5 Axis Machining Centers from Parpas

Diamond 5 Axis Gantry

Active 5 Axis Bridge

XS 5 Axis MillTurn Gantry

THS 5 Axis Tilt Spindle

There is a lot Italian technology in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter being produced by Lockheed Martin and global partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. There is a lot of Parpas machining technology in many global aerospace manufacturers. The Padua, Italy based company is providing very high-precision 5 axis milling machines for the production of fuselages and wings of the new U.S. military aircraft. Just like Airbus, the company (Lockheed) has recently added Active Five High Speed 5 Axis Gantries and Diamond Linear high speed 5 axis bridge mills from Parpas which handle a variety of materials, including steel, aluminum and composites to suit applications in the aerospace and die/mold industries. Fw companies can boast of having in its customer portfolio with prestigious brands in the aviation industry such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Airbus, Edac Aero, Xac, GE, Snecma, Cessna, Nuovo Pignone, Spirit Aerosystems, Hitco Carbon Composites, ATK, MTU or Ansaldo. Increasing in popularity is the XS model from Parpas. The XS is a line of medium to large size gantry machines dedicated to 3~5 axis high speed machining as well as heavy duty machining on hard materials (steel, inconel, titanium, etc). The possibility to have automatic head changing system or as alternative, the automatic spindle cartridge change, allows the machines to be more flexible and suitable for complex machining or particularly longer parts in aerospace industry. The THS is a traveling column 3~5 axis tilt head vertical or horizontal machining center. Highly rigid and flexible, its particular structure can be adapted both to automated high speed machining and to heavy duty machining. More Parpas aerospace applications. The DIAMOND is a gantry style machining center with 3 or 5 axis for high speed moulds/dies machining as well as aerospace jobs. It features a monobloc structure with a gantry moving saddle and stationary workpiece. Machine available also in configuration "Linear", with linear motor for 3 machine axes and torque motor for rotary axes. Growing in popularity among aerospace OEM’s, contractors and job shops, the ACTIVE FIVE is a high speed bridge mill solution characterized by a very compact and ergonomic floor design. Strict FEM (Finite Element Analysis) has all but eliminated milling and raid travel related related vibration ensuring high speed surfacing. The machine is equipped with a 2 axis head.