Key features of the 5AX400 VMC include the choice of a GE Fanuc 18iMB5 control with a 25-hp spindle or Heidenhain iTNC 530 control with 18-hp spindle. A 14-in. rotary/tilting-trunnion table delivers 150° of tilt in the A axis and 360° rotation in the C axis. The machine's working area measures 32 3 24 3 20 in. Its acceleration rate is 6 m/sec2 with rapid-traverse rates of 1,700 ipm. A twin arm, automatic toolchanger handles 30 tools.
Bridgeport Machines Ltd.
Shelton, Conn.
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