MACTOOL A2-8 CNC Turning center is having two simultaneously controlled

Axes namely:
Z-axis: Movement of carriage parallel to spindle axis (longitudinal).
X-axis: movement of turret slide at right angle to spindle axis (cross).
Both these axes can be traversed in rapid feed and jog mode. The simultaneous movement of
x and z-axes will result in linear interpolation, when required.
The base of the machine is of fabricated steel construction, which is heavily ribbed for rigidity
and duly stress relieved. Sufficient slope and opening is provided on base for easy disposal of
swarf and coolant.
Headstock is mounted on machine base. It is made of cast iron for rigidity and duly stress
relieved. The spindle is made of alloy steel, case hardened and ground.
Spindle is supported on highly precision angular contact ball bearings, which are preloaded and
grease packed for life. Drive to the spindle is by spindle motor through Poly-V belt drives.
Spindle carries a standard chuck at front end, which is of self-centering type.
The chuck is actuated by rotary chucking cylinder, which is fixed at rear end of headstock
through adapter. A separate positioning encoder is provided for carrying out threading operation.
It is mounted on the headstock driven by spindle through HTD timer belt. Chuck jaws clamping
and de-clamping is through foot switch.
Tailstock is mounted on the guide ways fixed on machine base. Tailstock is made of cast iron for
rigidity and duly stressed relieved. The quill is made of alloy steel, case hardened and ground.
Tailstock is provided with automatic lubrication of quill. Quill is actuated by hydraulic cylinder
mounted on the rear end of tailstock. Clamping and de clamping of the tailstock is manual. A
self-locking revolving center is provided at the front end of the quill as an option.
Machine is provided with standard 8 position electro mechanical bidirectional turret. A tool disc
made of alloy steel, case hardened is mounted on the x-axis slide.

The cross slide and tailstock slide are made of cast iron for rigidity and are duly stress relieved.
The carriage is made of SG Iron. It moves over machine base by means of precision pair of L.M.
guide ways and blocks.
The carriage is inclined 45 degree to the horizontal. Due to L.M. guide ways the motion of
carriage is almost frictionless. Similarly cross slide moves on a pair of L.M. guide ways fixed on
carriage.
The tailstock slide is mounted on the hardened and precision ground guide ways of the machine
base. Tailstock slide is moved manually and clamped manually.
The carriage & cross slides are driven by precision preloaded ball screw and nut arrangement.
Drive to the ball screw is by servomotor through HTD timing belts and feedback is through
rotary encoder, built in the motor. Adequate capacity of coolant tank with chip tray is provided
with coolant pump for cutting and flushing. Chip conveyor can be offered as optional equipment.
A central impulse lubrication unit is fitted on the machine to take care of the lubrication of
various points like L.M guide ways and ball screws. It supplies sufficient quantity of oil to all the
lubricating points at a preset time interval. The time interval between two successive lubrications
is built into the software.

The CNC console and other operation controls are housed in a control panel which is mounted
on the top front of the machine for ease of operation. The servo amplifier and other electrical are
housed in a separate cabinet, which is mounted on the m/c base. This becomes integral part of the
machine, so that when the m/c is lifted the cabinet also gets lifted. The machine is equipped with
Siemens 802D CNC SYSTEM, which is compact and has the capacity of controlling 3 axes.
The machine can also be offered with Fanuc-0i control system.