DMG Turning Centre Offers B-Axis Tool Spindle

The increasing diversity of components and decreasing batch sizes tend to extend periods of unproductive setup. The CLX TC turning centre series from DMG Mori addresses this by replacing the tool turret in the company’s CLX lathes with a ± 120-degree swivelling B-axis tool spindle having 0.001-degree resolution positioning. At the recent AMB 2024 exhibition in Stuttgart, the new CLX 550 TC model was launched, which joins the smaller capacity CLX 450 TC introduced last year.

The compactMASTER 12,000 rpm turn-mill spindle with 90 Nm of torque is served by a tool magazine offering space for up to 60 cutters for rotational and prismatic machining (30 tools is standard). They can be loaded and unloaded in parallel with production to minimise machine downtime.