Hanwha XD38II

The Hanwha XD38II takes stock up to 38 mm (1.50 in), the larger of two capacities on one frame. Its table matches the XD32 II row for row apart from that diameter, which is 32 mm (1.26 in) on the XD32 II: both weigh 3,600 kg (7,937 lb), both spin the main and sub spindles to 6,500 rpm, and both list a 5.5/7.5 kW main motor.

For a buyer that means choosing between the two is about the bar, not the machine around it. A shop whose largest stock sits near the 32 mm (1.26 in) limit of the XD32 II gains headroom with the XD38II without giving up speed or floor space. The point to keep in mind is that the same 5.5/7.5 kW has more metal to remove on a 38 mm (1.50 in) bar, so depth of cut on full-diameter stock will be set by the motor and not by the envelope.

Where the XD38II sits relative to the next model up is clearest from the tooling. The XD42H takes 42 mm (1.65 in) stock but drops to 6,000 rpm, weighs 4,100 kg (9,039 lb) and moves to □20 mm OD tool shanks. The XD38II stays with 5 OD tools on □16 mm shanks, 5 front tools (ER20M, Ø32) and 5 ER16 cross drill tools driven at up to 6,000 rpm with 2.2 kW.

Several rows are choices, so check which apply to a quoted machine. The sub spindle is 2.2/5.5 kW with the built-in motor or 1.1/3.7 kW with the spindle motor. Back tools are 6 ER16 (4 fixed + 2 driven) or 4 ER16 (2 fixed + 2 driven). Z1 travel is 320 mm on the H and He types, 80 mm on the N type, and 142 mm (H), 80 mm (N) on the NH type; the He type runs the Hanwha Fanuc-i control and the others the Fanuc 32i-B. Installation figures are 2,570 × 1,440 × 1,740 mm (101 × 56.7 × 68.5 in) and 25 kVA, 16.7 kW.