Brother SPEEDIO S1000X1N

The SPEEDIO S1000X1N is the long-bed member of Brother's S series: a BT30 machining center with 1,000 x 500 x 300 mm (39.4 x 19.7 x 11.8 in) of travel, a 10,000 rpm spindle (16,000 rpm optional) and a 14 or 21-position tool turret, run by the CNC-C00 control.

One metre of X on a 30-taper machine changes how it gets used. Instead of one fixture, a shop can set two, three or four along the table and run them as separate jobs or as successive operations on the same part, loading one station while another is being cut. Long, narrow parts such as rails, covers and extrusions also fit without a second setup. The 500 mm (19.7 in) of Y is enough for a row of vises with room to load from the front.

Z travel is 300 mm (11.8 in), so the machine is long rather than tall. Long tools and tall fixtures compete for that height, and parts with deep features may need shorter tooling than a taller machine would allow.

Rapids are 50 m/min (1,969 ipm) on X and Y and 56 m/min (2,205 ipm) on Z. The SPEEDIO S700X1N is listed with a Z rapid of 48 m/min (1,890 ipm), so the S1000X1N is quicker in and out of holes than that model. With a 1,000 mm (39.4 in) X stroke, the time spent moving between fixtures at the ends of the table is the thing to watch in cycle-time estimates.

Options in the table are a 16,000 rpm spindle, BIG-PLUS dual-contact tooling on the BT30 taper, and coolant through the spindle. The machine takes a 200/220V, 3-phase supply. Brother's table here does not give spindle power, table size, table load or weight, so request them before quoting heavy work or planning the foundation.