Work head is the third most important part of the machine when it comes to accuracy and easy of getting the parts into size. Studer work head is well built to take anywhere from 70 KG to 150KG of part. You can have virtually no play in it. There are several types of work head. Universal work heads have multiple bearing and the cost of the bearing alone is $9000/- These bearing last long as long as it is purged with clean air.

Matching the work head:

Then work head has to be ground for centerline height. It also has to be ground to match your tailstock in the X direction. Some work head has brake. The belt and the tensions are critical for non round grinding. The work head can run as live spindle or dead spindle.

Options -

There are 3 different heights. 125, 175 and 225 mm.

There is hydrodynamic, universal, and universal chucking.

Here are some pictures to show you how much detail we get into.