WHHDMT CK52 series

CK52 is Wuhan Heavy Duty Machine Tool Group’s double-column vertical-turning series reference. The manufacturer’s dated 2018 CK52/CKX52 material separates ordinary turning from CKX52 turning/milling. Multiple size and configuration rows are printed, so the retained series record is not one machine with one diameter, height, load or spindle rating. The page’s original illustration is labelled as CKX52 series context, not an inspected CK52 photograph.

Define the rotating part and fixture together: jaws, clamps, overhang, loaded height, total mass and centre of gravity. Check every required cutting point against the actual table, crossrail, ram and holder reach. Diameter, table size, load and ram travel are separate conditions; the largest figure from each catalogue row must not be combined into an invented workpiece envelope.

For milling or indexing, request the exact head, table functions, tool interface, magazine and controller package. The dated official sheet and a manufacturer catalogue retained by an exhibition organiser use different configuration/controller presentations; the quoted technical agreement and revision must identify what is supplied. A 2026 report about CKX52160 is a separate project, not a parameter source for all CK52 machines.

Agree shipping and lifting splits, foundation and utilities, installation/alignment, guarding, training and service responsibilities for the actual site. Trial the difficult cut with the real material, fixture and tool projection, then inspect released-part geometry and finish under agreed conditions. Complete-cycle timing should include handling/loading, clearing, tool changes and inspection rather than unloaded machine movement alone.