Five-Axis CD Grinding Center Features Automatic Grinding Wheel and Toolchanger
United Grinding’s Mägerle MFP 50 five-axis CD grinding center is a flexible multitasking grinder that features an automatic grinding wheel and toolchanger.
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The machine features hydrostatic wrap-around guideways in the Y axis. The guideways are said to be wear-free and offer high rigidity and load capacity, optimized smoothness and vibration damping, and high precision and process reliability. All main axes can rapid traverse at 20,000 mm/min. (790 ipm). X-axis travel is 500 mm, Y-axis spindle travel is 660 mm and Z-axis travel is 660 mm. The grinder is equipped with Siemens Sinumerik 840D digital controls.
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