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IMTS22: WFL Millturn Technologies’ M50 Millturn is a multifunctional turning-boring-milling center designed for complete machining of complex chuck and shaft parts up to 670 mm swing over bed.
Edited by
Chris Pasion
Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining
WFL Millturn Technologies presents its M50 Millturn complete machining center, as well as the company’s latest digitalization and automation solutions ranging from smart software to screw programming, intelligent tools and clamping devices.
IMTS visitors can experience live machining on the M50 Millturn / 3000 mm. The multifunctional turning-boring-milling center is designed for complete machining of complex chuck and shaft parts up to 670 mm swing over bed. Turning, milling, drilling, hobbing, shaping, gun drilling and inner-diameter (ID) machining can reportedly be performed under any angle of the tool. According to the company, the interpolation of up to five axes makes machining of any geometrical profile possible. Large safety windows provide an overview of the working area. The machine also has an innovative and energy-saving lighting concept with LED lamps.
WFL develops special tools tailored to the Millturn and are used to machine complex workpieces. WFL prismatic tool holders can be used for precisely this kind of challenging machining operation and are secured to the turning-boring-milling unit in addition to the HSK or Capto tool system with a prismatic tool accommodation.
WFL also offers software packages in the machine control, as well as additional intelligent clamping devices and tools auto-mating the processes. One of these tools is WFL iControl, a new process monitoring system. iControl directly processes signals coming from the machine or from external sensors, such as coolant flow rate, coolant pressure, vibration sensors in a boring bar or the clamping force of a clamping jaw.
Machine states are recorded with myWFL Cockpit. The program monitors override positions and logs pro-gram runtimes, providing a constant overview of the machine's productivity and the variability of program runtimes. myWFL Energy measures and logs the machine’s energy and compressed air consumption. myWFL Condition Monitoring enables the user to move spindles and axes by running an idle program at cyclical intervals. The program uses sensors to record forces and vibrations.
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