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News Release from: Hurco Europe | Subject: Hurco VM2 vertical machining centre
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 August 2003
Compact VMC offers generous working
envelope
In spite of its compactness, a VMC has a generous working envelope of 1016 x 457 x 457mm and a 1170 x 457mm table capable of supporting workpieces weighing up to 454 kg.
A good price-to-performance ratio in a small footprint is claimed for the new Hurco VM2 vertical machining centre, which joins the smaller VM1 introduced last year by the High Wycombe company Occupying just 2.46 x 2.2 metres of factory space, the machine has a 15kW / 8,000 rpm (optionally 10,000 rpm) spindle capable of high metal removal rates
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Installed weight of the machine is over four tones, which together with the quoted +/-0.005mm positioning accuracy and +/-0.0025mm repeatability allows high machined tolerances to be held.
Despite its compactness, the machine has a generous working envelope of 1016 x 457 x 457mm and a 1170 x 457mm table capable of supporting workpieces weighing up to 454 kg.
Rapid traverse rates of 19m/min in X and Y (18m/min in Z) contribute to high productivity, as does the 16-station swing-arm ATC which exchanges adjacent 40-taper tools in 2.5 seconds.
Optionally available are a 4th axis rotary table, flood coolant, chip auger with evacuation tray, and competitively priced DIN tooling packs.
Controlling the machine is an uprated version of Hurco's Ultimax single-screen CNC which boasts a slimline touch-screen colour LCD.
Conversational programming with scalable graphics is provided, as are most of the features associated with Hurco's patented, twin-screen Ultimax 4 CNC system, which is an option on the VM2.
A modular series of additional packages allows hard drive capacity to be doubled to 2 GB and the 8 MB of RAM to be increased to 256 MB, while other upgrades include verification graphics, remote jog and a compact keyboard.
Software options are equally extensive.
They include high-speed profiling, pocket milling with helical ramp entry and island avoidance, direct DXF file translation, 3D mould software for creating three-dimensional parts from two-dimensional open contours, the Ultinet data communications interface, and conversational tool and part probing. Request a free brochure from Hurco Europe ...
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