Vertical Machining Centers

Basics

Why a Dual-Column Machining Center?

According to this machine tool supplier, a dual-column or bridge-type machining center is 10 times more thermally stable than a comparable “C” style machine.

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VMC Promotes Precision

The DMC 650 V vertical machining center from DMG Mori Seiki is designed for workpieces weighing as much as 800 kg.

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VMC Resists Thermal Deformation

The high-performance NXV1680A vertical machining center from YCM Americas is available with 12,000- or 15,000-rpm, 40-hp spindles.

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Five-Axis VMC Promotes Precision

The Sharp Industries SVX-500 vertical machining center enables true five-sided and simultaneous five-axis machining.

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Traveling-Column VMC Accommodates Long Workpieces

The Kent USA KVTC-3270 CNC traveling-column vertical machining center provides a large working envelope with X-, Y- and Z-axis travels measuring 126" × 28" × 24" (3,200 × 720 × 620 mm), respectively, while occupying minimal shopfloor space.

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Expanded Possibilities for Cryogenic Machining

The technology for liquid nitrogen cooling is now available for machining applications in various industries on any brand of machine tool.

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Five-Axis VMC Achieves Workpiece Accuracy

The Kern Micro five-axis vertical machining center from Kern Precision is suitable for machining nanoscale to large-sized parts.

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Holemaking

Vertical Jig Boring-Milling Machine Enables High Accuracy

Available from Methods Machine Tools, the Yasda YBM 649V3 three-axis CNC vertical jig borer provides high-speed, precision boring and milling for high-accuracy mold, die and complex component manufacturing.

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Milling Tools

How One CNC Shop Effectively Machines Glass-Fiber-Filled Plastics

You know how to machine metals, but what about plastic machining? More specifically, glass-fiber-reinforced plastic? This machine shop has it figured out.

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Die/Mold

Machining Center Extends Y-Axis Travel

Designed to meet the demands of moldmaking applications, Hurco’s VMX6030i vertical machining center provides more Y-axis travel in a footprint smaller than the company’s VMX64.

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