Hermle Five-Axis Lineup Provides a Fully Integrated Platform | Modern Machine Shop

The Gen2 series of five-axis machining centers is designed to provide high levels of integration, efficiency and lights-out performance.

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Hermle USA’s Gen2 machines of five-axis machining centers — which now include the C 650, C 32 and C 42 — are designed to provide high levels of integration, efficiency and lights-out performance.

The Gen2 platform is engineered for automation, sustainability and extreme spindle uptime. Hermle says it has overhauled the electrical architecture of its Gen2 machines, updating both hardware and software to meet the demands of future-ready manufacturing. Key upgrades include a new ProfiNet communication bus, IO-Link-compatible sensors and the latest generation of drive converters on Heidenhain models. These changes boost performance, enhance diagnostics and provide long-term adaptability with advanced interface technology and service tools.

The Gen2 line is designed so users can consolidate multiple setups, capabilities and machines into a single, fully integrated platform — saving time, labor and floor space while improving throughput and quality.

New capabilities include:

Gen2 models will also feature the ZM 30, Hermle’s compact tool magazine. It adds 30 additional tools while occupying nearly 50% less space than traditional magazines. Hermle says it is an easy rear retrofit for shops looking to expand tool capacity without expanding their footprint.

Determining the currently active work offset number is practical when the program zero point is changing between workpieces in a production run.

From cobots to machine monitoring, this Top Shop honoree shows that machining technology is about more than the machine tool.

While there are many changes to adopt when moving to five-axis, they all compliment the overall goal of better parts through less operations.