Posted on 12/18/2018
A new, 6-axis, horizontal-spindle machining centre (HMC) with a working volume starting from X:4,100mm x Y:1,600mm x Z:650mm, with options of 2.1m and 2.6m in the Y axis and up to 30m in the X axis has been introduced by F Zimmermann, Germany, specifically for efficient production of structural components in the aerospace industry.
Availability in the UK and Ireland is through sole agent Kingsbury and in the Middle East through subsidiary company, Kingsbury Gulf.
Equipped with an integrated, expandable, patented pallet change system that automatically loads the component into the vertical plane for machining, the FZH400 is the first horizontal machining centre from F Zimmermann, a long-establish...