Chandra+

Chandra+ is BFW’s CNC Milling machine and is named after Chandra (the Indian lunar deity), who is often described as young, beautiful, fair; two-armed and having in his hands – a club and a lotus and endowed with 10 unique qualities. Similarly, the Chandra+ can handle 20 tools and is enabled with 10 unique features that add to the ‘joys of machining’.

Brand Story

Standard Features
Unique Features
Optional Features

Ac servo drives
AC variable speed spindle motor
Hardened and ground ball screws
Feedback through absolute encoder
Automatic tool clamping – unclamping
Centralized automatic lubrication
Spindle taper air blow
Telescopic covers with wipers
Full machine guard
Manual pulse generator
RS232 serial / USB interface
Leveling pads
Maintenance tool kit

MACHINE OPTIONS

Coolant gun
Air gun
3 tier lamp
Ring coolant around spindle
Rigid tapping
Front chip disposal
Electronic counter balance with Fanuc controller

Electronic counterbalance
Integrated automatic tool magazine with automatic tool changer
Option of having either a coolant tank with a chip tray or a chip conveyor
Telescopic covers for complete protection of guideways and ball screws
Sustained performance due to heavy ribbed box type construction, stress-relieved and stabilized structure
Easy to operate
Easy to program
Easy to install and commission
Low set-up time
Low maintenance

Spindle Options

Higher spindle rpm with chiller unit

MACHINE OPTIONS

AC for electrical cabinet
Air nozzle
Automatic front door
Edge finder
Chip conveyor in lieu of coolant tank with chip tray
4th axis rotary table
Voltage stabilizer
Ultra isolation transformer
Increased day light area through column raiser block
Spindle mounted probe
Table mounted probe
Hard part probing (Fanuc, Siemens, Mitsubishi)

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Specifications

CAPACITY

Specification	Unit	Chandra+
Table longitudinal travel (X - Axis)	mm	800
Table cross travel (Y - Axis)	mm	350
Headstock travel (Z - Axis)	mm	380
Spindle nose face to table top	mm	75 - 455
Increased daylight area with column height block (Optional)	mm	275 - 655
Distance from Floor to table	mm	930
Spindle center - column front distance	mm	360

TABLE

Specification	Unit	Chandra+
Table size	mm	1060 x 315
T - Slot (No. / Size / Pitch)	mm	3/14/100
Max. Load on table Std.	Kg	300

SPINDLE & AXIS

Specification	Unit	Chandra+
Spindle taper	-	BT-40
Spindle speed - Std.	rpm	6000
Spindle speed - Opt.1	rpm	8000 (W/o Chiller)
Spindle speed - Opt.2	rpm	NA
Spindle speed - Opt.3	rpm	NA

AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER

Specification	Unit	Chandra+
Tool change system	-	Twin Arm
Tool storage capacity - Std. / Opt.	Nos.	20
Pull Stud	-	MAS 403-P40T-I
Max. Tool dia with all pockets full	mm	75
Max. Tool dia with adjacent pockets empty	mm	125
Max. Tool length	mm	200
Max. Tool weight	kgs	8
Tool to tool time	sec.	2.5

AUTOMATIC PALLET CHANGER

Specification	Unit	Chandra+
Type of APC	-	NA
Number of pallets	Nos.	NA
Pallet size	mm x mm	NA
Maximum safe load per pallet	Kgs	NA

INSTALLATION DATA

Specification	Unit	Chandra+
Floor Space (L x B)	mm x mm	2560 x 2250
Machine height (H)	mm	2550
Basic machine weight	kgs	3000
Total connected load (Basic standard machine)	kVA	10
Total connected load (Basic standard machine with High Power spindle)	kVA	NA