options for Knee Mills

Chip Pan - Knee Mill

Chip pan for TRAK knee mills.

Power Feed

Knee power feed for TRAK Knee mills.

Remote Stop/Go Switch

A hand-held switch to stop and continue program run.

Available for purchase at our service parts website: Remote Stop/Go Switch

Table Guard

Table guard with sliding doors to impede chips and coolant and keep the operator from the tool and workpiece during CNC machining. Interlock switch on the door interfaces to the CNC. DRO and TRAKing are allowed with the door open, but the door must be closed for automatic CNC operations in the Program Run Mode.

Work Lamp

Bright, long-lasting LED work lamp with industrial-grade mount.

Work Lamp

Bright, long-lasting halogen work lamp with industrial-grade mount.

Auto Lubrication Pump

The auto lubrication pump for the ways and ballscrews is wired to operate while the spindle is running. Discharge times and intervals are set on the pump.

Kurt^® Vise

6″ Kurt vise and mounting hardware - model DX6. Opens to 9″.

Spray Coolant

The unique Fog Buster^® non-fogging coolant sprayer precisely directs a fine stream of coolant to the tool and workpiece.

TRAKing^® / Electronic Handwheels

The feel of manual control of real handwheels, but our electronic handwheels bring the power of the CNC to your fingertips through features such as TRAKing and DO ONE. Not available for the ProtoTRAK EMX.

Power Draw Bar

A Torque-Rite draw bar factory installed. May be ordered as CAT or NMTB/NST. Draw bar for CAT type is longer to fit into tool holders that have the tool changer grip, or retention knob removed.

Glass Scales

A popular brand of glass scale mounted on the table and saddle. X/Y glass scales not available for the ProtoTRAK EMX.

Coolant Pump

The optional coolant pump is mounted on the back of the machine column. It is wired into the electrical panel for operation through the Accessory key on the CNC front panel.

Limit Switches

Switches and brackets are set for maximum travel limits. Tripping the switch will cause the servo motors to shut down.

TRAK^® USB Memory

The USB Memory option consists of an industrial-grade Delkin^® Thumb drive. This device is unsurpassed for reliability and speed of file access and is the storage of choice for our own software engineers.

VIDEO: TRAK^® USB Memory Option Overview

Other Knee Mill Options

• Networking Option — lets you connect your ProtoTRAK to a network of other ProtoTRAKs or offline computers. (Standard equipment for the ProtoTRAK KMX. Not available for the ProtoTRAK EMX.)
• Riser blocks — RISER-4 (for 4″), RISER-6 (for 6″), RISER-8 (for 8″)

Offline Programming

• ProtoTRAK KMX user interface for Windows^® PC
• Program parts and simulate CNC Run
• Modify files from current and former ProtoTRAK models

VIDEO: Installing ProtoTRAK Offline Software

DXF Converter

• Import and convert CAD data into ProtoTRAK programs
• DXF or DWG files
• Chaining
• Automatic Gap Closing
• Layer control
• Easy, prompted process you can do right at the machine

Not available for the ProtoTRAK EMX.

Auxiliary Functions

The Auxiliary functions provide program control of spray mist or coolant, spindle off, and interface to a programmable rotary table or indexer. Available only on K3KMX-3.