Lathe Offers Affordable Access to Multi-Axis Turning

The newest addition to the Hurco Companies Inc.’s lathe lineup, the TM8MYi was built to fill the gap between Hurco’s general purpose TM Series and high-performance TMX Series of turning centers.

This true slant-bed lathe features live tooling capabilities and a Y-axis that makes it possible to machine a pocket with straight walls and flat bottoms or perform off-center machining operations. It features a BMT55 turret, which is more robust than the more commonly used BMT45, ensuring maximum rigidity. The TM8MYi  also has a bi-directional, servo-driven live tool that delivers speeds up to 5,000 rpm for dynamic milling, drilling and tapping. Engineered for durability and performance, the TM8MYi features a Renishaw swing-down tool setter for quick setups, linear roller ways to reduce vibration and increase rigidity, and direct-drive linear axes for faster axis response and improved accuracy.

With an 8-inch chuck, maximum turning diameter of 12.60 inches, drag-and-drop tailstock, A2-6 spindle nose and spindle bore diameter of 3.07 inches, this lathe handles a wide range of turning operations. The main spindle, delivering 15.5 hp and 72.4 ft-lbs of continuous torque, provides reliable performance for heavy-duty applications.

Of course, the TM8MYi comes equipped with the powerful yet intuitive Hurco control that includes both conversational programming and NC in addition to NC/Conversational Merge, a feature unique to the Hurco control that combines the best of both programming methods.

A few of the other Hurco control features deemed customer favorites include UltiPocket, Advanced Verification Graphics with 3D Solid Rendering, 3D Import and Data Block Search.

• UltiPocket adds special cutting routines for machining pocket boundaries with islands. 
• The Advanced Verification Graphics feature lets the user view a solid rendering of the tool path that displays dynamic rotation, tool cut simulation, and dynamic view manipulation. 
• 3D Import includes Solid Model Import and 3D DXF. Solid Model Import enables the user to program at the CNC control directly from a STP file. 
• The Hurco control also simplifies the tedious task of searching for a data block or line of code during the editing process with its Data Block Search feature.