Base Machine Configuration:

3-Axis, moving gantry design with a 4' x 8' work area

Welded steel tube, angle and plate framework, precision machined, drilled and tapped to accept a 4' x 8' table option from Freedom Machine Tool (FMT) or one produced by the customer

Z-Axis tool plate with a 7", servo driven, vertical stroke, ready to accept a spindle option from FMT, or it can be configured by the customer

FAGOR 8035 Industrial CNC control with color CRT, 256K eeprom memory, 128 MB flash-disk program storage, USB port for memory stick program transfer, M&G code programming, tool path graphics, and feed-rate and spindle speed override. Click here for pictures

25mm precision, profiled rails with recirculating bearing blocks on all axes

Precision ball-screws with anti-backlash ball-nuts on all axes (25mm on X & Y, 20mm on Z). Click here for picture

Industrial quality brush-less AC servo motors and matching servo amplifiers on all axes. Click here for pictures

BobCad V 23 Cad/Cam software and post processor

220v, 3-phase, 60 hz power. 30 amps required

Spindle Options:

Mounting plate and electrical connection for customer provided PORTER CABLE router

HSD - 5 HP, wrench type routing spindle, programmable from 2,000 – 18,000 RPM. Includes spindle wrenches, 1-ER 25 collet, and cover-nut. The spindle is electric fan cooled for quiet operation.

HSD - 9 HP, wrench type routing spindle, programmable from 2,000 – 18,000 RPM. Includes spindle wrenches, 1-ER 32 collet, and cover-nut. The spindle is electric fan cooled for quiet operation.

HSD ES915 - 5 HP, continuous duty (6.2 HP at 60% duty, 36 minutes per hour), push-button/quick-change/ATC routing spindle, programmable from 2,000 – 24,000 RPM. Requires the "tool rack" option to be a fully automatic tool change machine. Includes 1 – ISO 30 tool holder with collet and cover-nut, and spindle wrenches. The spindle is electric fan cooled for quiet operation. Click here for picture

HSD ES919 - 11 HP, continuous duty, push-button/quick-change/ATC routing spindle, programmable from 2,000 – 24,000 RPM. Requires the "tool rack" option to be a fully automatic tool change machine. Includes 1 – ISO 30 tool holder with collet and cover-nut, and spindle wrenches. The spindle is electric fan cooled for quiet operation. Click here for picture

Table Options:

4' x 8' Phenolic table top machined flat

4' x 8' Phenolic table top machined flat with 3/8" steel helicoil inserts on 12" centers

4' x 8' Aluminum T-slot table

4' x 8' 2-Zone, phenolic vacuum plenum with manual controls

4' x 8' 4-Zone, phenolic vacuum plenum with manual controls

Optional Accessories:

6-Position tool rack (must be combined with an ATC spindle) for fully automatic tool change capabilities.

Automatic tool height sensor (available with all spindle options). Uses the 6th position on the tool rack. The fully automatic tool change machine becomes 5-position.

Tool holder set: Four ISO-30 tool holders with collet & cover-nut and tightening fixture.

Dust hood for point-of-generation chip collection. 5" port requires a minimum 1,000 cfm dust collector hook-up. Dust collector not included.

Piping package with 6" quick connect metal pipe and 5" flex hose kit for easy dust collector connection (dust hood required).

Complete dust collection solution with piping package and 2 HP dust collector (dust hood required).

Hand-held teach pendant on umbilical cord with axis select and jog hand-wheel.

Ethernet card with standard TCP/IP protocol for easy connection to your network.

M04 counter clockwise spindle rotation for use with left handed tools and to overcome blow-out problems when machining hard-woods.

Unist "Uni-Max" coolant system with M-code programmable on/off control, and single or multiple nozzles for cutting non-ferrous metals requiring lubrication. Dust hood must be removed while using this system.

1" bridge spacers installed to increase bridge clearance to 9". Z-axis stroke remains 7". Shorter cutting tools may not be able to reach standard table heights with this option.

2" bridge spacers installed to increase bridge clearance to 10". Z-axis stroke remains 7". Shorter cutting tools may not be able to reach standard table heights with this option.

3" bridge spacers installed to increase bridge clearance to 11". Z-axis stroke remains 7". Shorter cutting tools may not be able to reach standard table heights with this option.

Vacuum Pumps:

Travaini EVO-5, 5 HP, 70 ACFM oil ring type vacuum pump. 230v, 3-phase, 60 hz. 20 amps required. Great for sealed fixture applications.

Travaini EVO-10, 10 HP, 145 ACFM oil ring type vacuum pump. 230v, 3-phase, 60 hz. 30 amps required. Great for sealed fixture and porous-plenum applications.