Kitamura Mycenter-800G

The Kitamura Mycenter-800G is a full simultaneous 5-axis machining center built around an 800 mm diameter rotary table in a vertical gantry-style architecture. Kitamura enters the 5-axis market with the same philosophy that defines their 3-axis VMCs: precision over raw speed, hand-scraped mating surfaces, box-way construction, and a Made-in-Japan standard that targets the high-accuracy end of the market. The result is a 5-axis platform that competes more directly with Makino's a-series and Mori Seiki's NMU series than with entry-level 5-axis trunnion machines from Haas or FANUC ROBODRILL.

The 800 mm rotary table accepts large workpieces — aerospace structural components, energy sector impellers, large mold components, and complex valve bodies that require full simultaneous contouring from multiple angles. The table tilts ±110 degrees in the B-axis and rotates 360 degrees continuously in the C-axis, providing full access to five sides of a part in a single setup. This setup reduction is the primary economic driver for 5-axis adoption: parts that previously required four or five setups on a 3-axis machine can often be completed in one or two setups on the 800G.

The 20,000 RPM Big Plus spindle provides 18.5 kW (25 hp) — sufficient for both aluminum aerospace finishing and steel die work. Simultaneous 5-axis contouring demands careful look-ahead and velocity management; the Fanuc 31i-B5 and Heidenhain TNC 640 options both deliver advanced surface finish control, with the Heidenhain particularly favored in European aerospace shops for its contouring algorithms.

New Mycenter-800G machines typically price between $450,000 and $650,000 depending on table size, control choice, and automation options. This is a significant capital investment that is most easily justified when a shop is machining complex parts that currently require multiple setups, buying expensive fixtures, or tolerating tolerance stack-up across setups.