Vertical Machining Centers

VMC Developed for Die and Mold Industry

YCM Americas offers the NTV158B, a high-efficiency, T-base VMC for die and mold applications.

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VMC Features Built-In Spindle for High-Speed Cutting

The Hwacheon Sirius UL+ VMC is equipped with a 20,000-rpm, built-in spindle for high-speed cutting.

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VMC Eliminates Vibration for Micromachining Applications

Makino’s V22 VMC is designed to eliminate vibration, rotational deflection and thermal distortion to ensure precision, accuracy, reliability and stability

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Milling Tools

What Your Handbook Isn’t Telling You

Tony Schmitz, professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, gives a presentation on machine tool dynamics. Learn the role that this concept plays in realizing your optimal machining center performance.

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VMCs Support Heavy Machining

YMT's QV-179 and 209 VMCs feature a heavily ribbed Meehanite casting for stability.

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VMCs Engineered for Precision Mold Making

Designed specifically for precision mold machining, Hyundai Wia’s Hi-Mold series of high speed VMCs offer a rigid bridge-type design that is said to minimize heat generation.

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Medical

A Big-Picture View of Micromachining

 Matrix Tooling makes injection molds for components that have features you cannot see.

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Workholding

Automated VMC Fills Capacity Gap

A new Feeler VMC from Methods Machine Tools has not only met this manufacturer’s need for additional capacity, but also taken on more work than initially expected.

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Uniformity Paves the Way for Flexibility

Standardizing on one brand of machines provides the flexibility this firearm component manufacturer needs to accommodate a variety of custom component designs.

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Double-Column VMC Offers High Rigidity

The FVM-3016DCL double-column VMC from Chevalier features a table size ranging from 126" × 57" to 165.4" × 57" with a table load ranging from 14,330 to 17,637 lbs.

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