Climax Portable Machine Tools has introduced the world's first portable milling machine designed with a split rail system that enables the milling machine to be configured to perform both linear milling and gantry milling.
A rigid, modular bed design allows shorter bed sections to be combined to fit the length of the work area as needed without losing rigidity, and to extend the bed by two or three times its original length. In-house and field-service machinists who work in shipbuilding and ship repair and conversion can now perform on-site machining of a wider variety of large surface areas without multiple setups.
To convert from linear milling to large surface or gantry milling, a machinist simply removes the RAM, splits the bed and saddle into two separate rails for gantry milling, and then reattaches the RAM to the saddle and rails. Available in two models, the LM5200 and the LM6200, these machines expand the number of machining projects that machinists can do without having to purchase or transport additional mills. With these machines, precision milling, drilling and boring can be done more efficiently to meet tight tolerances in both linear and gantry milling configurations.
The Climax LM5200 model can be configured to bed lengths of 1,219.2, 1,828.8 and 2,438.4 millimetres and RAM lengths of 660.4 or 1,117.6 millimetres. The Climax LM6200 model can be configured to bed lengths from 1,219.2 to 4876.88 millimetres, with RAM lengths of 914.4, 1,219.2, 2,082.8 and 2,946.4 millimetres. Reduced Friction Rail Technology enables continuous, and non-stick slip travel throughout the entire length of the piece being machined for a uniform finish with no shingling. Its milling head can be rotated 360 degrees, and electric feeds can be mounted on the X, Y or Z axis. A heavy duty spindle design and a choice of hydraulic power units provide fast, aggressive milling in horizontal, vertical or inverted applications.
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