VLC 250 P vertical turning machine
VLC 250 P vertical turning machine
The VLC 250 P vertical turning machine from EMAG L.L.C., Farmington Hills, Mich., is said to reduce workpiece changeover time by 83 percent with the application of its pendulum technique.
The VLC 250 P vertical turning machine from EMAG L.L.C., Farmington Hills, Mich., is said to reduce workpiece changeover time by 83 percent with the application of its pendulum technique. The time to change a chucked workpiece is 1 second compared with 6 seconds on traditional turning machines, according to EMAG.
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Featuring a slide with two spindles that move in unison, the VLC 250 P is capable of holding the workpiece with one spindle while the other unloads a finished-machined component and picks up an unmachined workpiece. One spindle is always in the machining area with a workpiece being machined by X-axis turret tools. Turret indexing time is just 0.3 seconds.
The machining process is supported by a main spindle with a power rating of 28 kW and torque of up to 300 Nm. The turret, with VDI 50 tool receptors, accommodates 12 turning tools or up to 12 driven drilling or milling tools. A 250mm-dia. chuck holds workpieces of up to 200mm in diameter and 80mm in height.
With two spindles, the VLC 250 P and its compact, integral component "transfer+turning" station allow machining of both sides of the part in one machine, similar to many twin-spindle or opposed-spindle machines, but with much less idle time.
Technical Data:
- Chuck diameter: 250mm
- Swing diameter: 350mm
- Travel in X/Z: 600mm / 300mm
- Travel in X2 (turret): 230mm
- Workpiece diameter, max.: 200mm
- Workpiece height, max: 80mm
- Rapid traverse speed X/Z/X2: 60/30/30 m/min
