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HydroRound™ is designed for our Nanoform® and Freeform® systems to perform both 3-axis tool normal diamond turning and parallel grinding
HydroRound™ Rotary Axis
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Introducing the HydroRound™, hydrostatic rotary bearing, featuring a self compensating restrictor design with industry leading accuracy and moment stiffness. The HydroRound™ is designed for our Nanoform® and Freeform® systems to perform both 3-axis tool normal diamond turning and parallel grinding, as well as high performance, 4 and 5-axis raster milling and grinding.

  


HydroRound™ is designed to perform high performance, 4 and 5-axis raster milling and grinding.


Key Features

- Designed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT).

- Unique self compensating restrictor design contributes to improved moment stiffness (best in the industry).

- High stiffness both horizontal and vertical.

- Higher damping characteristics vs. air bearing designs.

Specifications Large H-Round (700 Series Machines) Small H-Round (250Ultra)
Table Top Size 381mm (15") Ø 190mm (7.5") Ø
Swing Capacity 260mm (10.4") Ø (Nanoform® 700 Only) 200mm (8") Ø
Travel Unlimited Unlimited
Load Capacity 454 Kg. (1000 lbs.) 455 Kg. (1000 lbs.)
Max. Speed 10 RPM 10 RPM
Motor Torque 3 ft-lbs. 3 ft-lbs.
Position Resolution .036 arc-sec. .036 arc-sec.
Radial Error Motion <0.1µm (4µ") @ 1" above table <0.1µm (4µ") @ 1" above table
Coning Error 1.0nm/mm (1.0µ"/in.) 1.0nm/mm (1.0µ"/in.)
Radial Stiffness 525N/µm (3,000,000 lbs./in.) 225N/µm (1,280,000 lbs./in.)
Axial Stiffness 1750N/µm (10,000,000 lbs./in.) 600N/µm (3,428,000 lbs./in.)
Moment Stiffness 50N-m/arc-sec. (82 lbs.-in./µrad.) 3.4N-m/arc-sec. (30 lbs.-in./µrad.)
 
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October 26, 2007