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GEMINIGantry Automatic CNC Drilling, Milling and Thermal Cutting Systems for large plates

Gantry Automatic CNC Drilling, Milling and Thermal Cutting Systems for large plates

The complete plate working solution for fabricators and manufacturers of all sizes. The Gemini handles from light to heavy plate for thermal cutting, mark-ing, milling, drilling, tapping, bevelling and more, all on one system with unprecedented accuracy.This achieves the lowest cost due to its minimal floor space, low capital investment and productivity.

STANDARD TECHNICAL FEATURES

• Twin beam box construction for minimum deflection when machining• Fanuc CNC controls for productive operational reliability and world-

wide service support• High precision hardened and ground helical rack on the X & Y & U

axes• Simple floor mounted installation without the need for special founda-

tions• Minimal footprint• High speed milling and drilling with 7,000 RPM spindle speeds and

automatic tool changer• Integrated automatic plate clamping requires no set up and elimi-

nates vibration to achieve high rates of productivity and tool life • Precision laser for plate referencing eliminates the need to square

plates prior to processing• Secondary X axis increases productivity and permits milling without

the need to position the gantry• Tool changing occurs while the plate remains clamped for precision

tapping, countersinking, boring and milling• Helical milling for larger holes with low cost tooling• Face milling for bearing surfaces in construction/machine applica-

tions and columns in structural steel fabrication

OPTIONAL FEATURES

• CNC bevel plasma head for weld preparations• Multiple oxy-fuel torches• Down draft or water tables• Plate marking and layout “scribing”

with patent pending technology• Marking with plasma• Chip vacuum evacuation systems

Bevel plasma torch Automatic tool changer with up to 24 tools per drill head (depending on the model)

Nesting

GEMINI G25 HPE

Parts drilled and markedThick parts drilled and cut

The Gemini can be equipped with different optional Hypertherm plasma torches and with plate nesting soft-ware package to maximize material utilization with ef-ficient part nesting.Fanuc CNC hardware is provided with a human in-terface using Ficep Pegaso software.

CUTTINGThe Gemini’s mobile gantry design allows for a greater range of plate sizes and thicknesses without concern for the plate weight and material handling due to the simultaneous processing and loading/unloading.Supplied with plasma and optional oxy-fuel torches, the Gemini can cut plates from 5 mm to 305 mm.

MARKING AND SCRIBINGFabrication and bending lines can be indicated with a scribing tool or plasma marking.Identification marks and part numbers for fabrication can be added with the scribing tool, plasma marker.Deeper marking suitable for viewing after painting or galvanizing can be performed with scribing.Center locations for the positioning and welding of parts with reference points are produced with our “patent pending” scribing tool.

DRILLING AND TAPPINGThe Gemini’s high speed machining spindle allows extremely productive drilling of holes from 5 mm to 80 mm. For larger holes up to 400 mm, the Gemini can mill holes with exceptional accuracy 0.1 mm tolerance on diameter and concentricity.The high speed spindle positioning (sub X and Y axis) combined with wide area clamping provides very high productivity for the most common hole sizes.For many applications, tapped holes in the components can reduce welding, fitting and assembly time. For tapping, the digital control system provides high quality threads on tapped holes.

Gantry Automatic CNC Drilling, Milling and Thermal Cutting Systems for large plates

GEMINI G36 HD

J groove edge beveled for deep penetration and no back welding

EDGE BEVELLINGThe Gemini can make weld preps (V, Y, X, K) by plasma bevelling. For precision bevels, milling is more accurate and J groove bevels can also be achieved.

FACE AND SLOT MILLINGOn machine parts and many structural detail items, slotted holes, milled bearing mating surfaces, etc. are required. Traditionally these operations were performed on large machining centers or boring machines after fabrication. The accuracy of the Gemini in both cutting and machining means that many of these operations can be performed on the stock plate, thus eliminating the expense, handling cost, floor space and lead-time of secondary operations.

Gantry Automatic CNC Drilling, Milling and Thermal Cutting Systems for large plates

GEMINI G36 XD

GEMINI + KRONOS SYSTEMLess operating labour (one operator for two machines)

• Lower total investment• Same Fanuc controls and drives• Common rails & table• Less material handling & Improved safety• Less floor space• Higher availability & more flexibility• Higher capacity • Less downtime and maintenance• Installation of the overall system in one step, or• Possibility to add the second system on a later stage

These are only few of the enormous advantages offered by combining our Gemini and Kronos system.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Please review FICEP’s terms and conditions of sale and its machine tolerances that appear in its transactional documents which will be furnished upon request. All the specifications on this catalogue are mere indicative and not binding for the manufacturer. The above mentioned data refer to R=45 kg/mmq material. Dimensional tolerances of the raw sections are to UNI 5783-5784/73 standards.

MODEL G25 HPE G32 HPE G36 HD G36 XD

Material data

Plate thickness (min.) mm 5 5 5 10

Plate thickness (max.) mm 80 80 127 305

Plate dimensions (min.) mm 800 x 1250 800 x 1250 800 x 1250 800 x 1250

Plate dimensions (max.) mm 2540 x 24000(2000 with bevel)

3100 x 24000(2540 with bevel)

3600 x 24000 (3200 with bevel)

3600 x 24000(3200 with bevel)

Axes

CNC interpolated axes no. 5 5 3 or 5 (6 or 9) 3 or 5 (6 or 9)

CNC total axes no. 15 15 10 (18) 12 (20)

Plasma torches (option) no. 1 1 1 (2) 1 (2)

Plasma bevel torches (option) no. 1 1 1 (2) 1 (2)

Oxy-fuel torches (option) no. 3 3 3 3

Drilling unit(s)

Vertical drill heads no. 1 1 1 (2) 1 (2)

Tools per drill head no. 8 (24) 8 (24) 24 16

Spindle RPM rpm 6000 (7000) 6000 (7000) 6000 (7000) 4500 (5000)

Spindle taper ISO 40 ISO 40 ISO 40 ISO 50

Spindle lubrication internal internal internal internal

Spindle at S3 rating kW 15 15 26 58

Hole diameter drilling (max.) mm 40 40 40 80

Hole diameter interpolated milling (max.) mm 250 250 400 400

Installation

Working level height (approx) mm 700 700 700 700

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