Whether it is shaft work, bar work or chuck work, the key to a compact, twin-spindle CNC lathe's productivity is its one-hit machining capacity in an extremely compact space.

The newest member of Nakamura-Tome's WT family of twin-turret, twin-spindle turning centres, the WT-100, is now available in the UK from sole distributor Turning Technologies and will be launched at the upcoming Open House in Southam on the 24-26 May 2005. This latest addition to Nakamura-Tome's range of Super High Precision turning centres has a 42mm bar capacity, rapid feeds of 40m/min, and all the multi-tasking capabilities of its bigger brothers on a 2.3 by 1.62m footprint. Whether it is shaft work, bar work or chuck work, the key to the WT-100's productivity is its one-hit machining capacity - providing maximum productivity in an extremely compact space.

With upper and lower turrets and twin, opposed spindles it can carry out four-axis machining on either spindle and balance cycle times for each part of the manufacturing process to produce fully-machined components in the shortest possible time.

The WT-100 also has the power to back up its multi-tasking capabilities.

Both spindles can be synchronised to give up to 22kW of cutting power on shaft work, and the two servo-driven 24 station turrets deliver driven tooling power of up to 7.1kW for heavy cutting with small tools.

The final weapon in the WT-100's armoury is the sheer speed of its axis feeds, turret-indexing and processing capability, which guarantee minimal non-productive time.

The WT-100 features rapid axis travels of 40m/min, servo-driven non-lift turrets, and Fanuc's latest 31-iT CNC with high-speed processor and 'nano' resolution for smooth movement and enhanced accuracy.

The WT-100 has a maximum turning diameter of 190mm, a maximum turning length of 503mm, and as well it its maximum bar size of 42mm has a chucking capacity of 165mm.

According to Richard Turner, Managing Director of Turning Technologies, 'The WT-100 bridges the gap between traditional fixed head machines and sliding head machines'.

'Its compact size is achieved with no sacrifice in performance'.

'We can now offer the same strengths and characteristics of the larger WT machines on a much smaller footprint - we are looking at an incredible level of productivity per square metre.'