To meet a customer’s special application involving a 7″ internal spline on a relatively small diameter, MTB took a standard mechanical Fellows 10-2 and stretched the stroke length to a little over 7 inches. This involved designing and manufacturing an entirely new spindle crank, longer guide, longer and larger OD spindle, and a special version of the Fellows lifting table to allow for cutting in either the raised or lowered positions.
Most importantly, we converted the machine from completely mechanical to advanced Fanuc CNC, with servos for the cutter rotation, worktable rotation, radial infeed and spindle RPM. Our well proven conversational based software was installed which allows the operator to quickly and easily program his cycles.