Brother SPEEDIO F600X1

The Brother SPEEDIO F600X1 is the heavy-cutting member of Brother's 30-taper range, now discontinued. It has 600 × 400 × 350 mm (23.6 × 15.7 × 13.7 in) of travel, an 800 x 400 mm (31.4 x 15.7 in) table and a 10,000 rpm BT30 spindle rated 12.8 kW for 10 min and 9.2 kW continuous, with a 14 or 22-tool magazine and Brother's CNC-C00 control.

Power and mass are what separate it from the S and R models. The Speedio S700X1 lists 10.1 kW for 10 min and 6.7 kW continuous and weighs 2,400 kg (5,291 lb); the F600X1 weighs 3,600 kg (7,937 lb). More continuous power on a heavier frame means more stock removal in steel before chatter or stalling sets the limit, which is the case for choosing it over a lighter 30-taper machine. The only spindle listed is the 10,000 rpm unit, and the power-capacity row names it as the high-torque specification, at 10.4 kVA. Tapping runs to 6,000 rpm.

Z travel is 350 mm (13.7 in), and the spindle nose sits 200 - 550 mm (7.8 - 21.6 in) above the table. Together with tools up to 250 mm (9.8 in) long, that leaves room for a vise on a riser, a rotary unit or a tall casting. The listed table has no maximum tool diameter row, so check that limit before planning large face mills.

The table matches the frame. It carries 400 kg (881 lb) as standard and 500 kg (1,102 lb) with the option, twice the 200 kg (441 lb) of the SPEEDIO R650X1 at standard rating, so a steel fixture plate loaded with blanks or a vise on a rotary unit sits within the limit.

Tool to tool takes 0.7sec with 14 tools and 0.8sec with 22, chip to chip 1.6sec and 1.7sec. Rapids are 50 m/min (1,969 ipm) on every axis, with cutting feed up to 30,000 mm/min (1,181 ipm). Installation needs 1,800 x 2,465 mm (70.9 x 97.0 in) of floor, 2,750 mm (108.2 in) of height, AC 200 to 230 V three-phase and 45 L/min of air at 0.4 - 0.6 MPa.