Kitamura Showcases Supercell-300G: A Compact, Unmanned Five-Axis Manufacturing Cell with Advanced Automation

Kitamura Machinery of USA Inc. is presenting its latest innovation, the Supercell-300G, a five-axis, horizontal flexible manufacturing cell designed to enhance smart manufacturing capabilities. This system, along with other CNC automation technologies from Kitamura, showcases the company’s commitment to advancing efficiency and precision in machining.

The Supercell-300G packs significant functionality into a compact footprint, featuring an optional 60-station Automatic Pallet Changer (APC) and a 314-tool matrix-style Automatic Tool Changer (ATC). With its ability to manage up to 80 pallets, the Supercell-300G is an all-in-one smart factory solution, capable of running small to medium-sized one-off or high-mix parts entirely unmanned. An integrated work ID system, employing IC chips on each pallet, allows for rapid and accurate storage and communication of pallet work data, enhancing the system’s pallet scheduling capabilities.

The Supercell-300G is built with a 360-degree rotary table combined with a highly rigid integrated trunnion table, allowing for A-axis travel of 30 to -120 degrees. This flexibility positions workpieces closer to the spindle, enabling more precise and efficient machining operations. The machine’s standard 20,000-rpm dual-contact spindle offers high-speed, smooth precision, making it ideal for industries such as medical, aerospace, and general machining.

The Supercell-300G is engineered for superior chip management, offering improved accuracy, productivity, surface finishes, and tool life compared to traditional vertical machining centers (VMCs). It boasts a positioning accuracy of ±0.001 mm and repeatability of ±0.0005 mm, ensuring consistent, high-quality results.

Further enhancing its capabilities, the Supercell-300G features Kitamura’s matrix-style tool changer, accommodating up to 314 tools. The high-speed, fixed-pot ATC system provides fast, smooth tool changes in just 1.3 seconds, crucial for handling complex parts.

Additional advanced features include linear scale feedback on all axes, rapid feedrates of 60 m/min, a thermal compensation package (IAC System 1), 67 million pulse encoder technology, and Kitamura’s user-friendly Arumatik-Mi CNC. Together, these innovations deliver fast, smooth processing, making the Supercell-300G an optimized solution for unmanned, simultaneous machining of multiple parts.