Hexapod finishing centre for machine tools - has six length-adjustable stays connecting support to fixed frame with three connecting points on support forming one engagement plane.

Abstract
The finishing centre has a fixed frame (3) and support connected together by six length-adjustable stays (1) with the connecting points of three stays on the support forming one engagement plane and the connecting points of the three other stays forming a second separate engagement plane. The connecting points of the stays on the support are pref. arranged in an imaginary three-dimensional cube or imaginary ball. The connecting points can each be mounted in the surface centre of the imaginary cube. ADVANTAGE - Allows improved mobility of support in all six degrees of freedom to allow greater freedom of movement of work platform.