Heller H2000

The Gebr. Heller H2000 is a 400 mm pallet horizontal machining center designed for high-productivity 4-axis prismatic part machining in automotive powertrain and general mechanical engineering applications. Heller's H-series represents decades of horizontal machining expertise refined into a compact, thermally stable platform. The H2000 targets parts like cylinder heads, transmission housings, hydraulic blocks, and structural castings that require precise bore positioning and high chip volumes in production environments.

The machine's column-type design with a moving column and fixed table contributes to excellent thermal symmetry. Heller places the spindle motor directly above the spindle — a well-proven arrangement that minimizes heat transfer into the machine structure. The result is tight positional repeatability across long production runs without constant thermal compensation cycles. This design philosophy reflects Heller's roots in high-volume automotive line machining where repeatability across thousands of parts per shift is non-negotiable.

With rapid traverse rates up to 60 m/min and acceleration values suited to short-stroke production cycles, the H2000 keeps non-cutting time low on small-to-medium prismatic parts. The 400 mm pallet accommodates typical automotive components, and a twin-pallet shuttle provides load/unload parallelism so the spindle keeps cutting while the operator or automation system services the idle station.

The H2000 is available with Siemens Sinumerik or Fanuc CNC controls and integrates cleanly into flexible manufacturing systems and pallet pool automation. Heller's application engineering teams in Germany, the UK, and the US support line machining configurations ranging from standalone cells to 20+ machine transfer line replacements.