Waldrich Coburg Profimill 7500

The 7,500 mm between-column distance defines the maximum workpiece width the gantry can straddle. Paper machine rolls and printing press cylinders used in wide-format industrial machines can reach 6,000-7,000 mm in face length. No conventional machining center or turning center can accommodate workpieces of this width — only a portal gantry machine with sufficient span can machine the full roll face in a single setup without repositioning.

Waldrich Coburg has developed proprietary CNC cycles for roll machining including crown milling (applying a controlled convex or concave profile along the roll length), taper preparation, and face groove machining. These cycles are integrated into the Siemens 840D sl control and allow the operator to define roll specifications — crown value, taper angle, groove pitch — directly in the control without complex CAM programming. The machine's two independent heads can perform simultaneous roll facing and end machining to reduce total cycle time.

Waldrich Coburg was acquired by Beijing No. 1 Machine Tool Group (BYJC) in 2005. The machine continues to be designed and manufactured in Coburg, Germany with the original German engineering team and quality standards maintained. BYJC's ownership provides Waldrich Coburg with access to the Chinese heavy industry market, which is a significant growth area for large portal milling machines. German customers and Western buyers deal with Waldrich Coburg GmbH in Coburg, with full German technical support.

Yes. Waldrich Coburg offers a high-speed milling head option (up to 6,000 RPM) for the Profimill 7500 alongside the standard heavy-duty roll milling head. With the high-speed head installed, the machine can perform precision face milling, pocket milling, and boring on large steel and cast iron structural components such as press frames, machine tool beds, and turbine generator frames. Many customers configure the machine with both head types for maximum flexibility.

The maximum roll length (X-axis travel) is customer-configurable and not fixed by the machine model number. Typical installations provide 8,000 to 20,000 mm of X-axis floor guideway travel, accommodating rolls from 4,000 mm to 18,000 mm in body length plus setup allowance. Very long custom installations for specific industrial roll programs have been built to 25,000 mm and beyond. Customers specify X-axis length at order time based on the maximum roll length in their production program.