Monforts Werkzeugmaschinen
KNC
Powerful & Economical

Cycle-controlled universal lathes
KNC lathes have a long tradition at Monforts. Our customers have trusted these machines for almost 30 years, thanks to their ruggedness and reliability.
These machines combine the advantages of manual and CNC lathes:
they can be controlled via hand wheels in manual mode, and switched over to workshop programming. Suitable for single part of small series production.
KNC- series

KNC 5
High standards in quality and equipment

Cycle-controlled universal lathes
KNC lathes have a long tradition at Monforts. Our customers have trusted these machines for almost 30 years, thanks to their ruggedness and reliability.
These machines combine the advantages of manual and CNC lathes:they can be controlled via hand wheels in manual mode, and switched over to workshop programming. Suitable for single part of small series production.
Technical details
- Swing diameter over bed= 510 mm
- Swing diameter over cross slide= 340 mm
- Distance between centres = 1.000 / 1.500 / 2.000 mm
- Spindle holder Camlock (ISO 702-2) = C8
- Max. spindle speed= 2-2.400 min-1
- Inner cone of the main spindle = 85 Metric
- Spindle bore = 80 mm
- Spindle bearing = 120 mm
- SPINDLE SPEED 1ST GEAR min-1 = 2 – 266
- SPINDLE SPEED 2ST GEAR min-1 = 7 – 768
- SPINDLE SPEED 3ST GEAR min -1 = 21 – 2.400
- Drive power (100/40 % ED) = 11/15 kW
- TORQUE 1ST GEAR (100/40 % ED) = 1.489 / 2.030 Nm
- TORQUE 2ST GEAR (100/40 % ED) = 522 / 712 Nm
- TORQUE 3ST GEAR (100/40 % ED) = 166 / 226 Nm
OPTIONAL Equipment
- SIEMENS Sinumerik One control system
- Steady
- Quick-clamping tool holder PARAT, Capto
- Boring rest
- 8x Sauter turret with/without driven tools VDI 30
- 4-sided turret head without tool drive
- Air conditioner for control cabinet
- Tailstock with hydraulically operated quill
- Spindle brake
- Machine status indicator lamp, 3 colours
- Large selection of clamping systems
Your advantages
R&D MTC control system, control panel with 15″ TFT
Manual operating functions
Chip conveyor
Multifix C quick-release tool holder

KNC 8
High standards in quality and equipment

Cycle-controlled universal lathes
KNC lathes have a long tradition at Monforts. Our customers havetrusted these machines for almost 30 years, thanks to theirruggedness and reliability.
These machines combine the advantages of manual and CNC lathes:they can be controlled via hand wheels in manual mode, and switchedover to workshop programming. Suitable for single part of small seriesproduction.
Technical details
- Swing diameter over bed = 800 mm
- Swing diameter over cross slide = 610 mm
- Distence between centres = 2.000 / 3.000 / 4.000 / 5.000 / 6.000 mm
- Spindle holder Camlock (ISO 702-2) = D11
- Max. spindle speed = 3-2.000 min-1
- Inner cone of the main spindle = 105 Metric
- Spindle bore = 104 mm
- Spindle bearing = 150 mm
- SPINDLE SPEED 1ST GEAR min-1 = 3 – 224
- SPINDLE SPEED 2ST GEAR min-1 = 9 – 670
- SPINDLE SPEED 3ST GEAR min -1 = 26 – 2.000
- Drive power (100/40 % ED) = 22/30 kW
- TORQUE 1ST GEAR (100/40 % ED) = 2.935 / 4.000 Nm
- TORQUE 2ST GEAR (100/40 % ED) = 1.000 / 1.363 Nm
- TORQUE 3ST GEAR (100/40 % ED) = 325 / 443 Nm
OPTIONAL Equipment
- SIEMENS Sinumerik One control system
- Steady
- Quick clamping tool holder PARAT, Capto
- Boring rest
- 8-fach Sauter-turret with / without driven tools VDI 50
- 4-sided turret head without tool drive
- C-axis positioned with independent servo motor
- Air conditioner for control cabinet
- Hydraulic clamping system
- Spindlebrake
- Tailstock with hydraulically oprtated quill
- Machine status indicator lamp 3 colours
- Large selection of clamping systems
Ihre Vorteile
R&D MTC control system, control panel with 15“ TFT
Manual operating functions
Chip conveyor
Multifix D quick-release tool holder
Swing diameter over bed (mm)
510
800
Swing diameter over cross slide (mm)
340
610
Distance between centres (mm)
1.000 / 1.500 / 2.000
2.000 / 3.000 / 4.000 / 5.000 / 6.000
Max. spindle speed (min–1)
2 – 2.400
3 – 2.000
Spindle bore (mm)
80
104
Drive power (100/40 % ED)
11 / 15
22 / 30