CNC Horizontal Machining Centers

Used Kitamura Mycenter-HX400: Sell or Buy at Auction

Kitamura is a Japanese precision machine tool builder specializing in high-accuracy horizontal machining centers and vertical machining centers. Known for superior spindle quality and rigid construction, Kitamura machines are a preferred choice in aerospace, die and mold, and precision medical machining. The Mycenter series offers high-speed machining with exceptional thermal stability.

The Kitamura Mycenter-HX400 is a Japanese-built horizontal machining center built around a 400 mm pallet and a 40-taper spindle, with a two-pallet automatic pallet changer standard so an operator can load one pallet while the machine cuts on the other. Its B-axis rotary table turns the workpiece to present all four vertical faces to the spindle, so a shop can machine several sides of a part in a single setup, and many units are equipped for full-contouring 4th-axis work. Kitamura built the HX400 the way it earned its name: a rigid, hand-scraped Meehanite structure and a thermally stable spindle that holds positional accuracy through long cycles in aluminum and steel. The control varies by vintage. Many carry Kitamura's Fanuc-based Arumatik control and others a Fanuc CNC, so the exact platform is worth confirming on any given machine. Precision machining shops, aerospace suppliers, and die and mold operations pursue the HX400 at auction because the 400 mm pallet class balances part capacity against floor footprint, and Kitamura's build quality keeps resale interest strong even on older units. When a shop sells an HX400, KD Auctions markets it to a network of 500,000+ industry contacts who already know the Mycenter name, and machines with documented spindle hours and calibration records tend to draw the strongest bidding.

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