Development of Ultra Slim Utility Type CNC Lathe USL Series

Abstract

The miniaturization of many machine parts proceeds rapidly. But, a machine tool to process many machine parts is the size which is the same as former times. Therefore, there are many requirements toward the miniaturization and saving energy of the machine tool from the market. We developed an ultra slim type CNC lathe which machine width is the size of about 10 times of the diameter of the processing parts. The lathe is practical size, and easy to automate. In this paper, we discussed the result evaluated about the characteristics of this lathe, the effect on saving energy, the mechanical precision.