Large Swing Diamond Turning Lathe

1500 UPLV3 LARGE CAPACITY ULTRA-PRECISION SYSTEM

  • World’s Largest Commercial Diamond Turning and Grinding Machine
  • Up to 1.5 Meter Diameter Optical Components
  • Optional Grinding Configuration for Glass and Ceramic Mirrors
  • Advanced Thermal Management Design
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONUltra-Precision three or four axis CNC contouring machine
WORKPIECE CAPACITYØ 1500mm x 350mm
BASE STRUCTURENatural granite
VIBRATION ISOLATIONShear damped air isolation system with self-leveling
COMPUTER SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONSIntel i5 2.4 GHz processor running on Windows 64-bit; 32 GB DDR4 memory; 10/100/1000 Base-T external user Ethernet connection; 1 TB SSD. Pendant features dual 22” and 16” wide projected capacitive multi-touch display; USB ports provided on operator pendant.
CONTROL SYSTEMDelta Tau 1.2 GHz Quadcore ARM based PMAC embedded Real-Time 64-bit Linux motion controller with Nanotech’s Windows based HMI and a Touch/Swipe gesture interactive display.
PROGRAMMING RESOLUTIONx.xxx xxx xx
STANDARD FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE
(As measured with laser interferometer &
with light interferometer on same part)
Material: 6061-T6 Aluminum
Form Accuracies (P-V): ≤ 0.25 µm / Ø 100 mm, 1000 mm Radius convex sphere.
Surface Finishes (Ra): ≤ 2 nm, measured on same parts.
Turned at 3 radial positions: 0 mm, 250 mm, and 500 mm from center for a 1250 mm swing.

SPINDLE

WORKHOLDING SPINDLEStandard Heavy Duty
TYPE
Aerostatic Bearing
LIQUID COOLINGTo maintain thermal stability and tool center repeatability, a Temperature Management System (TMS) recirculate temperature-controlled water to cooling channels located around the motor and bearing journals of the spindle to ± 0.1 °C utilizing cascaded PID loop temperature control. Separate TMS devices similarly stabilize and control the temperature of hydrostatic oil supplied to the axis slides and bearings. These TMS devices eliminate the requirement for closed loop PID controlled laboratory chiller. This new stand-alone TMS Utility Systems cabinet monitors and regulates all necessary thermal stability for liquid and air systems on the machine.
SPEED RANGE0 to 4,000 rpm, bi-directional
SWING CAPACITYØ 1500mm diameter
WORKING LOAD CAPACITY (RADIAL)200 kg @ 7bar [450 lbs @ 100 psi] @ spindle nose
AXIAL STIFFNESS350 N/µm @ 7bar [2,000,000 lbs/in @ 100psi]
RADIAL STIFFNESS (@ SPINDLE NOSE)280 N/µm @ 7bar [1,600,000 lbs/in @ 100psi]
DRIVE SYSTEMBrushless DC motor, 15Nm continuous torque
MOTION ACCURACYAxial: ≤ 25 nanometers [1.0µ”] Radial: ≤ 25 nanometers [1.0µ”]

LINEAR AXES

XZY (VERTICAL)
MOTORIZED DRESSSER FOR GRINDING
TYPEFully constrained oil hydrostatic, box way slideFully constrained oil hydrostatic, box way slideRecirculating ball linear rails
TRAVEL800mm (31.5”)
350mm (13.8”)170mm (6.7”)
DRIVE SYSTEMIronless linear motorIronless linear motorPrecision ball-screw
FEEDBACK TYPELaser holographic linear scaleLaser holographic linear scale
Motor integrated rotary encoder
FEEDBACK RESOLUTION6 pm
2 pm
120 pm
FEED RATE (MAXIMUM)10,000 mm/min (394 in/min)4,500 mm/min (177 in/min)
5,000 mm/min (197 inch/min)
STRAIGHTNESS IN CRITICAL DIRECTION0.2 µm (7.9 µ”) over full travel0.2 µm (7.9 µ”) over full travel
5 µm (0.0002”) over full travel
HYDROSTATIC OIL SUPPLYCompact, low flow system with closed loop servo control and pressure accumulator to minimize pump pulsation.

ROTATIONAL AXES

B-AXISWORK SPINDLE/C-AXIS
TYPEFully Constrained Oil HydrostaticAerostatic Bearing
TRAVEL360° (Bi-directional)360° (Bi-directional)
DRIVE SYSTEMBrushless DC motorBrushless DC motor
ADIAL STIFFNESS350 N/μm (2,000,000 lbs/inch)350 N/µm @ 7bar [2,000,000 lbs/in @ 100psi]
RADIAL STIFFNESS (@ SPINDLE NOSE)1800 N/μm (10,287,000 lbs./in.)280 N/µm @ 7bar [1,600,000 lbs/in @ 100psi]
POSITIONING ACCURACY± 1.0 arc sec (compensated)
± 1.0 arc sec (compensated)
FEEDBACK RESOLUTION0.00042 arc sec0.001 arc sec
MAXIMUM SPEED (POSITIONING MODE)50 rpm4,000 rpm
MOTION ACCURACY
Axial: ≤ 100 nm (3.9 μ”)
Radial: ≤ 100 nm (3.9 μ”)
Axial: ≤ 25 nm (1.0 μ”)
Radial: ≤ 25 nm (1.0 μ”)

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