Soraluce machines add another dimension to milling

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 3, 2000

Soraluce machines add another dimension to heavy-duty milling applications.

As expected of a machine developed under the auspices of the Danobat Group's Ideko research and development facility in Spain, the Soraluce FP8000 travelling column floor-type table milling machine available from Ward CNC combines high-quality build and technologically advanced features for unmatched heavy-duty milling performance.

With characteristic build qualities of stability and rigidity based on the heavy-duty cast iron construction, the resultant high-accuracy machining is also dependent on the control system technology, which is predominantly a choice of Heidenhain, Siemens or Fidia.

This particular machine has a 28kW spindle and X, Y and Z axes travels of 8000 mm by 2000 mm and 1200 mm.

Ideal for applications in the heavy machinery, mould and press tool, fabrication, power generation, equipment and heavy sub-contract machining industries to name but a few, Soraluce machines are also proving a particular success in UK aerospace applications.

Soraluce CNC milling machines are available in three variants - TL, TR and TF travelling table types; SL, SP and SM travelling column, bed types; and FP, FS and FR travelling column floor types.

Capacities range from 1500 mm to 16,000 mm plus in the X axis, from 1000 mm to 3600 mm in Y and up to 1500 mm in Z, with the latest linear guideway technology offering rapid traverse rates up to 15,000 mm/min.

Of five- and six-axis configuration, high-speed models with electro spindle are also available.

Other options include universal or orthogonal automatic indexing heads and two-axis gyroscopic head for five- and six-axis applications.

Automatic toolchangers with up to 80 stations or more can be provided.