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Vertical machining centres (VMC)
News Release from: Agie Charmilles | Subject: Mikron VC machining centre range
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 March 2001
Spindle power and feed speeds boosted
for VCMs
Mikron (Birmingham) is delighted to announce major functional enhancements to its already formidable VC machining centre range, providing increased performance and productivity for its customers.
Mikron (Birmingham) is delighted to announce major functional enhancements to its already formidable VC machining centre range, providing increased performance and productivity for its customers The Mikron VC machines have been designed to provide tool and mould makers, whether working in one-off or batch production mode, with a really cost effective solution across a wide range of traverse sizes
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The VC 500, 750 and 1000 machines will now be provided with Siemens Axis Servomotors providing increased rapid traverse rates, acceleration and axis thrust.
For the VC 500 and 750 machines, the rapid traverse rate has been increased from 24m/min to 30m/min and acceleration has increased from 3.5m/sec2 to 6m/s2.
In the case of the VC 1000, the rapid traverse rate has been increased to an outstanding 40m/min.
The acceleration rate has been increased from 3.5 to 4.0 m/s2.
For all three machines the axis thrust on the X/Y axes has been boosted from 3.5kN to 9kN and on the Z axis from 10 to 11kN.
In addition, the inclusion of the new spindle motor from Siemens has increased machine power at 44% ED to 16kW and enhanced the torque range to 60-1200rpm.
Taken together these functional enhancements provide a substantial increase in performance across the product range and are sure to provide Mikron customers with major productivity benefits.
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