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Johnford DMC Series double-column moving table bridge mills are created from a one-piece Meehanite cast iron bridge/column assembly that takes up 30% less floor space than comparable C-frame vertical machining centers. Available in both moving table and sliding column (fixed-table) versions – ranging from 36” x 36” x 30” of travel up to 60’ x 20’ – these bridge mills have a long base casting with complete support of the table over the full 51” in length of Y-axis travel, allowing large loads to be machined.
The Y and Z axes hold fixed loads at all times while the X-axis carries the only dynamic load, allowing for tight machining and tight tolerances during high-speed machining operations. Because there is no table overhang, X-axis pitch and yaw are eliminated. The spindle centerline-to-column distance is minimized, offering further rigidity.The machine’s heavily ribbed cast iron construction provides long tool life and part surface finish. The combination of twin screw-type conveyors and a caterpillar conveyor provides complete chip removal with little manual cleaning. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used to design each bridge mill, simulating the effects of real world conditions, including vibration, heat, fluid flow and other physical impacts.
The DMC900-1500H small-frame series bridge mills feature a fixed column with moving table, X-axis travel from 35.40” to 59.1”, Y-axis travel of35. 4” and Z-axis travel of 30”, and table load capacities from 6,600 to 13,200 lbs.
The DMC-1600-3100H medium frame series offers a fixed-column construction with moving table, X-axis travel from 63” to 161.4”, Y-axis travel of 51.2” and Z-axis travel of 31.5” with a table load capacity of 13,200 lbs.
There are several DMC versions that offer multi-axis and five-face solutions.The 2100S-6100 SH Series offers a fixed-column moving table with Xaxis travels from 82.7” to 240.2”, Y-axis travel of 70” and Z-axis travel of 31.5”, while the 3100P-6100PH Series features the same fixed-column moving table with longer travels: X-axis ranges from 122” to 240.1”, Y-axis is 90.5” and Zaxis is 31.5”. Table load capacities range from 22,000 lbs. To 26,400 lbs. And 22,000 lbs. To 35,200 lbs., respectively.
The large DMC-4000x2800x800 – DMC-4000x2800+5-Face W-Axis Large Multi-Axis Series can handle 44,000 lbs.Of table load with an X-axis travel of 118” through 236”, Y-axis travel of110. 2” to 189”, Z-axis travel of 31.5” to 42” and a W-axis travel of 39.4” to 78.7” on a fixed-column moving table.
The SDMC Series custom-made unlimited size sliding double-column series multi-axis, five-face series features moving-column and fixed-table gantry mills with X-axis travels ranging from 157” to 720”, Y-axis travels of 72” to 236”, Z-axis travels from 31.5” to 42” and W-axis travels from 39.4” to 78.7”. Table load capacity is 614 lbs./sq. ft.
For more information contact: Courtney Ortner Absolute Machine Tools, Inc. 7420 Industrial Parkway Lorain, OH 44053 800-852-7825 / 440-960-6911 sales@absolutemachine.com www.absolutemachine.com IMTS 2016 Booth S-8536
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