The swivel heads are rugged complete units from Benz. When machining structural components, the spindles must have a small interference contour while providing maximum rigidity, as long tools are often used for stepped machining and angular heads for hard-to-reach areas. All spindles are fully MQL compatible due to the special internal coolant supply.
The machining of large structural components with complex shapes also requires very long tools. Therefore, the tool magazine can accommodate 51 tools with a maximum length of 450 mm. Tool change takes place directly during pick-up. Combined with high axis dynamics, this results in short chip-to-chip times.
The machines from the WH 10000 series have been designed for table loading. The A-axis for workpiece positioning provides enough controlled lines for the use of automatic clamping fixtures and thus for fully automatic operation. Solutions for electronic signal transmission to the fixture are also available.
