The Engineering Technology Group (ETG) says it has risen the bar on cost-effective machining centres with the arrival of the Vulcan VMC650B. Part of the latest Vulcan brand that was launched in 2020, the VMC650B is the smallest model in a line of machines built-upon a box-way design which has been optimised with FEA to deliver high levels of rigidity and performance.

According to ETG, the new three-axis VMC650B is a robust workhorse capable of handling extreme cutting forces and loads, while maintaining smooth motion with increased dampening and cutting force characteristics. This smooth axis movement and vibration dampening are enhanced by an extra-wide saddle and base concept that is complemented by each axis utilising grade C3 precision-ground ballscrews and a pre-tensioned design.

From a specification perspective, the compact VMC650B has a work envelope of 650 x 500 x 500 mm in the X, Y and Z axis, with a spindle nose to table surface distance of 125 to 620 mm. This envelope works over a machine bed of 800 x 470 mm that can accommodate workpieces up to 500 kg. The BT40 spindle taper is provided with cutting tools from a swing-arm type tool facility that can hold up to 24 tools.

Rapid traverse rates of 25 m/min in all three axes guarantee productive machining within a solid build construction that boasts an overall weight of 4800 kg in a compact 2180 x 2040 mm footprint. Adding to this weight and stability is a reinforced rib design in the Z axis that delivers structural strength through the entire casting length.

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