Feeler FMH-1000

A one-metre pallet is the only thing that distinguishes the Feeler FMH-1000 from the FMH-800 in the maker's table. The pallet is 1,000 x 1,000 mm (39.4 x 39.4 in); every other row is the same, including the 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) load rating.

So why choose it? Because large parts are often limited by their footprint and fixture layout, not by their weight. A fabricated frame, a big aluminium casting or a wide fixture plate may weigh well under two tonnes and still overhang the 800 x 800 mm pallet of the FMH-800, leaving clamps with nowhere to sit. The bigger pallet gives that support. What it does not give is more travel: X is 1,300 mm (51.2 in), Y is 1,020 mm (40.2 in) and Z is 1,100 mm (43.3 in), so check that a part filling the pallet can still be reached at its edges and can index without fouling the column.

The cutting side is built for torque. Feeler describes a high-power spindle with gearbox and says these machines excel in low-speed heavy cutting; the table lists 6,000 rpm and a 7/24 No.50 taper. Rapids are 42 m/min (1,654 ipm) on all axes, and the tool row reads 60-120.

Other features named for the FMH-800 and FMH-1000 are a servo-driven tool change system, an APC servo rotary table with oversized locating pins, a T-slot high-base rail structure and a back wall built with high-tensile welded steel components and cast iron. The series text also mentions a 45-degree inclined spindle head for combined vertical and horizontal machining, which the table does not detail.