Vertical Moving Column
All Chiron machines are based on the vertical moving column principle and offer a series of advantages just from its basic design. The accuracy of the machine is independent of the workpiece weight, so that the highest possible accuracy is always achieved.
The simple system design with high-quality, robust components guarantees the very highest levels of availability.

The work area is designed to ensure free chip fall and easy coolant removal. At the same time, the machines are suitable for dry machining without the need to make any equipment changes.

Tool Changer
At the heart of Chiron technology is the fast tool changer, which is a characteristic feature in Chiron machines. It offers the highest positioning accuracy, since the basket changer doesn't have to leave its position during tool change.

With incredible tool changing times of less than one second and ubeatable chip-to-chip times, you are seconds ahead, which can add up to several hundred hours over the year.

For production tasks which require a high number of tools, a chain magazine configuration is also available at similar speeds.

Work Areas
Not only is the design of Chiron machines convincing, but equally so is their functionality. They are extremely compact but still have large, easily accessible work areas.

The cabins have a double-walled design, and when the coolant through-tool feature is used, the cabin is fully encapsulated with automatic extraction.

Tables
There are four table variants available from Chiron:
Rigid tables for production tasks with

• Frequent retooling
• Complex devices
• Automatic workpiece loading
  NC rotary tables and NC swivel rotary tables
• For 4- and 5-side machining
  Workpiece changer for production tasks with
• Multi-machine operation
• Series production
  Long beds for production tasks with
• Long workpieces
• Changing workpiece sizes
• Shuttle machining in series production

Axes
"No grease, no oil" – this completely applies to Chiron. Lifelong grease lubricated, slip-/stick-free antifriction guides and ball screws are put into action. Thanks to the low-maintenance, digital direct drives with absolute encoders (without approaching reference points), rapid feed speeds of up to 60 m/min at an acceleration of up to 1.2 g are reached. Integral measuring systems simplify the production processes with higher quality and greater flexibility.