Waldrich Coburg HDM 1000

The Waldrich Coburg HDM 1000 is a table-type CNC horizontal drilling and milling machine optimized for high-productivity machining of medium-to-large prismatic components in automotive, aerospace, and general heavy engineering. Built by Waldrich Coburg GmbH in Coburg, Germany — now part of the SCHIESS-FRORIEP group — the HDM 1000 focuses on high-throughput boring, drilling, tapping, and milling on complex housings, gearboxes, and structural components where cycle time efficiency is as important as absolute precision.

The HDM 1000 features a 100 mm diameter spindle with a direct-drive or gearbox spindle head option, delivering speeds up to 3,000 RPM and spindle power of 37–50 kW. The machine's X-axis table travel spans 1,600 to 4,000 mm with a CNC B-axis rotary table allowing complete 4-face machining in one clamping. Y-axis headstock travel reaches 2,000 mm and Z-axis column travel provides up to 2,000 mm fore-aft positioning range. A W-axis spindle quill of 700 mm extends reach without column movement.

A key differentiating feature of the HDM series is its emphasis on short non-cutting times: fast rapids (up to 20 m/min on all axes), quick tool change (under 5 seconds chip-to-chip with disc ATC), and integrated in-process probing reduce the total machining cell cycle time on high-volume contract machining of complex housings. The machine is particularly competitive in automotive powertrain component machining — engine blocks, transmission housings, axle housings — where tens of thousands of identical or similar parts must be produced annually.

The Siemens 840D sl control with Waldrich Coburg's application cycles provides the foundation for automated cell integration, pallet pool systems, and in-process gauging. The HDM 1000 is often paired with a multi-pallet automated linear or rotary pallet pool to achieve high spindle utilization in unmanned or lightly manned production shifts.