Rotary Table offers Reliable, Precise Machining of Bladed Turbine Parts
GROB Systems, Inc., a global leader in the development of manufacturing systems and machine tools, has introduced its new VARIO Rotary Table providing a unique, adaptable solution for consistent, accurate machining of bladed turbine parts, and thin walled and slender parts. The VARIO Rotary Table features a customizable modular design ranging from a basic version to configurations with two highly dynamic, direct drive B-axes. The independently operating B-axes have specialized, innovative drive configurations to reduce stress during roughing, and to reliably prevent component distortion during finishing, producing superb surface finishes.
Available on the GROB 5-Axis G350 and G550 Universal Machining Centers which offer a highly stable horizontal design with a unique retractable spindle, integrating the VARIO Rotary Table ensures excellent surface quality on challenging parts of different materials and geometries, and large parts. Providing high flexibility, the new GROB VARIO Rotary Table has a movable counter-holder axis designed for a range of part sizes up to 27.6” (700 mm) blank length.
“We are pleased to offer manufacturers with a new, reliable rotary table solution for optimizing precision and surface finish on bladed turbine parts and other demanding thin walled parts,” said Derek Schroeder, Universal Machines Sales & Proposals Manager, GROB Systems, Inc. “The new VARIO Rotary Table sets new standards for the manufacture of turbine blades of all kinds.”
About GROB Systems
For over 90 years, GROB has been known worldwide for the development and manufacturing of machines and production lines. GROB is a family-owned company with global headquarters located in Mindelheim near Munich, Germany and has full manufacturing capabilities in the United States, Germany, Brazil, China, Italy and India. Approximately 900 employees at the 500,000 square foot U.S.A. facility in Bluffton, Ohio support GROB customers across North America.
GROB has in its portfolio several universal 5-axis machining centers as well as a variety of automation solutions. The unique retractable spindle provides unmatched accessibility to the workpiece, is the most rigid when extended to the workpiece, and even allows for upside-down machining which provides superior chip control. The Z-axis design also allows tool changes to happen outside of the work area which enables users to machine the largest part that fits in the machine regardless of tool length requirements.
The GROB – G550 featuring the GROB VARIO Rotary Table.
