Continued investment see’s R&L add to their range of sliding head lathes with a new Citizen L20 type VIII with LFV Technology.
The machine is a 20mm capacity twin spindle 7 axis lathe with upto 26 tools:
= 6 turning
= 10 driven
= 4 front machining & 4 back machining
= Fitted with a Iemca magazine barfeed for lights out production.
LFV (low frequency vibration) is Citizens’ latest, unique control technology which oscillates the X & Z servo axes in synchronisation with the spindle.
It offers unprecedented levels of chip control and is highly effective for both small diameter drilling and when machining difficult to cut materials.
- Citizen LFV Cutting Technology – Reduced Chip Sizes
- Programmable chip control
- Chips are broken up and do not become entangled with the material or tool.
- Cutting resistance is lowered.
- The machining temperature doesn’t rise so there is little susceptibility to distortion.
- Tool life is extended.
- Very fine cuts are possible
