A New Era of FANUC’s ROBODRILL Vertical Machining Center with More Offerings than Ever

FANUC America (Rochester Hills, MI) announced the latest addition to FANUC’s ROBODRILL vertical machining center (VMC) lineup, the new α-D28LiB5ADV Plus Y500.

This new VMC offers more advantages to any production machine shop by featuring a larger table, shorter drilling and tapping cycles as well as more tools coupled with faster tool changes. FANUC America will be introducing the new ROBODRILL α-D28LiB5ADV Plus Y500 at the 2024 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, IL., Sept. 9-14 in booth S-338919.

Features:

• Extended Y-axis stroke (500 mm)
• Increased table size, all without increasing the ROBODRILL’s footprint
• Rapid Z-axis acceleration (2.2 G)
• Traverse rate (60m/min)
• Expanded tool capacity of 28 tools

The performance of the new ROBODRILL α-D28LiB5ADV Plus Y500 is designed to help machine shops drive down cycle times with faster speeds and improved productivity.