Rotation Table in Hot Wire Cutting - When Really Needed?
In practice the rotation table is needed far less often than customers assume.
The Rotation Table Is Often Overestimated
Many customers come with the wish for a rotation table - they want to cut spheres, vases, columns or half-spheres from EPS. In practice however it frequently turns out: the rotation table is bought and then barely used. Our recommendation: leave it out initially. All suitable machines are prepared for retrofitting.
What Does a Rotation Table Do?
A rotation table extends a 4-axis machine by a rotary axis - it becomes the 5th axis. The EPS block is clamped onto the table and rotates in a controlled way while the hot wire cuts. The result is bodies of revolution: spheres, columns, vases, eggs, half-spheres. For these shapes there is no other option in hot wire cutting.
When Is a Rotation Table Really Worth It?
- Columns and half-columns are a core product of the production
- Spheres and eggs are needed regularly in larger quantities
- Vases and decorative bodies of revolution as the main range
- Architectural models with round elements in regular production
We recommend leaving the rotation table out initially. All suitable machines are prepared for retrofitting - if a real need arises it can be retrofitted. If rotation is really planned: we recommend the CUT3000S because of the largest Y travel in the portfolio (up to 1600 mm) - this makes larger bodies of revolution possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
The key questions and answers on this topic.
When is a rotation table worth it?
A rotation table is worth it when bodies of revolution such as columns, spheres or vases are produced regularly. For occasional special parts the effort is usually not justified.
Can the rotation table be retrofitted?
Yes. All suitable cnc-multitool machines are prepared for retrofitting. That is why we recommend leaving the rotation table out initially and retrofitting it if there is a real need.
Which machine is best suited for the rotation table?
The CUT3000S - thanks to the largest Y travel in the portfolio (up to 1600 mm), it can produce the largest bodies of revolution.
Rotation Table Really Needed?
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