The Eurotech Elite Trofeo B446-T2-Y2 is an Italian-built twin-spindle, twin-turret turn-mill center with a reputation for steady, unattended bar work that has made it a staple in high-mix production turning shops. Built by Biglia and sold in the United States under the Eurotech Elite name, this 2020 unit pairs a 5,000 RPM main spindle driven by a 20 HP motor with a 5,000 RPM opposed sub-spindle, so both ends of a part are machined in a single cycle. Two 12-station servo turrets provide 24 tool positions, with live tooling at every station on both turrets, and each turret carries its own Y-axis for off-center drilling, milling, slotting and flats. C-axis control on the main and sub-spindle supports cross drilling, indexing and contour milling. The machine is rated for a 2.0 inch bar capacity, a 7.87 inch maximum machining diameter and a 13.78 inch maximum turning length, with collet systems on both spindles (Royal QG65 main, B42 sub) for bar-fed work. A Fanuc Series 31i-Model B control coordinates both turrets and both spindles, and tool life management with load monitoring on the spindles and axes is designed for unattended production. The cell is equipped with a 12 ft magazine bar feeder, a shiftable sub-spindle that clears turret interference, thru sub-spindle coolant with air blast and part ejector, a high pressure coolant system, an LNS 700 mist collector, a hinge chip conveyor, an integrated gantry parts catcher with internal parts conveyor and an air-conditioned electrical cabinet.
Within the Trofeo B446 twin-turret family, the T2-Y2 is the most capable twin-turret configuration. The base B446 T2 has no Y-axis, so off-center features need a second operation, and the B446 T2 Y adds a Y-axis to only one turret, which leaves the second turret limited to on-center work. The Elite Trofeo B446-T2-Y2 puts a Y-axis on both turrets, so either tool carrier can mill, drill and tap off-center on the main or sub-spindle while the other keeps cutting. That balance shortens cycle times on complex parts, frees programmers to split work evenly between the turrets and makes the machine a more capable production cell, not just a newer one.