Hwacheon CUTEX-180

Standard horizontal turning center

CUTEX Series

Overview

6 / 8 in. linear-guide lathe, Ø350 x 528 mm turning capacity

The CUTEX-180 is a 6 / 8 inch lathe that Hwacheon specifies with more main spindle power, more turnmill power and larger bar capacity than existing 6 inch models. It runs roller LM guides on every axis, with 36 m/min rapids on X and Z, in short and long (L) beds, with MC, YMC and (Y)SMC versions adding live tooling, a ±55 mm Y axis and a sub spindle. The 180A turns to 6,000 rpm with Ø51 mm bar and the 180B to 4,500 rpm with Ø65 mm bar, both on a 15 / 11 kW motor. Max turning diameter is Ø350 mm and max turning length 328 mm, or 528 mm on the long bed.

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At a glance

Max turning diameter: Ø13.8 in
Max turning length: 12.9 in (L: 20.8 in)
Chuck size: 6 / 8 in
Spindle speed: 6,000 rpm (180A) / 4,500 rpm (180B)
Control: FANUC 0i-TF Plus

Features

01±55 mm Y axis (YMC, YSMC)Y-axis versions add ±55 mm of Y travel at 10 m/min, for off-center milling, multi-face machining and X / Y circular interpolation.
02Roller LM guides on every axisX and Z rapid at 36 m/min on roller-type LM guides. The X-axis ball screw's fixed point was moved to reduce machining error from thermal growth.
03Turret with 5.5 kW turnmill12 stations at 0.344 s per index. MC versions use BMT55 driven tooling with a 5.5 / 3.7 kW, 5,000 rpm turnmill and can index to 24 positions.
04Digital hydraulic tailstockHwacheon states the hydraulic digital tailstock cuts setting time by 70% or more against a conventional tailstock. Stroke is 390 mm (590 mm on the long bed) with an MT#4 center.
05Front coolant tankThe coolant tank sits at the front and can be separated without removing the chip conveyor. A coolant level sensor is standard.
06Gantry loader and robot interfaceRobot and bar feeder interfaces are listed options, and Hwacheon's GR catalog pairs the CUTEX-180 A and B with the GR-5 gantry loader.

Video

CUTEX-180A, features and machining

Specifications

Item		CUTEX-180 series
Item		CUTEX-180A [L]	CUTEX-180B [L]	CUTEX-180A [L] MC	CUTEX-180B [L] MC	CUTEX-180A [L] YMC	CUTEX-180B [L] YMC	CUTEX-180AL (Y)SMC	CUTEX-180BL (Y)SMC
Capacity
Swing over bedin	in	Ø21.5	Ø21.5	Ø21.5	Ø21.5	Ø27.6	Ø27.6	SMC : Ø21.5 YSMC : Ø27.6	SMC : Ø21.5 YSMC : Ø27.6
Max cutting diameterin	in	Ø13.8	Ø13.8	Ø11.8	Ø11.8	Ø11.8	Ø11.8	Ø11.8	Ø11.8
Standard cutting diameterin	in	Ø7.4	Ø7.4	Ø8.1	Ø8.1	Ø8.1	Ø8.1	Ø8.1	Ø8.1
Max cutting lengthin	in	12.9 [L : 20.8]	11.9 [L : 19.7]	11.0 [L : 18.8]	9.9 [L : 17.8]	11.0 [L : 18.8]	9.9 [L : 17.8]	18.8	17.8
Chuck size (main)in	in	6	8	6	8	6	8	6	8
Chuck size (sub)in	in	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5
Spindle
Type of spindle noseASA	ASA	A2-5	A2-6	A2-5	A2-6	A2-5	A2-6	A2-5	A2-6
Max spindle speedrpm	rpm	6,000	4,500	6,000	4,500	6,000	4,500	6,000	4,500
Through spindle hole diameterin	in	Ø2.4	Ø3.0	Ø2.4	Ø3.0	Ø2.4	Ø3.0	Ø2.4	Ø3.0
Max bar sizein	in	Ø2.0	Ø2.6	Ø2.0	Ø2.6	Ø2.0	Ø2.6	Ø2.0	Ø2.6
Spindle bearing inner diameterin	in	Ø3.5	Ø4.3	Ø3.5	Ø4.3	Ø3.5	Ø4.3	Ø3.5	Ø4.3
Spindle motorHP	HP	20.1 / 14.8	20.1 / 14.8	20.1 / 14.8	20.1 / 14.8	20.1 / 14.8	20.1 / 14.8	20.1 / 14.8	20.1 / 14.8
Turret
Number of tool stationea	ea	12	12	12 (24 Positions Index)	12 (24 Positions Index)	12 (24 Positions Index)	12 (24 Positions Index)	12 (24 Positions Index)	12 (24 Positions Index)
Tool size (out dia x boring bar size)in	in	□0.98 × Ø1.6	□0.98 × Ø1.6	□0.98 × Ø1.6	□0.98 × Ø1.6	□0.98 × Ø1.6	□0.98 × Ø1.6	□0.98 × Ø1.6	□0.98 × Ø1.6
Turret indexing timesec/step	sec/step	0.344	0.344	0.344	0.344	0.344	0.344	0.344	0.344
Axes
Rapid traverse (X / Z / Y / B)ipm	ipm	1,417 / 1,417 / - / -	1,417 / 1,417 / - / -	1,417 / 1,417 / - / -	1,417 / 1,417 / - / -	1,417 / 1,417 / 394 / -	1,417 / 1,417 / 394 / -	1,417 / 1,417 / (394) / 1,417	1,417 / 1,417 / (394) / 1,417
Max. stroke (X / Z / Y / B)in	in	8.1 / 15.0 / - / - [L : 8.1 / 22.8 / - / -]	8.1 / 15.0 / - / - [L : 8.1 / 22.8 / - / -]	8.1 / 15.0 / - / - [L : 8.1 / 22.8 / - / -]	8.1 / 15.0 / - / - [L : 8.1 / 22.8 / - / -]	8.7 / 15.0 / ±2.2 / - [L : 8.7 / 22.8 / ±2.2 / -]	8.7 / 15.0 / ±2.2 / - [L : 8.7 / 22.8 / ±2.2 / -]	L : 8.7 / 22.8 / (±2.2) / 23.2	L : 8.7 / 22.8 / (±2.2) / 23.2
Feed motor (X / Z / Y / B)HP	HP	2.4 / 2.4 / - / -	2.4 / 2.4 / - / -	4.0 / 2.4 / - / -	4.0 / 2.4 / - / -	4.0 / 2.4 / 4.0 / -	4.0 / 2.4 / 4.0 / -	4.0 / 2.4 / (4.0) / 2.4	4.0 / 2.4 / (4.0) / 2.4
Tailstock
Tailstock center taperMT	MT	#4	#4	#4	#4	#4	#4	-	-
Turnmill (opt.)
Spindle motorHP	HP	-	-	7.4 / 5.0	7.4 / 5.0	7.4 / 5.0	7.4 / 5.0	7.4 / 5.0	7.4 / 5.0
Max turnmill speedrpm	rpm	-	-	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000
Endmill / collet sizein	in	-	-	Max Ø0.63 / ER 25	Max Ø0.63 / ER 25	Max Ø0.63 / ER 25	Max Ø0.63 / ER 25	Max Ø0.63 / ER 25	Max Ø0.63 / ER 25
Min. index angledeg	deg	-	-	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
Tank capacity
Lubricationgal	gal	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Hydraulicgal	gal	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9
Coolantgal	gal	21.1 [L : 23.8]	21.1 [L : 23.8]	21.1 [L : 23.8]	21.1 [L : 23.8]	23.8 [L : 26.4]	23.8 [L : 26.4]	SMC : 44.9 YSMC : 50.2	SMC : 44.9 YSMC : 50.2
Power source
Power capacitykVA	kVA	30	30	30	30	30	30	35	35
Machine size
Heightin	in	67.3	67.3	67.3	67.3	78.5	78.5	SMC : 75.2 YSMC : 78.5	SMC : 75.2 YSMC : 78.5
Floor space (L x W)in	in	90.6 x 65.0 [L : 98.4 x 65.0]	90.6 x 65.0 [L : 98.4 x 65.0]	90.6 x 65.0 [L : 98.4 x 65.0]	90.6 x 65.0 [L : 98.4 x 65.0]	90.6 x 66.9 [L : 98.4 x 66.9]	90.6 x 66.9 [L : 98.4 x 66.9]	SMC 2,500 x 1,650 YSMC 2,500 x 1,700 mm	SMC 2,500 x 1,650 YSMC 2,500 x 1,700 mm
Weightlb	lb	7,937 [L : 9,700]	7,937 [L : 9,700]	7,937 [L : 9,700]	7,937 [L : 9,700]	8,267 [L : 10,031]	8,267 [L : 10,031]	SMC : 10,031 YSMC : 10,362	SMC : 10,031 YSMC : 10,362
NC controller		Fanuc 0i-TF Plus	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus