Complementing its range of vertical machining centres under the spotlight at MACH, Hurco will also be exhibiting a number of turning centres – including a new model with driven tooling. TMX8 The new TMX8 production lathe is the first of a series of high performance, ergonomically designed turning products from Hurco that incorporate the company's simple conversational programming capability. Compared with previous models in Hurco's lathe range, the new machine has increased travels, giving a maximum cutting diameter of 356mm and a cutting length of up to 533mm. Faster acceleration and deceleration have been provided to minimise idle time. An increase in main spindle power to 27kW allows 307Nm of torque to be generated at 833rpm. Live cutters with 7kW peak power and capable of 5,000rpm may be fitted in each of the 12 VDI tool positions in the servo-driven turret. Station to station turret index time is 0.3 seconds. The easy to program WinMax control allows simple conversational commands to be used. The machine is also available in Y-axis version (TMX8MY) and with an optional, programmable counter spindle with 0.001° C-axis control (TMX8MYS). Alternatively, a programmable tailstock can be fitted. TMM10 and TM6 The larger, 10-inch-chuck TMM10 will make an appearance at MACH 2010. In addition to having standard 2-axis turning capability, the machine is able to incorporate live cutters in each of the 12 VDI tool positions. Driven tool power and speed are up to 7kW (peak) and 5,000rpm respectively to enable milling operations and off centre drilling on turned parts. As with the TMX8, the simple to use WinMax lathe control is featured. The smaller capacity TM6 lathe without driven tooling will also be on the stand. Conversational control demo On the stand, professional dancer, actress and singer, Jenny Bowen, will demonstrate how easy the Hurco Ultimax CNC system is to use. With just six hours' training prior to MACH 2008, she was able to create a complex cutter path to produce a demonstration component using the control's conversational programming and touchscreen navigation. After a short refresher session before this year's show, Ms Bowen will again demonstrate the user friendliness of the Ultimax 4 running WinMax Windows-based software. Hurco
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