The DMG Mori CTX beta 2000 TC is a mill-turn center with a reputation for done-in-one complete machining that has made the CTX TC line a staple in aerospace, energy, and high-value contract shops. This 2021 example is a full 5-axis mill-turn built around a main and counter spindle (each 53.6 HP, 4,000 RPM, ISM 102 spindle, roughly 4 in bore) with a 4.09 in bar capacity, a B-axis milling head (12,000 RPM, 30 HP milling spindle, +/-120 deg swivel), and a Y-axis (+/-5.90 in), turning up to 78.74 in long and 23.6 in in diameter with a 31.5 in max swing. Tooling runs through a Capto C6 magazine holding 100 tools, and the machine is equipped with 12.6 in Schunk ROTA THW3-400 quick-jaw-change power chucks on both spindles, a Renishaw RMP60 probe, BLUM tool measurement, thru-spindle coolant, chip conveyor, tailstock, and an automatic door, all under a Siemens 840D sl Operate / CELOS control.
Compared with the standard turret-style CTX beta 2000 turning center, the CTX beta 2000 TC is a categorical upgrade rather than a trim change. Where the base CTX beta 2000 relies on a turret for driven tooling and is fundamentally a turning center, the TC (Turn and Mill Complete) adds a full B-axis milling head with a 12,000 RPM / 30 HP milling spindle, a 100-tool Capto C6 magazine, a counter spindle, and a Y-axis - turning it into a true 5-axis simultaneous mill-turn that finishes complex prismatic and turned features in one setup. The result is fewer setups, tighter part-to-part accuracy, and the ability to take on done-in-one aerospace and medical work that a conventional turning center cannot hold in a single clamping.