A CNC 5-axis gantry milling machine will be mainly used to manufacture carbon fibre products for the aerospace industry, but is also capable of machining steel and other metal products.
The new H and H ULTRA5 Gantry milling machine using the Siemens Sinumerik 840D CNC, Simodrive 611D digital drives and 1FN3 linear servo motors, on X, Y and Z axes, with 1FT6 motors on A and C, has been supplied and is supported by CNC Design. The machine, designed and built in Australia by H and H Machine Tools, was supplied to CTRM in Malaysia and will be mainly used to manufacture carbon fibre products for the Aerospace industry, but is also capable of machining steel and other metal products, with full 5 axis capability. Axis travels on this machine are: X = 6500mm; Y = 4500mm and Z = 1500mm.

Distance between columns is 5800mm.

Length of working area is 9500mm.

The 20kW (S1) spindle runs at 30,000 rev/min with +/-110 deg of tilt and +/- 360 deg of rotation.

Maximum feedrate is 60m/min As the machine design uses linear motors on X, Y and Z axes, variations in axis travel can be easily accommodated.