LS 600 M cycle lathe
The gap between manual lathes, found in a toolroom and CNC turning centers and in a production plant is very wide. For this reason the manufacturers have created the semi-CNC, semi-automatic, teachable, hybrid and controlled cycle lathes. They can be operated in a mode involving some level of electronic assistance. Many also can be operated in a strictly manual mode with the operator simply working the handwheels.
The level of electronic assistance found on these machines varies widely- from a level one step above a simple digital readout that gives the operator prompts, to a level one step below full CNC in which automatic operation does not require standard G-code program input.
Standart machine specifications
Capacity | ||
| Height of centers | mm | 300 |
| Swing over bed | mm | 600 |
| Swing over cross slide | mm | 400 |
| Width of bed | mm | 400 |
| Distance between centers | mm | 1000, 1500, 2000 |
Spindle | ||
| Spindle nose DIN 55027 | No. | 8 |
| Spindle bore | mm | 80 |
| Spindle taper | Metric | 80 |
Head stock | ||
| Number of spindle speeds | Infinitely variable in 3 sub-ranges | |
| Spindle variable speed sub-ranges | rpm | 20 - 100, 80 - 400, 400 - 2000 |
Travels and feeds | ||
| Longitudinal feed (Z-axis) | m/min | 8 (max) |
| Cross feed (X-axis) | m/min | 8 (max) |
| Rapid traverse (Z and X-axis) | 8 (max) | |
| Cross slide maximum travel | mm | 290 |
Ball screw | ||
| Z-axis | mm | 50x10 |
| X-axis | mm | 32x5 |
Tail stock | ||
| Quill diameter | mm | 90 |
| Quill taper | Morse | No.5 |
| Quill travel | mm | 225 |
Drives | ||
| Main drive power | kW | 11 (15) |
| Z-axis servo drive power | kW/Nm | 3.5/22 |
| X-axis servo drive power | kW/Nm | 1.75/11 |
| Spindle maximum torque | Nm | 120 |
| Z-axis tow strength | daN | 1250 |
| X-axis tow strength | daN | 1050 |