VMC Delivers Aggressive Cutting of Titanium, Steel

The MAG Fadal VMC 6535 HTX, tooled with special brazed and solid-carbide cutting tools from MAG Maintenance Technologies, delivers aggressive cutting of titanium and hardened steel through use of a 50-taper, 6,000rpm high-torque, air/oil spindle (48hp peak power, 441ft/lb peak torque). With X, Y, Z axes travel of 65" x 35" x 31" (1,651mm x 889mm x 787mm), the machine is designed to optimize heavy-duty cutting operations for aerospace, defense and other applications. Cutting feedrates up to 600ipm, with rapid travel rates up to 900ipm, can be achieved.

The VMC 6030 features a large work envelope of 60" x 30" x 30" (1,524mm x 762mm x 762mm), with long parts and deep molds as popular applications for this 10,000rpm (22.5hp spindle) machine. Cutting rates up to 600ipm, with rapid travel rates up to 900ipm, can be achieved. Flame-hardened boxways, including four on the base casting, support heavy, large workpiece applications, providing the rigidity and vibration damping required for higher performance.

Double-mounted extra-large 63mm ballscrews ensure accurate positioning for close-tolerance machining of massive parts. In addition, the machine features "Cool Power," a refrigerant cooling system that maintains the temperature of the ballscrews and the spindle headstock, reducing the effects of thermal growth for consistent positioning accuracy and high repeatability.

The 6535HTX is equipped with a Fanuc 18i-MB Control and a 32-tool dual-arm Automatic Tool Changer (ATC). Tool change time is 2.5 seconds (tool-to-tool).