Makino’s a81 horizontal machining center (HMC) features the largest pallet available in the 1-Series line. It is designed to provide productivity and reliability while helping customers reduce costs from their manufacturing operations. “Features of the a81 include swift axis movement and faster spindle acceleration/ deceleration than other comparable HMCs,” said a company spokes- person. “Out-of-cut time is diminished because of the machine’s standard ring-type, 40-tool magazine with short seek times. This is complemented by a quick automatic tool changer that has a fast tool-to-tool (1.7 seconds) time and chip-to-chip (3.5 seconds) time.” Makino’s a81 is the largest of the 1- Series line. It is capable of handling a payload of 2,640 lbs (1,200 kg) and features X-, Y-, Z-axis travel of 35.4 x 31.5 x 40.2 inches (900 x 800 x 1020 mm). The a81 is capable of simultaneous Baxis movement with tool change. It is fitted with a 24.8” (630-mm) pallet and a standard 50 taper, 10,000 RPM spindle with improved acceleration and minimal vibration. The spindle is equipped with a 300 PSI through-spindle coolant system. Rapid traverse and cutting feedrate of the a81 are 1,968 IPM (50 m/min). The a81’s footprint is 138” x 215” (3,460 x 5,370 mm) and is designed for easy maintenance access around the entire perimeter. High-volume chip evacuation is facilitated by a wide-center trough with a standard rear discharge lift up chip conveyor that includes a coolant leakage protection design. Other features include an automatic pallet changer with safety guard, a standard three-point support system, an ergonomic swing operator control panel, a safety-designed four-layer protective operator door window and flood coolant and overhead shower coolant. The a81 comes standard with Makino’s proprietary, next generation Geometric Intelligence (GI) servo control with Radical Mode. GI is intended to help provide low cycle times while maintaining accuracy and meeting the customer ’s Cpk requirements. For more information contact: Mark Rentschler Makino Inc. 7680 Innovation Way Mason, OH 45040 800-552-3288 www.makino.com KY Technical Equipment Sales P. O. Box 99793 Louisville, KY 40269 800-852-0582 IN Technical Equipment Sales 4501 Earhart Lane Ft. Wayne, IN 46809 800-852-0582 OH Technical Equipment Sales 10165 International Blvd. Cincinnati, OH 45246 513-874-0160 / 800-852-0582 Technical Equipment Sales 8200 Sweet Valley Dr #106 Valley View, OH 44125 800-852-0582 MI Single Source Technologies (SST) 2600 Superior Court Auburn Hills, MI 48326 248-232-6232 ctg@singlesourcetech.com MN, ND, SD Productivity, Inc. 15150 25th Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55447-1981 763-476-8600 productivity@productivity.com WI Preston Giles Single Source Technologies (SST) W229 N2510 Duplainville Rd, Unit 2 Waukesha, WI 53186 262-960-0844 IL Jeff Martin Single Source Technologies (SST) 1135 Jansen Farm Dr. Elgin, IL 60123 874-468-1295 NE Productivity, Inc. Omaha, NE 68144 402-330-2323 prone@productivity.com IA Productivity, Inc. Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 319-632-4288 proia@productivity.com KS Mark Rehwinkel Makino - DirectWichita Wichita, KS 67217 513-573-3607 mark.rehwinkel@makino.com MO Jeff Martin SST-Midwest 1135 Jansen Farm Drive 847-302-1178 jeff.martin@singlesourcetech.com