ADVANTAGES OF VERTICAL TURNING LATHES
ADVANTAGES OF VERTICAL TURNING LATHES
Vertical turning lathes are large, ram-type machines, also called vertical boring mills (VBMs). These lathes are not high-production machines, but they are ideal for heavy-duty and high-power cutting of medium and large parts.
An important advantage of the VTL machine is the ease in which large heavy workpieces can be set and held in place for machining. An advantage for any shop using VTL is that gravity is an important factor in holding these parts. Generally only a minimum of hard clamping is required.
Vertical turning lathes that use the main spindle to load and unload themselves are finding increasing acceptance as multitasking capabilities make them efficient processing centers for producing chucked parts.
Vertical turning lathes give foundries with machine shops as well as those that outsource machining the ability to cut bigger and heavier castings.
An indexable tool turret head distinguishes traditional VTLs from VBMs
Aside from turret head or ram head, VTL machine design uses a rotating table to support the workpiece and use a bridge-type construction that carries the X-axis. A ram traverses the X-axis guides and delivers the cutter.
In terms of productivity, vertical turning centers typically improve cycle times because shops can be more aggressive with their cuts.
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