This Nicolas A 30-40 is a milling machine — sometimes referred to as a milling centre — a type of machine tool designed to remove material from a workpiece using a rotating cutting tool held in the spindle. The workpiece is typically secured to a traversing table that carries out the feed movements, while the milling cutter itself performs the primary rotary motion. Milling machines of this kind are used extensively in metalworking and general machining for the production of flat surfaces, profiled surfaces, and complex contoured forms using a range of cutters including cylindrical milling cutters, face mills, milling heads, and various form cutters.
The control system fitted to this machine is a Heidenhain TNC 426, a well-regarded conversational CNC controller widely used on machining centres and milling machines in precision manufacturing environments. The TNC 426 supports contour milling, drilling cycles, and a range of fixed machining cycles, making it suited to both workshop production and tool-room work.
This example was built in 1999 and is offered in used condition from a seller located in Poland.
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