Brother Speedio S700Xd1

The Brother Speedio S700Xd1 pairs a 700 x 400 x 300 mm (27.6 x 15.7 x 11.8 in) BT30 machining envelope with Brother's CNC-D00 control and a magazine that can be ordered with 14, 21 or 28 tools. The table is 800 x 400 mm (31.5 x 15.7 in) and the standard spindle runs to 10,000 rpm. It sits in the current Brother range as the Xd1 version of the S700 frame.

The 28-tool magazine is the main reason to choose it over the older X-series machines on this frame, which stopped at 21. It comes with a small time penalty: tool to tool is 0.6 sec with 14 or 21 tools and 0.7 sec with 28, and chip to chip is 1.2 sec against 1.3 sec. A family of parts that would otherwise need tool swaps between jobs can often stay loaded in 28 pockets, which on a short-run cell matters more than the slightly slower change.

The table rating also moved. Standard load is 250 kg (551 lb), and the option now goes to 400 kg (881 lb) where the Speedio S700X2 option stopped at 300 kg (661 lb). That leaves more room for a rotary table or a heavier vise setup, though heavy steel fixtures will still use up that rating quickly.

Spindle output is 10.1 kW for 10 minutes and 7.1 kW continuous. Optional spindles reach 16,000 or 27,000 rpm, and a high-torque 10,000 rpm version is listed in the power table. Tapping runs to 6,000 rpm, or 8,000 rpm with the 27,000 rpm spindle. Dual-contact tooling and through-spindle coolant are options. Tools may be up to 110 mm (4.3 in) across, 250 mm (9.8 in) long and 3.0 kg (6.6 lb).

For the floor plan, the machine is 2,050 x 2,026 mm (80.7 x 79.8 in), 2,498 mm (98.4 in) tall and 2,550 kg (5,622 lb). It takes a 200 to 230 V 3-phase supply and 45 L/min of air at 0.4 to 0.6 MPa.