Horizontal Boring Mill

The FT 3500 floor-type horizontal boring mill features 10m (32.8ft) of X travel and 3.6m (11.8ft) of Y travel, but standardized modules allow HBMs to be configured with travels from 4m to 16m (13.1ft x 52.5ft) and Y axis headstock travel to 5m (16.4ft). Modularity allows economical customization, along with industry's fastest machine build and delivery.

Traveling-column design allows virtually unlimited X-axis travel for processing of large and long workpieces or multiple batch parts, while 20mpm (787ipm) rapid traverse rates, among the highest by a large HBM, reduce cycle times. Specialgeared AC digital drives maintain high torque and stiffness even at high traverse speeds and feedrates. Standard Y-axis vertical headstock travel starts at 2m (6.6ft) with optional travel to 5m (16.4ft).

Two models – the FT and FTR Series – give choices in spindle reach from 800mm to 1,250mm (31.5" to 49.2"). Both feature live spindles providing a programmable axis for drilling and tapping as well as adding reach for boring operations. The Z-axis extension capabilities of the live spindle allow the use of standard shorter tools which are more cost effective and can improve the machine's cutting abilities. Contouring heads or feedout tools can be used with the live spindle, reducing setups and improving cycle times of parts with complex geometries by adding turning capabilities. Standard high-pressure coolant through-the-spindle enhances the cutting process and chip evacuation.

Also being exhibited will be the Giddings & Lewis VTC 1000 which brings shorter cycle times, modular machine-to-job matching, and live-spindle one-stop processing capability to mid-range vertical turning requirements and the HMC 1250, a 1,250mm horizontal machining center.

IMTS BOOTH A-8218
MAG Giddings & Lewis
Fond du Lac, WI
giddings.com