HWACHEON Machinery Europe

Lathes with box guideways

In comparison with linear guideways with rollers, box guideways have a significantly larger bearing face between the two mounted carriages and the machine bed. This means that the vibrations which are generated during the cutting process at the cutting edge are more effectively transmitted into the machine bed which, due to its high mass and damping characteristics, is extremely effective at absorbing them. This extends the life of tools, and helps them run more smoothly, resulting in better-quality surfaces on the workpiece and better cutting performance. The greater surface area also means that significantly heavier workpieces can be mounted and moved.

Additional advantages of box guideways are their extreme durability and low sensitivity to collisions (“crash situations”).

Hwacheon's air floating system

In order to minimise the break loose torque and the stick-slip effect, the gap in the box guideways is charged with compressed air. This ensures the optimal distribution of the guideway oil and particularly smooth movement over small distances and during oscillatory movements.

Box guideways are used in the following series / machines:

  • Hi-TECH - Lathes
  • VESTA B - Machining centres
  • SIRIUS - 850 / 1050 / 1350
  • H6 / H8 - Horizontal machining centres
  • MEGA - Flat bed lathes
  • VT - Vertical lathes
  • TTC 10 - Twin spindle lathe (front)

Hwacheon is one of just a few machine tool manufactures world-wide which produces hand-scraped Turcite-coated box guideways.

Highly robust lathes with flat guides for heavy cutting

The HI-TECH series is distinguished by its solid machine beds, wide flat guides and powerful drives. It is ideal for tough, hard materials with high cutting volumes and precision requirements. It can be used to machine workpieces for 200–812 mm chucks with lengths of up to 5 m and weights of up to 4 t.

Hi-TECH 200 - Front side
Horizontal lathe with box guideways for Ø200 - 250 mm chucks (8 - 10 inch)
The Hi-TECH 200 owes its outstanding reliability and stability to its high-power drives and box guideways. The turret has an indexing time of just 0.15 s/station, rapid traverse speeds of 30 m/min and...
Box guide ways
Driven tools
Turn and mill
Flat base
Hi-TECH 230 - Front side
Horizontal lathe with box guideways for Ø200 - 250 mm - chuck, Y axis, sub spindle
New standard for lathes with chuck sizes of 8-10 inches – reliability at all levels. The Hi-TECH 230 owes its particularly reliable machining performance to its exceptional rigidity and improved speci...
Box guide ways
Y-Axis
Turret with 24 tool stations
Driven tools
Sub spindle
Slanted bed
Hi-TECH 350 - Front side
Horizontal turning centre with box guideways for 8-10 inch chuck (Y-axis)
Comprehensive basic configuration - versatile: Whether used for straightforward or complex workpieces; the Hi-TECH 350 comes with a Y axis and driven tools as standard. With its high-power drive, broa...
Box guide ways
Gear spindle
Y-Axis
Driven tools
Sub spindle
Slanted bed
Hi-TECH 450 - Front side
Horizontal lathe with box guideways for Ø250 - 375 mm chucks
With its high-power drive and gears as standard, broad box guideways and many options, the Hi-TECH 450 is a reliable machine, which you can use to produce efficiently and flexibly. During difficult cu...
Box guide ways
Gear spindle
Y-Axis
Driven tools
Sub spindle
Slanted bed
Hi-TECH 550 - Front side
Horizontal lathe with box guideways for Ø375 - 450 mm chucks
The Hi-TECH 550 is equipped with a particularly solid tool turret, guaranteeing maximum stability, accuracy and performance even during hard turning. Heavy duty cutting with box guideways and gear...
Box guide ways
Gear spindle
Driven tools
Slanted bed
Hi-TECH 850 - Front side
Horizontal lathe with box guideways for Ø800 mm chucks
Horizontal turning centre ideally suited to large and hard workpieces: With the Hi-TECH 850 you will be able to master demanding machining tasks which require milling and turning operations. The large...
Box guide ways
Gear spindle
Y-Axis
Driven tools
Slanted bed
Big bore

Lathes with box guideways and BigBore spindles for tube machining

The extra-large spindle bore (Ø190 - 370 mm, hence "Big Bore") in this series permits the machining of large pipes with a turning length of up to 5 m. The wide twin turret is ideally suited for use in combination with long turning tools and boring rods. Optionally, a second chuck can be fitted to the rear of the spindle.

Hi-TECH BigBore Series
Horizontal lathe with BigBore spindle (180 mm) for tube machining
The BigBore model (BB und BB+) of the box guideway-based Hi-TECH 550, Hi-TECH 700 and Hi-TECH 850 lathes is distinguished by its extra-large spindle bore (Big Bore), which permits diameters of 190 - 3...
Box guide ways
Gear spindle
Driven tools
Slanted bed
Big bore
Hi-TECH BigBore Series
Horizontal lathe with BigBore spindle (180 - 295 mm) for tube machining
The BigBore model (BB und BB+) of the box guideway-based Hi-TECH 550, Hi-TECH 700 and Hi-TECH 850 lathes is distinguished by its extra-large spindle bore (Big Bore), which permits diameters of 190 - 3...
Box guide ways
Gear spindle
Driven tools
Slanted bed
Big bore
Hi-TECH BigBore Series
Horizontal lathe with BigBore spindle (295 - 370 mm) for tube machining
The BigBore model (BB und BB+) of the box guideway-based Hi-TECH 550, Hi-TECH 700 and Hi-TECH 850 lathes is distinguished by its extra-large spindle bore (Big Bore), which permits diameters of 190 - 3...
Box guide ways
Gear spindle
Y-Axis
Driven tools
Slanted bed
Big bore

Flat bed lathe for the production of very small batches

The three-guideway flat bed lathes in the MEGA series are equipped with numerical control and hand wheels. This means they are particularly well-suited to the requirements of one-off production and second machining of medium-sized (Ø720 mm) and very large workpieces (Ø2.700 mm, 17 m length und 40 t weight).

MEGA-72 - Front side
Flat bed lathe with a swing diameter of Ø720 mm (cycle controlled)
CNC and hand wheel control for very small batch production with a 720 mm swing diameter: The lathes in the MEGA series have been specially developed for the production of very small batches, repair jo...
Box guide ways
Gear spindle
Driven tools
Jog wheels
Flat base

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