Why transfer the part between spindles automatically?

A two-operation part on a single-spindle lathe has to be unloaded and re-clamped by hand, and the second clamping loses the phase the first one set. The MULTIPLEX W passes the part spindle-to-spindle at high phase accuracy, so OP1 and OP2 run in one continuous cycle — the part comes off finished, not half-done and waiting for a second machine.

The Mazak MULTIPLEX W is a twin-spindle, twin-turret turning center with a symmetrical layout, each spindle and turret mechanically identical, coordinated by MAZATROL SmoothG.

• Two symmetrical spindles, 5,000 rpm, 18.5 kW each
• Two 12-station turrets with live tooling
• Optional Y-axis (W-200Y/W-300Y)
• Automatic workpiece transfer between spindles

Against two lathes plus a loader, the MULTIPLEX W collapses the two operations into one machine, trimming floor space and cutting the phase error that a re-clamp always risks.