Features of TSINFA Gantry Machining Center
- The two vertical columns and a horizontal beam form an enclosed gantry frame to enhance rigidity and stability;
- Core components of the gantry machining center supports flexible axis-moving, expanding the machining range;
- A single setup achieves multiple machining processes;
- Equipping with CNC control system ensures high machining precision;
- TSINFA obtains CE certification and passes quality management system certification ISO9001:2015.
Gantry Machining Center Advantages
Multi-axis gantry design enables large, complex part machining with milling, drilling, boring, and tapping in one flexible system.
High-strength cast or welded structures ensure long-term stability, minimal deformation, and reliable performance under heavy-load operations.
Rigid structure and thermal stability reduce vibration and errors, delivering consistent accuracy for demanding, high-precision machining tasks.
Single setup with intelligent CNC control and automatic tool changing greatly reduces downtime and boosts overall machining productivity.
Enclosed protection, chip management, and automatic shutdown systems enhance operator safety and minimize equipment damage risks.
Applications of Gantry Machining Center
Large structural components of the aerospace such as aircraft wings, engine mounts, and airframe structures, possess features of complex shape and large size. The gantry machining center, especially the 5 axis machining center, can achieve one piece of setup to machine the entire structure. It has many handle methods including milling, drilling, and surface machining, improving the production efficiency and improving the dimensional precision.
The gantry machining center is also widely used in the large mold production of the automotive industry. It can complete the entire machining process on the worktable, improving machining efficiency. According to the smart control system and automatic tools changing systems, the gantry machining center can reduce the manual operation errors to achieve highly precise machining models. The gantry machining center will help you enhance the surface finish and dimensional consistency. It is used to produce stamping dies, injection molds, bumpers, and instrument panels.
The gantry machining center has unique advantages on machining heavy machineries like support beams. Its axis-moving provides a wider machining range and more flexible processing methods for the machineries, and is suitable for large and complex structures. In addition, the gantry machining center also possesses high rigidity and stability to achieve strong cutting power and ensure precision at the same time.
Workpieces of the energy industry have large volume, heavy weight, and complex structure, such as wind turbine bases, generator housings, and others. These components are typically made of alloy materials or casting steels with high strength, having strict demands on the load capacity and rigidity of machines. The gantry machining center can withstand the weight of large workpieces due to its robust structure and stability, and ensuring the precision of machining components.
What is Gantry Machining Center?
Tsinfa’s gantry machining center, also known as gantry milling machine, is a type of CNC machine that is used for machining large and heavy workpieces. It can achieve precise cutting of extremely large components according to the unique gantry design, and also supports surface milling and deep-hole machining. The gantry machining center can be divided into fixed gantry type and moving gantry type. You can choose the suitable one type to meet the actual requirements.
Key Components of Gantry Machining Center
Normal operation of the gantry machining center is closely related with its components. Learning the structure of the gantry machining center can help you make a better purchase decision, selecting a suitable machine for your project. The following are key components of the gantry machining center and their functions:
- Gantry Frame: The gantry frame is the key structure that decides stability of the gantry machining center, and is mainly used to support tools. It is a bridge or frame that can move along with the X axis, consisting of two vertical columns and a horizontal beam. The movement of the gantry frame provides a large range of machining areas.
- Spindle: Spindle is the core cutting components of the gantry machining center, and consists of spindle head and motor. It is directly driven by a servo motor to achieve cutting functions with different speeds. The spindle can move along with the Z axis and Y axis, offering good location precision.
- Worktable: The worktable is generally used to withstand workpieces with high strength and support power. The workpiece can be fixed under the gantry, and is not easy to deviate, ensuring dimensional accuracy. The worktable of the gantry machining center can also be designed to a movable condition to adapt to different machining processes.
- Control system: The gantry machining center is controlled by computerized numerical control (CNC) system, achieving highly automatic. The CNC system can input various programming or code to control the gantry machining center. It guides the move direction of components such as spindle and gantry frame. The CNC system also allows multi-axis linkage.
- Guard and Enclosures: In the machining process, cutting materials may cause many chips. The gantry machining center is typically equipped with a protection enclosure or housing to protect the safety of operators and equipment. At the same time, the housing or enclosure also prevents failures caused by dust or other external factors.
How to Select Gantry Machining Center?
When selecting the gantry machining center, you should not only consider the types and parameters of the machining center, but also make the decision based on actual requirements. The following are key factors that affect the final choice for your reference:
- Machining Dimensions: Firstly, you should specify the dimensions of machining workpieces, including length, width, height, and weight. This can help you to determine the machining allowance. You can choose the suitable gantry machining center based on the actual parameters, ensuring that the movement range of the axis can completely cover the workpiece.
- Machine Specifications: The materials of the gantry machining center decides its rigidity and precision. It is better to choose the casting iron or welded steel structures, which offer high rigidity and strength. It can also prevent the internal stress generated in the machining process and maintain the precision of the workpieces. Additionally, components of the gantry machining center such as guideways and ball screws must possess high precision and effective lubrication.
- Tool Magazine Capacity: The tool magazine capacity and tools change speed can affect the entire machining efficiency, so it is also an important factor that you should consider. You can determine the tool magazine capacity according to the required tools number of the single workpiece for one piece setup.
- Control System: Common control systems include FANUC, Siemens, and Heidenhain, offering good control precision and stability. You can choose the most suitable system based on the actual machining process and the engineer proficiency, a familiar CNC system may reduce the learning time and improve the machining efficiency.
- Additional Features: When choosing the gantry machining center, it offers various additional functions and accessories for your choice expecting for the basic features. The additional features can be customized to meet different requirements of workpieces.
- After-sale Service: Try to choose a famous and reliable brand or supplier, which can provide long term of warranty service and after-sale service. If the gantry machining center fails due to quality issues, they can help you solve the failure in time, reducing downtime loss. At the same time, famous brands also have mature production lines, ensuring stability and precision of the gantry machining center.
The biggest difference between the two machining centers is the structure. The vertical machining center has a tight structure and is occupied by small areas. It offers lower cutting power than the gantry machining center, and is more suitable for small or medium workpiece. While the gantry machining center has wide machining areas to handle large components.
When your workpieces need to achieve complex structures for a single setup, such as curved surfaces, inclined holes, and irregular cavities, you may require the 5 axis machining center. It can significantly reduce the number of setup to improve the entire precision and machining efficiency.
Yes. When there are no workpieces needed for the machine, the smart computer system will control the machine into a standby mode to reduce the energy consumption. The gantry structure is driven by a servo motor, which has high energy efficiency to help you save the entire costs. The lighting equipment of gantry machining centers also uses LED lights with low energy consumption.
