VM 9 – Low-Cost Production of Small Batches
With the VM 9 modular turning machine, EMAG has introduced a platform that covers a broad spectrum of applications including turning, milling and drilling technologies along with an intelligent machine design. The highly accessible machining area and workpiece spindle, fitted at the bottom of the machine, ensure decreased tooling times and increased flexibility to accommodate small batch production.
The VM 9 vertical turning center is designed for the manufacture of individual and small production runs for a wide variety of parts. The heavy-duty base of the machine is made of MINERALIT® polymer concrete. The magnificent damping properties of Mineralit®, combined with the compound slide on the X- and Z-axes ensure excellent machining quality, high speed processes and short idle times. The main spindle provides the necessary power with an 83 kW rating and torque of 990 Nm.
Flexibility for Turning
As a part of the EMAG modular standard product family, the VM 9 was designed as vertical turning center, which combines a reliable design and an extensive range of equipment. Manufactured to machine chucked components with a maximum diameter of 450 mm (17.7 in.), the machine features a tool turret which can be fitted with up to twelve tool positions, depending on the tool interface (BMT or VDI). The turret can also be equipped with driven tools to perform drilling or milling operations. The integrated probe allows for complete process reliability by performing continuous quality control tests on the workpieces. These features make the VM 9 extremely well equipped to perform a wide variety of production tasks and to produce a wide range of workpieces.
Ergonomic Maintenance and Loading
But the VM 9 does not just deliver excellent machining quality during production, the ergonomic design of the machines is evidence that decades of experience led EMAG to design the machine with the users in mind. Both the machining area and all maintenance components are easy to access. “This is a major benefit of the VM 9 for our customers,” explains Georg Händel, Manager of Technical Sales at EMAG Leipzig Maschinenfabrik GmbH. “It’s a major advantage for customers who have to machine many different workpieces or various part families.”
With the VM 9, EMAG offers a new machine system for chucked parts, designed for a wide variety of workpieces in many different manufacturing scenarios. Whether components for trucks, construction and agricultural machines or for mechanical and plant engineering, the VM 9 is ideal for practically every sector. The excellent accessibility to the machining area makes the machines an all-round solution for turned parts.
Benefits of the VM 9 at a glance:
- Dynamic axes for short idle times and fast machining processes
- All the service units are easy to reach
- Axis monitoring by rotary, indirect absolute encoders. All axes include fully encapsulated linear glass scale (optional).
- Generously dimensioned main spindle, maintenance-free spindle motors and rigid guideways
- Machine body made of MINERALIT®, six to eight times better damping properties than gray cast iron
About EMAG
The success of EMAG’s strategy lies in the fact that a medium-sized corporation can still react to customer requirements with flexibility and attention to the long term prospect. After all, clients are looking for answers to the crucial question of how to improve their output and the quality of their production – and to do so with space-saving machinery that will not let them down, even after many years of use. EMAG is the world’s most important manufacturer of CNC vertical turning machines.
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