DMS Redwood5

The DMS Redwood5 is an open-architecture 5-axis machine driven by a dual helical rack and pinion, sized by the buyer from a list of bridge strokes and depths. Bridge strokes of 5, 8, 10 and 12 ft are listed, and depth comes in multiples of 5 ft up to 100 ft, with 12 ft and 22 ft besides. Z is 48 in or 72 in (1,219 or 1,829 mm).

Open architecture means there is no enclosure around the work, so cranes, forklifts and operators can reach the table from any side. That suits one-off patterns and large tools that are craned in. Where dust has to be contained, the enclosed Glacier5 is the DMS alternative, and it lists the same 8-20 kW spindle range and the same six head units.

Those heads are the Tilt K Plus, Tilt H Plus, Tilt V and Tilt W and the DMS Standard Yoke and DMS Cast Yokes, with a maximum of 20 kW at up to 24,000 rpm. B tilts 115° or 130°. C turns 363° each way on a DMS head, with continuous rotation as an option, or 320° on a Hiteco head. DMS rates the machine for heavy-duty cycles in a production environment, around the clock.

Average speed over the three linear axes is 1,333 in/min (33.9 m/min). Motor encoders are absolute, apart from the rotaries when continuous C is ordered, and scales are available as an option; the HMI and NC are both Fagor. Tools sit in a rack or carousel. The published Y stroke and tool count differ between the product page and the data sheet, and the X stroke table reads up to 20 ft against a longest listed bridge stroke of 12 ft, so have DMS confirm all three.