BM 1250. On this machine the drill heads with the tools don't move - the
clamping fixture with the workpieces is moving. The 3-axis unit takes the workpieces
from the loading position via the Pick-up system and moves them from a multi-spindle
drilling or milling head to the next one thus reducing the chip-to-chip time to
a minimum of 1 second. The horizontal design ensures an optimum chip flow.

The monoblock design provides for maximum rigidity and low moving masses.
The rigidity and the stationary drilling/milling units provide for optimum quality
even if the feed forces are high. Workpieces which cannot appropriately be machined
on other SW machining centers from an economical and technical point of view, are
perfectly machined on a BM centre. Apart from the drill/mill heads and the clamping
fixture all other components are standard components or standard options resulting in
short lead times; the adaption of the machine configuration to a workpiece - no matter
whether 3, 4 or 5 axes will be required - is as flexible as for a machining centre.
Many talk about a reconfigurable machine - we are building it.