Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

proLIGHT™ 3000 Turning Center





Metals and Ceramics Division

proLIGHT™ 3000 is a fully enclosed, CNC, tabletop, turning center. It uses intuitive, Windows-based control software that is compatible with ISO standard G- and M-code program statements. Because of its small size and low cost of operation, it is an ideal research tool for performing machining studies on specialized materials. The proLIGHT™ 3000  is being instrumented with sensors that include a dynamometer for measuring cutting tool forces and spindle power.

Axis travel

  • X Axis: 102 mm (4")

  • Z Axis: 254 mm (10")

  • Swing over bed: 152 mm (6")

  • Swing over cross slide: 99 mm (2.9")

Work area table size

  • Table size: 292 mm x 178 mm (11.5" x 7")

  • Table load capacity: 45 kg (100 lbs.)

Axis drive motors feed rates

  • Linear feed rate: 2-635 mm/min (0.1-25 ipm)

  • Circular feed rate: 2-457 mm/min (0.1-18 ipm)

  • Rapid feed rate (X,Y): 1270 mm/min (50 ipm)

  • Rapid feed rate (Z): 1016 mm/min (40 ipm)

  • Stepper motors: 105 Ncm, 200 step/rev (150 oz. in.)

Spindle nose

  • R8 Taper. Collet capacity: up to 22 mm (0.875")

Spindle Drive motor

  • Drive motor: 746 W (1 hp)

  • Motor type: DC permanent magnet

  • Speed range: 0-1,200 RPM and 0-3,600 RPM

  • Spindle nose: threaded 2.25-8 UN-2A-RH

  • 5C collet capacity: up to 25 mm (1- 1/16")

 

Tailstock
  • Taper: Morse #1
  • Stroke: 38 mm (1.5")
  • Center distance: 229 mm (9")

Accuracy 

  • Ball screw: 0.025 mm/300 mm (0.001"/ft.)
  • Repeatability: 0.0127 mm (0.0005")
 

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Last modified on December 04, 2003 .

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