Axa PFZ UPFZ column machining center

PFZ / U PFZ AXA
Size counts: the precision and flexible layout of the large gantry machining centres from the PFZ and UPFZ series makes them particularly strong for solid workpieces. The large gantry machining centres from the PFZ and UPFZ Strong performers with impressive precision. Workpieces solid and really heavy. This series of machines uncompromi Ready for use in many industries and milling and drilling in a complex singly unites the ideas of the AXA many applications:
way and extremely engineers: A machine in gantry
results individual and precise. design, each with its own motor drive - Plant and equipment manufactories. The large gantry machining centres and measuring system for both left - Precision tool making including
PFZ and UPFZ unite what has been and right sides in order to complete fixtures, mould and press tools previously worlds apart: Solid, extremely large traverse ranges - Automotive industry massive and large workpieces can combined with a stationary, centre-  Aerospace industry
now be milled, drilled or even turned oriented positioned magazine pool. Subcontract machining by precision tools right to the finest This plays a major role in reducing - Jobbing shop for large and small levels of results fulfil all the gantry moving mass and at the manufacturing series
requirements each and every time same time, it masters the precondi - Rail track and rolling stock and enable completely new customtion for large tool magazines chains. equipment made constructions. A double gripping system then - Medical industry loads at the same time and thus - Automation technology. Designed especially for machining sures minimal disruption time during - Packaging machines
large volume workpieces, these AXA machining by the tooling change. Hydraulic components machines offer high cutting perform. Valve manufacture mance and also master really long Place your trust in the specialist - Profile machining traverse ranges in a very confined with plenty of tradition: AXA - Plastics and aluminium machining floor space. Only the machining spindle moves over the workpiece during the entire working procedure since the clamping table is machine bed is thus hardly longer than the workpiece itself.

The large gantry machining centre PFZ: optimal machining
of substantial workpieces
PFZ Powerful partner for heavy-duty tasks
The AXA gantry machining centre covering over the work area Short tool changing times by double PFZ is the specialist for particularly - Optimal accessibility for gripping arm and due to centrally large and solid workpieces that need all maintenance and service set tool transfer in X-axis
to be machined with a vertically set requirements Fixed location coded tool manage main spindle. Powerful, yet extremely ment for better operator monitoring precise that is how the PFZ Guideways and drives: Support of various tool holding completes such difficult tasks. Its - Hardened precision steel slideways systems such as SK, BT, HSK, CAPTO excellent reliability and efficiency mounted on manually scraped or Magazine placement possible during
speak for ìtself alongside its flexibility grinded surfaces machining and rigid construct - Optimal guiding by extremely large portion of the PFZ means that it is guidance ratio and Turcite coatings very tough and simple High rigidity, outstanding long-term mentation of angular heads enables precision performance and excellent machining on the side surfaces. vibration absorbing capabilities of the guideways
Main design:
- Excellent resetting and adjustability
- Extremely rigid, static and dynamic of the guideways
mically well-balanced ground frame
- Drives and guideways are protected construction
- Ball screws in all linear axes
- Spacious and easily accessible machine tables Tool changing system:
- Direct measuring systems
- Extremely robust, stationary fixed forthe X/Y/Z-axes tool changer
- Cover according to current
- This enables very long chains machinery directives without any restrictions of machine Stationary tool changer with integrated tool
- Ideal for crane loading by the open dynamics and precision nıeasurement

Machine tables with integrated T-slots to clamp the workpieces as standard. Alternative clamping technology: the Iarge table surface offers maпy possibilities to arrange clamping devices such as magnetic clamping plates as shown here. The large gantry machining centre UPFZ: a 2-axis tilting head for 5-side machíníng of large cub workpieces
UPFZ -The multi-talent for the toughest demands
The 2-axis tilting head is the key covering over the work area Tool changing system:
component of the UPFZ machine - lncreased stability and rigidity by - Version and equipment according
head works ín practically means of portal in inclined bed to PFZ series
aпy position and so offers the version for the UPFZ 50
greatest possible usability in your - Optimal accessibility for all Tilting spindle head:
production plant. Once in place, the maintenance and service require- - 2-axis tilting head for 5-side
UPFZ also machines particularly ments machining large and complex workpieces all the - Tilting head in Hirth coupled design way round - horizontally, vertically. Guideways and drives: or stepless positioning and even diagonally. Lower set-up Hardened precision steel slideways - Tilting range A-axis 180, tilting times drive efficiency. Powerful, mounted on manually scraped or range B-axis 360 reliable and simple to use - indeed, grinded surfaces it is a real talent.
- Optimal guiding by extremely large guidance ratio and Turcite coatings
Main design: High rigidity, outstanding long-term Extremely rigid, static and precision performance and excellent
dynamically well-balanced ground vibration absorbing capabilities of frame construction the guideways
- Spacious and easily accessible
- Excellent resetting and adjustability machine tables of the guideways
- Direct measuring systems
- Drives and guideways are protected
forthe X/Y/Z-axes
- Ball screws in all linear axes
- Cover according to current
machinery directives The 2-axis tilting head: divisions
- Ideal for crane loading by the open in angle stel of , or
ingenuity and great ideas
Its strength is its flexible structure:
- Tool identificatíon systems We can develop and manufacture. Your ideas and all your requirements
- Laser breakage control with tool special solutions for you upon can be achieved thanks to the PFZ. measurement request from the standard solution. The AXA experts develop and design
- Remote maintenance up to made-to-measure customer
solutions a so by integrating other manufacture technologies.

Flexibility in every detail:
-Through spindle coolant with filter Your ideas become our mission system
- Chip conveyor in slat-band belt, scraper bet or magnetic belt versions
- Controllers either from Heidenhain or Siemens
- Rotary tables horizontal y or vertically integrated, ín 1 or 2 axes, combined with tailstocks, counter-bearings or a further rotary table in gantry mode for clamping bridges
- Automatic doors
- CIamping systems hydraulic, pneumatic, magnetic or manual
- Touch probes and tool touch probe systems
-Active power monitoring, collision monitoring and complete process monitoring. A solid covering is standard even in the basic version. Outstanding accessibility and perfect possibility for crane loading by means of wide-opening doors and the open covering from above
Technical data PFZ


3 From X-stroke 800 mm 5 lncreased accuracy on request
Technical specifications refer to the standard version. Extensions and modifications upon request and depending on overall configuration and application. Ingenuity and great ideas its strength is its flexible structure:
- Tool identification systems request
- from the standard solution. Your ideas and all your requirements
- Laser breakage control with tool up to made-to-measure customer can be achieved thanks to the UPFZ. measurement manufacture. The AXA experts develop and design
- Remote maintenance solutions
- By integrating other Flexibílity in every detail:
technologies. We can develop and manufacture Your ideas become our mission special solutions for you upon
- Through spindle coolant with filter system
- Chip conveyor in slat-band belt, scraper belt or magnetic belt versions
- Controllers either from Heidenhain or Siemens
- Rotary tables lıorizontally or vertically integrated, in 1 or 2 axes, combined with tailstocks, counter- bearings or a further rotary table in gantry mode for clamping bridges
- Automatic doors
- Clamping systems
- hydraulic, pneumatic, magnetic or manual
- Touch probes and tool touch probe systems
- Active power monitoring, collision monitoring and complete process. Complete machine covering all around as standard
monitoring with the optimal possibility of crane loading
Further optional workíng space doors the front side offer maximum accessibility

2 Optional features 4 Per 1000 mm per axis X/Y/Z with vertical spindle
3 From X-stroke 800 mm 5 lncreased accuracy on request
Technical specifications refer to the standard version. Extensions and modifications upon request and depending on overall configuration and application.
For even more stability on the UPFZ 50 due to the large tilting head and gantry cross section: theY-guideway is placed on an inclined bed portal. The cross support for the Y- and Z-axis on the UPFZ 40 runs on a portal with vertically positioned Y-guideways

UPFZ -Top-class precisíon from any angle
The main feature of the UPFZ is the also in a stepless positioned version. Normally set as the vertical position
2-axis tilting head. It enables the Here, the head automatically under- to the operator side.
spindIe to work vertically, horizontally takes intermediate positions in angle or even diagonally in the working steps of During the individual The specific tilting head construction, the spindle can machine machining process, the tilting head tion enables, for example contrary the fixed workpiece from all five sides remains clamped. To the fork head solution, the entire as it cap move in any position around the complete unit of the UPFZ tilting Z-movement in a vertical as well the workpiece, including an inclined head is mounted on vertical Z-slides as in a horizontal spindle setting at position. Depending on customer and can be swiveled around the X-axis lower portal height. Any potential requirements, various versions are in a range of 180 during workpiece travel loss arisen by reason of the
possible for choosing how to arrange machining by the A-axis. In addition swivelling movements can be the angle positions. To this, there is also the possibility to compensated by the expandable swivel the main spindle in the tilting Y-stroke at the portal carrier that can. The Hirth-coupled version is available head by the B-axis with a tilting range be increased up to 1000 mm opposite with a standard or an optional of 360 around the Y-axis compared te the table width.

1 indexing. Alternatively, the UPFZ to the standard setting The standard
50 is obtainable with the tilting head head setting, A- und B-axis = 00, is UPFZ With an eye for the essential 2-axis tilting head of UPFZ with A-axis tilting range of 180 and B-axis of 360 in picture: various spindle head settings

Spindle head with vertical positioning on operator side. Spindle head rotated, vertical positioning on tool changer side.
Standard setting: A-axis 0, B-axis 0 Standard setting: A-axis 180, B-axis -180
Spindle head horizontal on the operator side
Spindle head horizontal on tool changer side
Standard setting: A-axis 90, B-axis 0
Standard setting: A-axis 90, B-axis -180
Spindle head horizontal in positive X-direction Spindle head horizontal in negative X-direction
Standard setting: A-axis 90, B-axis -90
Standard setting: A-axis 90 , B-axis 90

The tilting head of the UPFZ picture above in comparison to the fork head version picture below: with equal gantry height and equal Z-traverse range, the UPFZ tilting head can work all much greater workpiece heights when compared with the fork head
UPFZ - Striking in detail
The tilting head
The advantages of the UPFZ tilting distance from the spindle centre to major factors for machine stability.
head from AXA are clear to see: the centre of the rotating,
The tilting head has been designed the Z-traverse range can be used The UPFZ tilting head unites low gantry so that it will not suffer from any both vertically and horizontally height with a low Z-stroke for a given height detriment when tilting in the without any displacements. workpiece height. This means that a more efficient use stability and accuracy are attained an horizontal spindle is of the Z-stroke is not only more essential advantage of the AXA. Possible because of its special economical but also plays a major ruction in comparison to the fork head vertical distance role in improving stability and solution. From the spindle nose to the tilting gantry height and the centre corresponds to the horizontal length of the vertical Z-slide are the tool changer.
The extremely robust and fixed tool changer enables very long tool chains for this type of machine together with constant dynamics and accuracy. Since the tool change is
stationary, the tool magazine can be loaded also duríng machining. Quick tool changing times are guaranteed as tool changing takes place centrally above the X-travel and
tool preselection by the double gripping system in use works in parallel. Fixed location coded tool management for better operator monitoring and the possibility to use
various tool holders make this tool changer a very solid and user-friendly system.
The stationary positioned tool changer guarantees quick
changing times by the double gripping system and the
central positioning on the X-axis
Enormous opportunities
Machine full covering and suction
lndividual tool machine requirements and machine come in Cabin solution:
demand very individual solutions different versions when choosing the The machine is completely surrounded
for covering and suction demands. required covering and suction. By an independent eabin that can also
Various possibilities are thus avible- be equipped with an additional sound ble to effectively protect employees absorbing device.
Gomplete machine encasement
by an independent cabin
The implementation of automatically driven angle gates
furthermore enables crane Ioading by opened cabin
Completely enclosed working area by expanding the entire
encasement by a roof with bellow solution. The roof can be opened or closed by the enables loading from above or over the separate front-facing doors
Bellow solution:
Additional to the standard machine covering, it is also possible to expand this with a bellow bellow is locked to the gantry and opened and closed via the gantry travel. An additional drive is therefore not required and the advantage of the low machine height remains.
Suction solution of hood mounted
next to the spindle:
In some cases, a part of the created fumes can be extracted directly at the Z-slides by a separate hood.
UPFZ - With safety for your factory
An extraetion system directly on the vertical Z-slides
can already remove a part of the fumes generated.
Ring machining with large gantry column machine comb with a rotary table
Machining on NC-rotary table. Adding an NC-rotary table for large, in just one increases by changing and setting workpieces. Rotation-symmetric workpieces machine fexibility and productivity to the gantry machining centre and reduces unpopular auxiliary pro- The 2-axis tilting head multiplies enables further machining processes cess times and sources of error the possibilities thanks to horizontal
and inclined milling and drilling. lmmerging the working spindle into the part for inner machining of the rings is even possible for large work-pieces. Additional angle heads for
inner machining can be implemented to machine smaller ring diameters. Complete machining has now become reality. A firm and secure hold of the work-pieces is thus an important factor for perfect results. Regardless, whether
mechanical, hydraulic or magnetic: We find the correct clamping technology and hold your workpiece firmly
in place.
Horizontal ring machining with all-round solution 2-axis tilting head and a rotary table. The combined milling and turning operation of work-pieces is possible in one setting when using additional auxiliary turning equipment.
Additional auxiliary turning equipment. Combined milling and turning operation turning equipment. A fast turning system for a second vertical Z-slide, is possible with the rotary table is integrated here that implemented with a turning tool gantry machining centre together either supports or replaces the fixed holder in CAPTO C6, is mounted with optional additional auxiliary machine tables. A further guideway on the gantry backside to hold the
turning separate clamping unit for turning tools ensures atmost stability, clear orientation of the turning tools and at the same time avoids further stress on the main spindle bearing. Alongside the standard tool magazine for drilling
and milling tools, a further independent tool magazine for turning tools can be integrated into the working area.
Adapting the complete machine covering into the corresponding security requirements goes without saying in this specially designed construction.
An additional cross suppoet withY- Z-axis 2-axis tilting head for milling and drilling as unites flexibility and and CAPTO C6 tool holder for the turning standard operation individuality.

Large and complex components machining station for set-up along the basic machining centre is housed with long set-up and machining times guideway machining in a cabin as complete machining are just the right job for the UPFZ centre is in the middle that can be station. Both freely accessible loading with pallet table designed loaded alternatively by both loading and unloading areas in front and especially to master such tasks, and unloading stations hind the machine offer enough space making use of the general standard on the machine left-hand side and for necessary set-up work on the machine construction. However, right-hand side with both moving pallets, thus reducing time loss here the clamping table is no longer firmly machine tables. Continuous machine to a minimum.
positioned. It can move out of the operation is thus guaranteed. Cabin sectional view of the UPFZ machining station.

Gantry rnachining centre UPFZ in special design without
machine table and complete covering with front-facing doors.
For much larger and solid work- Additional doors at the machine pieces, AXA has developed the UPFZ front side offer enough space to roll without machine table. Necessary the workpieces into the workspace water drains, clamping possibilities without having to lift the parts. As well as the covering have been in additional to this, the machine
directly integrated into the machine height without machine table is much foundation and built upon this.
Less. Side-mounted sliding doors give the machine operator an excellent view of the entire work in progress.
UPFZ Unites flexibility and individuality. Side-mounted door with good view of entire work process.
Vertical moving column machining centres in compact design in short bed version, with pendulum machining or with swivel rotary table.