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Machinery and Production Equipment
News Release from: BSA Machine Tools
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 02 June 2000
Omega turning centres supplied to Royal
Ordnance
A series of Churchill Omega 80 turning centres have been supplied by the BSA Machine Tool Division to Royal Ordnance in a contract worth £750,000.
A series of Churchill Omega 80 turning centres have been supplied by the BSA Machine Tool Division to Royal Ordnance in a contract worth £750,000 The Omega Series machines can feature two identical VDI turrets that can be equipped with driven tools in any of the 24 available stations
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Jun 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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With swings up to 380 mm and able to handle bar of 80 mm, the Omegas have a 22 kW spindle motor producing 4,500 revs/min, 24 m/min rapids for both primary and secondary linear axes, plus C and Y axes capability.
The Y axis is a true linear axis incorporated as a horizontal slide between the Z and X axes.
The C axis (spindle rotation) is particularly required for the generation of flats, helical grooves, polygons, circumferential face slots, spiral grooves and other non-round forms.
Churchill Omegas are available in a number of variants to accommodate bar from 26 mm to 80 mm with swings from 200 mm to 380 mm and able to turn lengths from 316 mm to 1 m.
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