At the end of the 2000s newly developed series of CNC-machining centres of the high-performance class of Homag.
The outstanding features were:
- Designed as gantry
- New design with a moving section-housing and big blue plexiglass window, which stood out clearly from other series
- First use of the 2009 newly developed material SorbTech for the entire machine bed
- First use of the 2009 newly developed Save Scan System
- Up to 3 independent construction sites, each with its own Z-axis (BMG 512)
As with other Homag machining centers of the high-performance class, basic machine types and combined type versions, each with different table sizes in X and Y, exist. Furthermore, different table versions and options are offered. This allows the assembly of a variety of different customized machine configurations:
Basic types:
- BMG 511 (Basic model with Z-axis 600 mm for workpieces with a thickness of up to 300 mm)
- BMG 512 (Newcomer in 2011 with double spindle technology for shorter processing times)
- BMG 611 (Version with an extended Z-axis of 950 mm for workpiece thicknesses of up to 500 mm)
Type versions in table size X:
- 33 (3.300 mm), 40 (4.000 mm), 60 (6.000 mm)
Type versions table size Y:
- The maximum width of the workpiece when using the rear fences is respectively 225 mm wider than the table width.
- 12 (1.325mm), 15 (1.675mm), 19 (2.025mm)
Available machine tables:
Options available:
- DRIVE 5plus Spindle
- DRIVE 5Cplus Spindle
- sensoFlex scanning system
- Various tool changing systems, some of which are combined with each other:
- Disc tool changer traveling in Y, different capacities
- Chain changer traveling in Y, different particularly high capacities
- Disc tool changer traveling in X and Y with 10 exchange places
- Separate change position for especially large tools, such as saw blades
- Multi Processing Unit