GEMINI

Automatic CNC Drilling, Milling

and Thermal Cutting Systems
for large plates
Automatic CNC Drilling, Milling
and Thermal Cutting Systems
for large plates

Plasma torch with laser height sensing

STANDARD TECHNICAL FEATURES
• Twin beam box construction for minimum deflection when machining
• Fanuc CNC controls for productive operational reliability and worldwide
service support
• Low backlash hardened and ground helical rack on the X & Y & U axes
• Simple floor mounted installation without the need for special
foundations
• Minimal footprint (up to 60% less than other solutions)
• High speed milling and drilling with 6,000 RPM spindle speeds and
automatic tool changer
• Integrated automatic plate clamping requires no set up and eliminates
vibration to achieve high rates of productivity
and tool life
• Precision laser for plate referencing eliminates the need to square plates
prior to processing
• Secondary X axis increases productivity and permits milling without the
need to position the gantry
• Tool changing occurs while the plate remains clamped for precision
tapping, countersinking, boring and milling
• Helical milling for larger holes with low cost tooling
• Face milling for bearing surfaces in construction/machine applications
and columns in structural steel fabrication
• 200, 260 or 400 amp plasma systems
• Ability to keep multiple remnants on the table eliminates the material
handling and need to return and retrieve them from stock
• Cutting lengths from 5-30m / 20-100 ft.
• Air/mist or liquid drill coolant

OPTIONAL FEATURES
• CNC bevel plasma head for weld preparations
• Multiple oxy-fuel torches
• Optional tool monitoring
• Down draft or water tables
• Plate marking and layout “scribing”
with patent pending technology
• Pin marking for low stress applications
• Marking with plasma
• Maximum plate widths of 8’ (2,540 mm),
10’ (3,100 mm) and 11’ 9” (3,600 mm)
• Chip vacuum evacuation systems
• Magnetic table for stand-alone milling
operations

Automatic tool changer with up to 24 tools per drill head

(depending on the model)

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The complete plate working solution for fabricators and manufacturers of all sizes.
The Gemini handles from light to heavy plate for thermal cutting, marking, milling, drilling, tapping, beveling and more all on one
system with unprecedented accuracy.
This achieves the lowest cost due to its minimal floor space, low capital investment and productivity.
CUTTING
The Gemini’s mobile gantry design allows for a greater The Gemini can be equipped with different optional
range of plate sizes and thicknesses without concern Hypertherm plasma torches and with plate nesting
for the plate weight and material handling due to the software package to maximize material utilization with
simultaneous processing and loading/unloading. efficient part nesting.
Supplied with plasma and optional oxy-fuel torches, the Fanuc CNC hardware is provided with a human interface
Gemini can cut plates from 3/16” (5 mm) to 12” (305 mm) in using Ficep Pegaso software.
steel and from 3/16” (5 mm) to 1-1/2” (40 mm) in stainless,
brass and aluminum.
Machine positioning accuracy of .004” (.1 mm) ensures
quality parts for better fit up and less welding time.
For heavy plate work, the Gemini can be supplied with up
to three oxy-fuel torches for accurate stripping or multiple
part cutting

MARKING AND SCRIBING

Fabrication and bending lines can be indicated with a
scribing tool or plasma marking.
Identification marks and part numbers for fabrication can
be added with the scribing tool, plasma marker or a pin
marker.
Deeper marking suitable for viewing after painting or
galvanizing can be performed with scribing.
Center locations for the positioning and welding of parts
with reference points are produced with our “patent
pending” scribing tool.

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Nesting CNC Fanuc control

Hypertherm control panel

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 GEMINI HP 36 - front

GEMINI HP 36

EDGE BEVELLING
The Gemini can make weld preps either by milling or
plasma beveling. For precision bevels, milling is more
accurate and J groove bevels can also be achieved. For
variable bevels, large parts and K preps, plasma beveling
is the most economical process. For enhanced efficiency
in welding, J preps and thickness reduction can be
performed with milling tools.

FACE AND SLOT MILLING

On machine parts and many structural detail items, slotted
holes, milled bearing mating surfaces, etc. are required.
Traditionally these operations were performed on large
machining centers or boring machines after fabrication.
The accuracy of the Gemini in both cutting and machining
means that many of these operations can be performed
on the stock plate, thus eliminating the expense, handling
cost, floor space and lead-time of secondary operations.
For fabrication the milling of weld prep surfaces can
drastically reduce welding costs.

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 J groove edge beveled for deep penetration and no
back welding

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DRILLING AND TAPPING

The Gemini’s high speed machining spindle allows extremely productive drilling of
holes from 1/8” (3 mm) to 3.15” (80 mm). For larger holes up to 15,7” (400 mm),
the Gemini can mill holes with exceptional accuracy (<0.004” (.1 mm) tolerance on
diameter and concentricity).

The high speed spindle positioning (sub X and Y axis) combined with wide area
clamping provides very high productivity for the most common hole sizes (18 –
15/16” (22 mm) diameter holes per minute on 4” (100 mm) centers).

The precision of the Gemini provides unprecedented accuracy of both hole to hole
and hole to edge locations.

For many applications, tapped holes in the components can reduce welding, fitting
and assembly time. For tapping, the digital control system provides high quality
threads on tapped holes as small as 1/8” (3 mm) for cable clips, etc. and up to 15/16”
(22 mm) for structural bolts.

Parts drilled and marked

Thick parts drilled and cut

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HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

PEGASO SYSTEM
Pegaso is the new generation CNC for Ficep machines. PC,
CNC and PLC are integrated on a single board, to have the
maximum reliability. Pegaso is based on field bus technology:
CanBus and EtherCAT, with up to 32 axes controlled.

The CNC is positioned on a mobile control panel, so the operator

can have a complete view of the machine. The most of input /
output interface devices and brushless motors drives are located
on the machine.

Programming
• Simplified data input with graphical direct preview
• 3D piece view
• Diameter programming with automatic tool assignment
• Linear, matrix and flange patterns
• Programming with millimeters or inches (also fractions)
• Linear nesting PC characteristics
• CPU AMD Ontario 1.6 GHz Dual Core
Processing • Ram 2 Gb
• Automatic tool assignment • Disk Compact Flash 8 Gb
• Unit offset automatic summing • USB 6 High Speed 2.0 (one on the front)
• Automatic grouping and ordering of operations • LAN Ethernet 10/100/100 Mbit
• Setup modification lines generation • Keyboard Industrial PS2
• Rototraslation of executing program to follow sheet • Display LCD Led technology 15 “ with touch screen
orientation • Industrial panel with 42 push buttons
• Op. Sys. Windows 7 Embedded with EWF filter
Execution • Teleservice software for remote diagnostics
• Automatic cycle stop for tool setup modification
• Probing capability to adjust program quotes to actual
material position
• Automatic software to prevent machine unit collisions
• Automatic software to prevent tool collisions against
material
• Tool management with operating parameters and tool life
management
• Messages and alarm notifications to the operator using
customer language with history log
• Graphic screens to display machine pieces handling tables
• Production times recording

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 CAPACITIES AND SPECIFICATIONS

G254 HPE G324 HPE G364 HD G364 XD

Material data
Plate thickness (min.) mm/inch 5 (3/16") 5 (3/16") 5 (3/16") 10 (3/8")
Plate thickness (max.) mm/inch 80 (3") 80 (3") 127 (5") 305 (12")

800 x 1250 800 x 1250 800 x 1250 800 x 1250

Plate dimensions (min.) mm/inch
(32" x 48") (32" x 48") (32" x 48") (32" x 48")
The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the indicated specifications without notice. All the specifications

3600 x 24400 3600 x 24400

2540 x 24400 3100 x 24400 (141" x 80' ), (141" x 80' ),
Plate dimensions (max.) mm/inch
(100" x 80') (80') (3200 x 24400 3200 x 24400
(126"x 80' with bevel) (126"x80' with bevel)

Axes
CNC interpolated axes number 4 4 3 or 5 (6 or 9) 3 or 5 (6 or 9)
CNC total axes number 5 5 10 (18) 10 (20)
Plasma torches (option) number 1 1 1 (2) 1 (2)
Plasma bevel torches (option) number 1 1 1 (2) 1 (2)
Oxy-fuel cutting option (max.) mm/inch 100 / 4" 100 / 4" 127 / 5" 305 / 12"
Drilling unit(s)
Vertical drill heads number 1 1 1 (2) 1 (2)
in this catalog are not binding on the manufacturer.

Tools per drill head number 8 8 24 16

Spindle RPM rpm 6000 (8000) 6000 (8000) 6000 (7000) 4500 (5000)
Spindle taper ISO 40 ISO 40 ISO 40 ISO 50
Spindle lubrication internal internal internal internal
Spindle at S3 rating kW / hp 11 / 15 11 / 15 26 / 35 58 / 78
Hole diameter drilling (max.) mm 32 (1.25") 32 (1.25") 40 (1.57") 80 (3.15")
Hole diameter interpolated
mm 240 (9.5") 240 (9.5") 400 (15.7") 400 (15.7")
milling (max.)
Installation
Working level height mm/inch 650 (25.6") 650 (25.6") 700 (27 1/2” ) 700 (27 1/2" )

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