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What started out as two product categories with two machines has quickly grown to four categories with 26 machines and growing. Bulova is a builder of precision CNC machining centers designed for versatility to meet today's demanding machining requirements at affordable pricing, according to the company. In addition to the original BT-380 precision micro-machining center and VMC 4220 precision box ways linear machining center, Bulova has expanded the current categories and added two categories.
The Vertical CNC machine tool line now consist of:
Vertical Micro Mill Series: A full line of precision micro-machining centers that offer small part, high production value.
Vertical Box Ways Series: A full line of precision box ways linear machining centers designed for power, speed and accuracy. accuracy.
Vertical LM Guide Series: A full line of precision vertical linear motion guide machining centers designed for high speed and accuracy.
Vertical Hybrid LM-Guide Series: A full line of precision vertical machining centers with linear motion guides on X and Y axes and box ways on Z axis for added rigidity, speed and accuracy.
The technologies are used on a variety of materials including titanium, steel, aluminum, ceramics, glass, composites, wood and plastics. Engineers and machine shop professionals working in the automotive, aerospace, medical, off road, energy, defense, electronics, consumer products, music and job shops will easily find the right CNC machine for them.
Related Glossary Terms
- centers
centers
Cone-shaped pins that support a workpiece by one or two ends during machining. The centers fit into holes drilled in the workpiece ends. Centers that turn with the workpiece are called “live” centers; those that do not are called “dead” centers.
- ceramics
ceramics
Cutting tool materials based on aluminum oxide and silicon nitride. Ceramic tools can withstand higher cutting speeds than cemented carbide tools when machining hardened steels, cast irons and high-temperature alloys.
- composites
composites
Materials composed of different elements, with one element normally embedded in another, held together by a compatible binder.
- computer numerical control ( CNC)
computer numerical control ( CNC)
Microprocessor-based controller dedicated to a machine tool that permits the creation or modification of parts. Programmed numerical control activates the machine’s servos and spindle drives and controls the various machining operations. See DNC, direct numerical control; NC, numerical control.
- machining center
machining center
CNC machine tool capable of drilling, reaming, tapping, milling and boring. Normally comes with an automatic toolchanger. See automatic toolchanger.
- milling machine ( mill)
milling machine ( mill)
Runs endmills and arbor-mounted milling cutters. Features include a head with a spindle that drives the cutters; a column, knee and table that provide motion in the three Cartesian axes; and a base that supports the components and houses the cutting-fluid pump and reservoir. The work is mounted on the table and fed into the rotating cutter or endmill to accomplish the milling steps; vertical milling machines also feed endmills into the work by means of a spindle-mounted quill. Models range from small manual machines to big bed-type and duplex mills. All take one of three basic forms: vertical, horizontal or convertible horizontal/vertical. Vertical machines may be knee-type (the table is mounted on a knee that can be elevated) or bed-type (the table is securely supported and only moves horizontally). In general, horizontal machines are bigger and more powerful, while vertical machines are lighter but more versatile and easier to set up and operate.
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