Four major advantages of using direct-drive spindles in CNC lathes

With the continuous development of technology, the drive method of CNC lathes has mostly shifted from traditional gearbox drives to direct-drive spindles, which have achieved excellent application results in various models of CNC lathes. This is mainly attributed to its numerous advantages. Today, as CNC lathe manufacturers, we will summarize and share with you the four major advantages of using direct-drive spindles in CNC lathes.

1. Simplified structure reduces maintenance workload.

2. Lower vibration and noise levels.

3. Higher rotational speed, faster direction change, and better acceleration and deceleration performance.

4. No gear clearance, higher accuracy (theoretically).

With the maturity of high-power and high-torque servo motor technology, more and more modern CNC lathes, especially small and medium-sized high-speed precision lathes, adopt the method of directly driving the spindle with the motor, eliminating the traditional gearbox. These are all attributed to the four major advantages of direct-drive spindles. I hope the above explanation can be of some help to everyone when purchasing CNC lathes in the future.