hapfo CHALLENGE-5000

For industrial scale manufacture and to satisfy highest demands on precision and in case of extremely complexe parts, our hapfo CHALLENGE-5000 presents all technical advantages, which are characteristic for an efficient all-automatic CNC wood turning lathe. The hapfo CHALLENGE-5000 is capable of turning, milling, grooving, drilling and sanding.

Distance between centres: 1600 mm
Copying length: 1.300 mm (depending on accessories like chucks, live centres, steady rests…)
Copying diameter: max. 300 mm (without magazine operation)

Specific characteristics of the CHALLENGE-5000:
•    Headstock and machine bed made of grey cast iron
•    Pretensioned spindle bearing without backlash with thread M45 and MT4, hollow shaft for vacuum device.
•    Bearing of all linear axles with linear guideways.
•    Tailstock made of grey cast iron, controlled by the program or even manually, Actuated with a pneumatic cylinder, pressure can be  adjusted by pressure relief valve, MT3
•    All kind of followers are available even for turning of very thin and long parts
•    optional you can get the swivel-tool accessory for continuously cutting of balls and 90° recesses in both directions
•    besides there is a sanding unit available, which can be controlled by the program to change between pointed and flat sanding
•    simple programing of any machine parameters
•    less training necessary due to standard 2D-CAD-Software
•    Small parts can be made in „Bar“-Mode.
•    Millings and groovings are possible in any thread or pitch with our milling attachment.

Drive:
Frequency controlled 7,5 kW motor. Infinitely variable by program, spindle speed from 0 to 3200 rpm

Magazin:
For initial samples or unique parts, you can move the whole hopper system beside, so that you have absolutely free access to the machine like on any conventional lathe.
The new hopper system combines the experience of several generations before, with some new and very beneficial details. It is self-centering either square or round wood. Due to the rollers in the gripper, the system can be also used as a software controlled steady rest for very thin parts, which reduces production time.
Due to the inside position of the gripper, even distorted wood can be used more efficiently. The handling and operation of the machine can be done completely from the frontside.
The gripper system can be also used as centering device for initial samples or unique parts of a dimension up to 130mm square. The length of the raw material can be adjusted between 140mm and 1300mm.

Software and programming:
Standard CAD software MegaCAD LT for designing your parts. Easy import or export of datas from other systems in all standard formats.
All other parameters are saved in the machine software. All menu-items are graphical and marked with icons. You get any time all information like spindle speed, feed rate, positions of all axles or the actual progress in the automatic program. Also the hopper system can be controlled with it very easily.

Handwheel for manual and automatic mode:
With the new handwheel you can control either each axle separately in manual mode, or even control spindle speed and feed rate infinitely variable in the automatic mode. You can use it ale for START, PAUSE or STOP of the program.

Dimensions (standard): Width = 3200 mm (4400 mm with opened sliding door), Depth =2300, Height = 2200 mm
Weight (standard): app. 1300kg depending on model and accessories