MCT500 3-, 4-, 5-Axis CNC Tool &
Cutter Grinder
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MCT500 on M40 Grinder
with 3-, 4- or 5-axis configuration
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MCT500 Control Display
Manufactured in the USA
by
MACHINE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Novatech, Inc.
15895 N 77th Street
Scottsdale AZ 85260
Phone 480.991.9445 Fax 480.991.9465
Email Sales@NovatechOnline.com
Web www.NovatechOnline.com
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Machine
Control Technologies MCT500 series
of 3 to 5 axis CNC Universal Tool
& Cutter Grinders are the
most flexible and cost effective
CNC machine for the tool manufacturing,
regrinding industry and machine shop’s in house tool sharpening.
The MCT CNC Tool & Cutter Grinder
allows you to do spiral-,
straight- and tapered flutes, primary
and secondary relieves, straight- and radius
end, counter-sink relief and step O.D. grinding from a blank, or regrinding
tool with built-in software, The machine
is capable of producing or regrinding a finished tool in one continuing operations. G code programming is also provided for the flexibilities of your custom tool grinding.
Sharpening a
2 flute 1/2 “ End Mill completely in 4 minutes
One inch/minute for solid carbide one pass flute grinding
Fully automatic 3D probing optional
MCT500/40-3 3-axis US$ 47,500
MCT500/40-4 4-axis US$ 53,800
MCT500/40-5 5-axis US$ 61,800
3-D Probe US$
4,500
The MCT CNC Grinder costs
less than a manual machine operator’s
one year salary, but produces three to four times more than the manual machine!
Features
• Easy to use, just fill
in tool information including grinding wheel data and you are ready to go
• Semi-automatic probe for lead length calculation
• Programmable reload pointer for
repeated batch grinding
• Enclosed splash guards and coolant system
• Built-in flute, primary & secondary, end & radius and step
OD grinding macro-programs
• 0.0001” control resolution,
repeating within 0.0002”
• Custom auto-loader capabilities
• Improved 3 horse power spindle
for faster grinding
• G-code on/off line programming for custom tool grinding
• Optional 3D automatic probe & 5C air
collet closer
Software
The Machine Control Technologies MCT500 and MCT5000 series CNC Tool & Cutter grinders have built-in
macro programs for end mill, reamer,
counter-sink, step-drill, step
OD and engraving tools with spiral
or straight flute grinding on cylindrical and tapered tools. Just fill in the tool grinding Information, no expensive grinding software are
needed to run the machine. Custom built-in
special programs are also our advantage over other expansive CNC tool grinders, only Machine Control Technologies is flexible enough to do that.
Besides all the built-in software MCT500
& MCT5000 Tool & Cutter grinders also allow you to write your own programs with G-code in
edit mode.
Improved
Spindle Power
The MCT500
series CNC Tool & Cutter
grinders have an improved 3 hp spindle
motor. Compared to a 1-1/2 hp spindle motor on the original manual Tool & Cutter grinder, it can flute ½” solid carbide with a speed of 1” per minute in one pass.
Splash guard
The splash guard is made of stainless steel sheet metal. It enables grinding with flood coolant and provides
safety protection during grinding.
Air collet closer
The optional 5C air collet closer is available for quick and easy manual tool changing. This capability improves operator
efficiency while running the machine.
Automatic
Probing
The optional automatic probe is provided for faster, easier and more
accurate checking of helical lead length, flute length and flute position for regrinding.
Semi-Automatic Probing
The semi-automatic
probing capability is a built-in standard feature. It is designed for helical lead length calculation by using an
indicator to touch at the tip of the end mill and set the X and A axis to zero.
Then move the indicator in X- direction and rotate the A axis to touch the flute edge again until the indicator reaches the same reading. Then press the key “LEAD L”, the helical lead length of the end mill is being calculated and
automatically entered into the automatic programming menu.
Tool Capacity
Grinding tools
with shanks up to 1-1/8” and cutter dia. up to 10” without raising the workhead
Programmable Reload
Pointer
The programmable reload
pointer is also a standard feature designed as a 3 dimensional stop for locating
the reloaded tool to the starting position without the automatic probe. When
the machine finishes grinding the current tool, it moves to the packing position, then you unload and
reload another tool, press the “Enter “ key and a reload pointer will
move to the reload position to tell you
where you should line up and lock your reloaded tool. Press “Enter” to start
another cycle.
Machine
Body
The machine body of the MCT500 Tool & Cutter Grinder is converted from the most popular Cincinnati and Makino look
alike manual Universal Tool &
Cutter Grinder. The manual controls and
movements of the original Grinder are replaced by precision ball screws, DC
servo motors, 3 hp spindle motor and the MCT 500 control.
The machine is enclosed in the front part of the machine to prevent the splash
of flood coolant and provides as a safety guard during the grinding process.
The machine also comes with software controlled coolant system.
Autoloader Capability
The optional autoloader capability is designed for each
customer’s applications and requirements and will be quoted individually.
CNC -Controller
The MCT500’s CNC controller is perhaps the most compact,
dedicated and yet flexible CNC
controller for tool grinding machines you can find. It is specifically
designed for the tool & cutter grinding machines by Machine Control
Technology with lots of experience in electronic
controller design. The controller
is simple and hardly needs any maintenance. With Machine Control Technology’s free technical phone support, you can
count on it.
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Specification
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X-axis
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Y-axis
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Z-axis
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A-axis
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C-axis
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Travel
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11”
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8”
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8”
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Index/free
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230°
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Servo resolution
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0.000025”
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0.00001”
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0.000025”
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0.000025/rev.
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0.00025°
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Workhead
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300 rpm max.
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Spindle power
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3Hp, 220V AC 3ph
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Spindle RPM
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3450rpm, optional variable speed control
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Control power
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110V AC 1200W
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Servo motor
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DC servo
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Holding capacity
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Up to 1.125” shank / larger size available upon request
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All
prices and technical specification are subject to change without notice
