Mazak INTEGREX i-350 NEO

The Mazak INTEGREX i-350 NEO is a 10-inch-chuck horizontal multi-tasking machine — turning spindle, tilting B-axis milling head, tailstock — from the current NEO generation of the INTEGREX i line. Three bed lengths are offered: 1000U, 1500U and 2500U, giving Z travel of 1,077 mm, 1,585 mm or 2,566 mm and maximum machining lengths of 1,011 mm (40 in), 1,519 mm and 2,500 mm. Maximum machining diameter is Φ670 mm (Φ26 in) on all three, so the choice between beds comes down entirely to part length.

The turning spindle is rated 30 kW (40 HP), 22 kW (30 HP) continuous, to 4,000 rpm. The modest top speed is consistent with a 10-inch chuck and a 670 mm swing: the machine is set up to take a cut on medium-diameter steel and stainless, not to spin small-diameter parts fast. The milling spindle reaches 12,000 rpm with 24 kW (32 HP) and 124 N·m peak, 22 kW (30 HP) and 91.3 N·m continuous, through HSK-A63 or HSK-T63 tooling. The HSK-T option is worth noting if the shop wants turning tools and milling tools sharing a single magazine.

Y travel is 300 mm (12 in) against 695 mm (27 in) on X. Three hundred millimetres of Y handles cross-holes, keyways, flats and off-axis bosses on shaft and flange work, but it does not make this a general-purpose machining centre with a lathe attached. The B axis covers -30° to +210° in 0.0001° increments. Rapids are 50,000 mm/min (1,969 IPM) on X and on Z for the two shorter beds, dropping to 40,000 mm/min on Z for the 2500U, with Y at 40,000 mm/min throughout.

The 36-tool magazine holds cutters to Φ90 mm, or Φ130 mm (Φ5 in) with neighbouring pockets clear, 400 mm (16 in) long and 12 kg (26 lb). Tailstock thrust is 10 kN (2,248 lb) through an MT No.5 centre. Weight runs from 13,450 kg (29,652 lb) for the 1000U to 17,100 kg for the 2500U, all at 2,715 mm (107 in) tall. The machine suits shops doing complete machining on shafts, housings and flanges, where the lathe-then-mill route costs a setup and a datum transfer on every part.