Following the introduction and success of the UMC-5X we had many conversations with customers who, while seeing the advantages of simultaneous five-axis movement, couldn’t justify the investment. This led directly to the creation of the UMC 4+1, which at a starting price of under £130,000, which is a saving of around £30,000 over the UMC-5X, providing a highly cost competitive entry into five-axis machining for those not requiring simultaneous five-axis operation.
The XYZ UMC 4+1 shares the same machining envelope as the UMC-5X, with axis travels of 600 by 600 by 500 mm (XYZ) and a 600 mm trunnion-style rotary table that has 90 revs/min rotational speed and 600 kg load capacity. Customers can choose from either a 12,000 or 15,000 revs/min in-line spindle or a motorised unit with up to 24,000 revs/min. Control is provided by the popular Siemens 828D Shopmill system with its 15” touchscreen interface.
Standard Equipment
-Siemens 828D 15″ Touch Screen Control
-Multi Face Machining
-Heidenhain RCN238 High Res Rotary Scale Encoder on Pivot Centre +-5 Seconds of Arc
-DCM – Dynamic Collision Monitoring
-TSC – Thermal Spindle Compensation
-SVS – Spindle Vibration Supervision
-Coolant Gun
-Swarf Conveyor & Bin
-20 Bar Through Spindle Coolant
Optional Equipment
Robot for automatic operation
Reference ball for Traori/Kinematic (datum setting)
Through spindle coolant with high pressure pump (70 bar)
Work piece setting probe
Tool setting probe
Kinematics
The setting up of the pivot point of the ‘A’ tilt axis and centre of rotation of the ‘C’ rotary axis are critical to the accuracy and precision of machined parts.