Additional functionality is available with the new Goodway GLS series of CNC turning centres from UK agent YMT Technologies

The GLS-150MY and GLS-200MY use industry-leading technology and high-quality components to deliver performance advantages to all industry sectors Built to withstand many years of rigorous production turning, the heavily ribbed thermally balanced Meehanite cast bed provides a single, solid platform and the low centre of gravity on the slant bed design provides a rigid foundation for the headstock and Y-axis equipped tooling turret

Finite Element Methods have been used for optimal positioning of the reinforcing ribs, which are cast directly into the one-piece cast iron bed structure.

This increases mechanical rigidity by more than 30%, allowing the GLS Series to perform heavy-duty turning, milling, drilling and tapping while maintaining exceptional accuracy over extended operating periods.

Extra widely spaced linear guideways provide the rigidity needed for interrupted cutting applications, which also significantly increases tool life.

Maximum turning diameter is 280mm and both machines are supplied with a 15kW motor providing 60-6000rpm on the smaller GLS-150MY and 42-4200rpm on the larger machine with full C-axis control.

Each model has rapid axis traverse rates of 24m/min and axis travels are 220mm in X and 630mm in Z.

A 70mm Y-axis (+/- 35mm over the centreline) on the 12- or 10-station tooling turret allows milling, drilling and tapping operations to be carried out on even the most complex components.

With a 6-inch chuck on the GLS-150MY offering a bar capacity of 42mm and an 8-inch chuck on the GLS-200MY offering a 52mm bar capacity, these turning centres provide exceptional flexibility.

And, with the live tooling turret able to carry milling, drilling and tapping tools, complex prismatic machining can also be carried out.

An integrated 1.2kW motor on the turret can drive up to six of the 12 tooling stations at cutting speeds of 10-4400rpm.

Increasing the tooling available for turning and milling operation for maximum productivity, YMT is able to provide the Algra range of high-precision driven tooling, for which it is the sole UK agent.

Using twin tooling units with front and backend working, the 12-station turret can potentially be expanded to hold 24 tools.

This productivity is further enhanced by the tooling turret itself with has an integrated servo motor achieving a station-to-station indexing time of just 0.2 seconds.

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