What Is a Lathe Center?
Turning centers are the most widely used compound machining.
Turning center
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- Chinese name
- Turning center
- Category
- Compound processing
- Primitive
- lathe
- Classification
- Divided into two types: and turret
- Turning centers are the most widely used compound machining.
- The turning center is based on a lathe, and the functions of power milling, drilling, boring, and the sub-spindle are further added on the basis of the turning center, so that the turning parts require two times, and the three processing steps are completed at one time on the turning center.
- Turning centers can be divided into two types: turret type and turret type:
- The type is a tool with multiple power tools or fixed tools on three sides and different orientations. The tool is changed by the movement of the table coordinates to complete the end, radial, and eccentric turning, milling, drilling, and boring operations. The limitation is that there is a conflict between the working size and the number of tools. The workpiece is large, and the number of tools must be reduced, which is not conducive to the processing of large workpieces. The advantages are fast tool change speed and short processing time. It is the first choice for efficient processing of small workpieces.
- The turret-type turning center is equipped with a power turret on the worktable, which can support various machining operations on the end face and the radial direction. The turret of the turned part and the radial eccentricity and the various parts are completed by lifting and lowering the power turret (Y-axis function). This kind of processing action, after finishing a process, the turret rotates and replaces another tool to complete the complex processing steps. The number of power tools can be more or less. Depending on the size of the machine tool, the turret will occupy a relatively large amount. Space, in addition to the position of the tailstock can also add a sub-spindle, making processing easier.
- In short, the turning center is a composite turning processing machine, which can greatly reduce the processing time and does not require re-clamping to achieve the requirement of improving the processing accuracy. [1]
- Tool system diagram of turret turning center [2]