Anderson FDC-1442

The Anderson FDC-1442 is the longest double column machining center in the FDC-14 series, with 4,200 mm (165.4 in) of X travel. Anderson describes it as its largest model in the series, built for maximum capacity. The table is 4,200 x 1,200 mm (165.4 x 47.2 in) and carries 8,000 kg (17,637 lb); Y and Z travels are 1,400 mm (55.1 in) and 900 mm (35.4 in).

A table more than four metres long and 1,200 mm wide is a beam-shaped envelope. It fits press brake beds, linear guide rails, extrusion dies in sets, aerospace spars and long weldments. It can also be split: two or three fixtures along the table let one part be machined while another is set up, as long as the guarding allows the operator in.

Length slows the X axis. The rapid feed rate is 12/20/20 m/min, so X moves at 12 m/min where the shortest model in the series manages 20. Crossing the full table at rapid takes noticeably longer than on a short machine, and programs with many end-to-end moves should be ordered to avoid them.

Floor space is 10,310 x 4,150 mm (405.9 x 163.4 in) and weight 18,000 kg (39,683 lb). The spindle is ISO 50 at 8,000 rpm with a 15/18.5 kW motor, the magazine is a disk or chain type for tools up to 20 kg (44 lb), and coolant capacity is 900 L. That tank is the same size as on the shorter machines, as is the 50 kVA power requirement. Control makes offered are FANUC, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Fagor and Heidenhain.