The ENDURA® 700 linear gantry milling machine is the newest addition to a family of modular-designed five-axis simultaneous, high-speed linear gantry milling machines by FOOKE GmbH. They are especially suitable for the efficient machining of five sides of parts made from plastic, composite materials (e.g. CFRP and GRP), ureol, and aluminum, as well as for finishing cast and steel materials. The ENDURA product line meets the need for extremely high-speed milling machines by aerospace, rail transportation, and the automotive industry and their subcontractors, as well as model making, prototype construction, tool making, and mold making. These applications demand very tight positional control of milling tools in the workspace. 
In response to these strict requirements, Fooke provided the first machine with VCS (volumetric compensation system) to the U.S. market. VCS is now available with either the Siemens or Heidenhain control. Incorporating linear motors into the highly rigid ENDURA machine structure has resulted in improvements to acceleration and axis travel speed, more than three times compared to conventionally driven machine tools. Visit IMTS booth #S-8966, or go to [www.bmtbohle.com].
