A member of the Russell Group, the University of York has more than 30 academic departments, among them the Department of Chemistry. The Department of Chemistry’s research groups cover a wide variety of disciplines, including atmospheric chemistry, renewable technologies and both medical and neuroimaging, all of which are supported by the extensive capabilities of a multi-disciplinary mechanical workshop.

Senior technician Mark Roper says the flexibility of the workshop’s machine tools is vital to its effective operation. Therefore, when the need arises to purchase new equipment, he looks for cost-effective products that add value and increase the workshop’s capabilities.

This policy is reflected in the recent purchase of a pL Lehmann CNC rotary table now fitted to the workshop’s DMG Mori CMX 600V three-axis VMC. The pL Lehmann TF-507510 was chosen as it provides the required levels of precision, ease of use and flexibility. In addition, the design and lower profile of the TF-507510 ensures minimum intrusion into a machine’s working envelope. Therefore, when compared with conventional, bulky rotary tables, the use of the compact TF-507510 results in much greater space being made available for spindle and tool movement.

Since entering operation, the pL Lehmann CNC rotary table has significantly increased the effectiveness of the workshop’s VMC by enabling it to perform efficient 3+2 axis machining.

“Fitting a pL Lehmann CNC rotary table to our existing three-axis VMC has proven a practical way add to achieve five-sided machining in a single set-up and eliminate steps in our processes,” says Roper. “Furthermore, the rigidity of the TF-507510 and its high clamping forces allows high cutting forces to be applied and precision workpieces to be produced.”

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