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Methods Machine Tools Adds Multitasking Turning Center to Capabilities

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has become a master of multitasking.

The Sudbury, Mass.-based precision machine tools supplier has added a High Performance Multitasking Turning Center to its realm of capabilities. The firm’s new Nakamura-Tome AS-200 Multitasking Turning Center features a single spindle, single turret in a heavy duty and compact machine. The apparatus has a powerful milling drive, high-speed C-Axis and 82-millimeter stroke Y-Axis to create accurate, finished parts.

Standard spindle speed is 4,500 revolutions per minute (RPM)  A 7.5 horsepower milling motor on a 6,000 RPM, 12-station turret with one-half indexing provides 24-tool capacity. Maximum turning diameter is 13.4 inches and maximum turning length is 11.8 inches. The turning tool is 1 inch and the inside boring shank is 1.25 inches. The Y-Axis enables turning, drilling and milling off center on the new Nakamura AS-200 multitasking center.

Providing very high rigidity, the AS-200 is a heavyweight machine at 7,055 pounds. At the same time, it is a compact machine at 5 feet, 6 inches, the smallest in its class for floor space, the company claims.

The AS-200 features a 10.4-inch high-resolution LCD panel which works in conjunction with the latest Fanuc 0iTD controller to give a high degree of functionality, coupled with fast processing speeds, the company claims. The NT Nurse II System, NT Work Navigator and Overload Detection are standard on the AS-200.  NT Nurse II is comprehensive software that provides user-friendly operation, programming and production support.  NT Work Navigator facilitates easy part set-ups with no fixtures required.  And for safety, the AS-200 has overload detection via an airbag which greatly reduces any impact due to machine collision.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. is the exclusive American importer of Nakamura-Tome machines. 

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