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GB/T 20960-2025NC horizontal turret (English PDF)

数控卧式转塔刀架

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

August 29, 2025

Implementation date

March 1, 2026

Scope

GB/T 20960-2025 is the English-translated version of 数控卧式转塔刀架.

GB/T 20960-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering the same turret in the horizontal arrangement — the indexing and clamping, the rigidity and the deflection under load, the through-tool coolant, the interfaces and the driven tool provision, and the acceptance and reliability tests. It replaces GB/T 20960-2007, with the vertical turret standard GB/T 20959-2025. Under the China Machinery Industry Federation. In force from 1 March 2026. Issued on 29 August 2025, it has been in force since 1 March 2026, replacing GB/T 20960-2007.

Document preview — GB/T 20960-2025

National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS
25.060.20
Classification
J 52
Replacing
GB/T 20960-2007

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Contents

  • PrefaceIII
  • 1 Scope1
  • 2 Normative References1
  • 3 Terms and Definitions1
  • 4 Types and Connection Dimensions1
  • 5 Requirements3
  • 6 Test Methods13
  • 7 Inspection15
  • 8 Markings, packaging, and accompanying documents15
  • Figure 1 Connection Dimension2
  • Figure 2 Static loading15
  • Table 1 Connection Dimensions2
  • Table 2 Radial runout of centering shaft diameter4
  • Table 3.End face runout of the shoulder support surface5
  • Table 4.Perpendicularity of the shoulder support surface to the bottom surface (6) Table 5 Repeatability7
  • Table 6.Offset of Tool Hole Axis in Working Position8
  • Table 7 Parallelism of Tool Hole Axes in Working Position9
  • Table 8.Offset of the tool groove in the working position (10°) Table 9 Parallelism of tool mounting surfaces at various points in the working position11
  • Table 10 Offset of tool mounting surface in working position (12) Table 11 Tool Post Load Capacity14
  • Table 12 Offset Moment14
  • Table 13 Static loading torque15

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting.

This document replaces GB/T 20960-2007 "CNC Horizontal Turret Tool Post". Compared with GB/T 20960-2007, the main differences are in structural adjustments and...

Aside from editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows.

— The scope has been changed (see Chapter 1, Chapter 1 of the 2007 edition);

— The repeatability tolerance for item G4 has been changed (see Table 5, Table 2 in the 2007 edition);

— The offset tolerance value of the tool groove in the working position in item G7 has been changed from "0.050" to "0.030" (see Table 8, 2007 edition). (Table 2)

— The parallelism tolerance values of the axial and radial positioning grooves of the tool mounting surface in the working position of item G8 have been changed from "a) Change "0.020" to "a) 0.010" and "c) 0.030" to "c) 0.020" (see Table 9, Table 2 of the 2007 edition);

— The standard for checking the cleanliness of the tool holder after assembly has been changed from "according to JB/T 9877" to "according to GB/T 25374".

The provisions (see 5.4.3, 2007 edition 4.4.3);

— The standard for the sealing and waterproofing test has been changed from "according to 13.2.5 of GB 4208-1993" to "according to..." The provisions of GB/T 4208-2017, section 14.2.5 (see section 6.4, section 5.4 of the 2007 edition).

Please note that some content in this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents.

This document was proposed by the China Machinery Industry Federation.

This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Metal Cutting Machine Tools (SAC/TC22).

This document was drafted by: Yantai Huanqiu Machine Tool Equipment Co., Ltd., China General Technology Group Machine Tool Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu...

Hongda CNC Technology Co., Ltd., Changzhou Genyuan CNC Equipment Co., Ltd., Changzhou Xinshu Machine Tool CNC Equipment Co., Ltd., Wenling City Sanhe CNC Machine Tool Equipment Co., Ltd., Tengzhou Comprehensive Inspection and Testing Center, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Yantai Standards and Metrology Inspection and Testing Center Shandong Weida Machinery Co., Ltd., Shanghai Machine Tool Works Co., Ltd.

The main drafters of this document are: Yang Aiju, Jing Guofeng, Wu Peijian, Zang Kebao, Yu Chunping, Zhang Yuedong, Chen Qingfeng, Kang Xiaobo, and Xu Zhihua.

Ye Yunfu, Guo Feng, Chen Zhong, Zhou Hongtao, Ma Guangfen, Cheng Jie.

The release history of this document and the document it replaces is as follows.

— First published in 2007 as GB/T 20960-2007;

— This is the first revision.

1 Scope

This document specifies the type and connection dimensions, requirements, test methods, inspection, and marking of CNC horizontal turret tool holders (hereinafter referred to as tool holders).

Packaging and accompanying documents.

This document applies to the design and manufacture of tool holders with a center height of 50mm~200mm and a rotation axis parallel to the mounting base. Other tool holders...

For reference, the connection dimensions are suitable for the newly designed tool holder.

2 Normative references

GB/T 4208-2017

GB/T 9061

GB/T 17421.1-2023

GB/T 17421.5

GB/T 25374

3 Terms and Definitions

This document does not contain any terms or definitions that need to be defined.

4 Types and Connection Dimensions

4.1 Type

4.1.1 Tool holders are classified into Type I and Type II according to their functions.

Type I bidirectional indexing tool post;

Type II unidirectional indexing tool post.

4.1.2 The tool post is mainly defined by the height of the center of the rotation axis.

4.2 Connection Dimensions

The connection dimensions of the tool holder are shown in Figure 1 and Table 1.Special requirements can be agreed upon by the manufacturer and the user.

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Referenced standards

Editions of GB/T 20960

EditionTitleRevisionStatus
GB/T 20960-2025NC horizontal turretcurrent editionCurrent
GB/T 20960-2007NC horizontal turretprevious editionIn force

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