Machining Center VTE 180 FTD

The vertical machining center VTE-180-FTD is a five-axis machining center. It is study and built, in order to perform with high capability and accuracy, turning operation and drilling operation and also complex operations with interpolation of 5 axis simultaneously. The peculiarity of this machining center is to combine the high flexibility of a 5-axis machining machine with the cutting capacity of a CNC vertical lathe.

The concept of the machine is the following:

For turning operations:
The machine uses the direct drive spindle. The power transmission is not given by mechanical devices such as gears, reductor, belts, pinion and other, but is directly transmitted in the same spindle axes by the direct drive spindle. This technology allows to obtain the following important advantage:

• High quality of the finished surface because the power transmission is free of any vibration thanks to the direct drive motor
• Saving of time; the machine doesn’t need time to switch from turning mode to the C-axis mode
• No wear of the drive components and consequently reduced time for maintenance operation

Multifunctional tool head:
The machine is equipped with one B-Axis Multifunctional Head. This head is used for milling and drilling with its own electro spindle, but in order to perform turning operation, the head has a hydraulic system which locks the spindle and the bearings in order to obtain one strong turning tool holder.

Y-axis and C-axis for fast positioning in milling & drilling

Your advantages:

• VTE-180-FTD is particularly suitable for finishing turning and drilling of railway wheels, gear wheels, complex shaped ring components
• Its particular direct drive motorization allows to work components made of hard steel where maximum torque is required at low table revolutions
• Thanks to the complete automation of the safety guards, VTE-180-FTD can be easily inserted into complex production lines with a fully automatic wheel handling system
• VTE-180-FTD can be equipped with a package of options such as, tool magazines from 16 to 200 positions, tool pre-setting, touch probe for dimensional measurement of the piece in the machine, system for tool integrity control, grinding possibility with automatic dressing device