Fast-Paced Machining of Complex Parts

In Booth S-339148, Kitamura Machinery USA, Inc. (Wheeling, IL) will showcase for the first time their new SUPERCELL-300G 5-axis horizontal flexible manufacturing cell and its 20-station APC with work ID system and 174-tool matrix-style tool changer. Packing 20 pallets into a 151 in wide footprint, the SUPERCELL-300G is a space-saving production center with the ability to run small to medium sized, complex, highly complex parts completely unmanned. With up to 80 pallets available, an integrated work ID system employs an IC chip on each pallet to allow for storage and communication of pallet work data quickly and accurately to the easy to operate pallet scheduling sub menu. Pallet table size is Ø200 mm (Ø7.9 in) round with a maximum height of 200 mm (7.9 in). The uniquely integrated design of the pallet pool system out in front of the machine allows easy access and easy visibility of all pallets simultaneously for easier part set up and quality control.

An Automatic Work Handling Robot is exclusively designed for the SUPERCELL-300G, allowing for smooth and swift pallet change out, reducing pallet load and unload times for precise and safe JIT operation for highly mixed production runs. The SUPERCELL-300G is designed with a 360 deg rotary table combined with a highly rigid integrated trunnion table with an A-axis travel of 30 deg to -120 deg for maximum flexibility in positioning the workpiece closer to the spindle. The 4th- and 5th-axis employs ultra-high precision roller gear cam technology along with a hydraulic clamping system designed to tackle more complex 5-axis simultaneous machining with unmatched stability and accuracy. The standard 20,000 rpm built-in dual contact spindle offers the benefits of high speed, smooth precision and the ability to handle a variety of exotic materials often found in the medical, aerospace and general machining industries. The horizontal spindle design brings with it increased rigidity and easy accessibility to the workpiece when compared to a spindle unsupported in the vertical position.

The SUPERCELL-300G also offers the advantages of exceptional chip management for greater levels of accuracy, better surface finishes, quick part changeover and longer tool life when compared to a vertical machining center. Positioning accuracy of ±0.002 mm (0.000079 in) / full stroke, repeatability of ±0.001 mm (0.000039 in). Significant magazine tool capacity and ease of use can be found in the 174-tool matrix style tool changer (up to 314 tools available). The matrix magazine handles tools up to 350 mm (13.7 in) long, Ø150 mm (Ø5.9 in) diameter and weighing 10 kg (22 lb). The patented high speed, fixed pot ATC system ensures proper tool identification, matrix design means quicker (1.3 sec) and smoother tool changes when dealing with more complicated parts that often times require a large number of tools. Additional stand-out features include linear scale feedback in all axes, high speed rapid feed rates of 60 m/min (2,362 ipm), 67 million pule encoder technology and an original icon-driven Arumatik-Mi CNC that delivers completely unmanned, super-fast, super-smooth processing for optimum simultaneous machining of multi-axis parts and complex parts.

Kitamura Machinery of USA, Inc., 78 East Century Drive, Wheeling, IL 60090, 847-520-7755, Fax: 847-520-7763, www.kitamura-machinery.com.