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450 DRL
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The Drum Roll Lathe 450 is a
Three axis, ultra precision machining system for the manufacture of drum rolls.
 

design

QNx real time Operating System with industry leading 1.0 nanometer programming resolution 10 nanometer feedback resolution for improved velocity control

Granite support frame, decoupled from the service cabinets, includes an advanced active leveling vibration isolation system with double the vibration isolation performance.

High stiffness hydrostatic oil bearing slide/way design and linear motor drive technology used for the X and Z linear axis

Z-axis: 450 mm of travel – drums with microstructure regions up to 450 mm wide can be processed on the DRL450

X-axis: 150 mm of travel

Two Precitech High Performance Precision air-bearing spindles.  

Powered head stock using Precitech’s High Performance air bearing spindle.  Spindle axial and radial error motion < 25nm (<1 uin).

Tail stock using a modified Precitech High Performance air bearing spindle.  Note tail stock can be manually repositioned to accommodate smaller drums.

Venturi based spray mist system with two independently controlled spray mist nozzles.

One flexure style diamond tool holder.

UPx real time display of following error with built-in FFT spectrum analyzer.

machine

Positioning C-Axis for the head stock spindle
Adaptive Control Technology Upgrade
Integrated Gage Amplifier Package
Thermal Control System
Drum to spindle interface fixtures
 
 
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August 21, 2009