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Variety Lathes

TYPE VKS - Fully Automatic Variety Lathe

A fully automatic variety turning lathe. Hopper will take up to 1000mm lengths, and the turnings produced can be up to 150mm in length and 100mm in diameter.

Full PLC control will ball bearing spindle drive to give complete accuracy.

Options include our 'short end waste' which saves considerable end-waste (only 65mm) when the piece is completed and the end is ejected. Output of the machine is normally from 180-1500 pieces per hour, although with certain profiles production of over 2000 pieces have been achieved.


TYPE VKS - Cutter Arrangement

As with all our range of variety lathes, we have both a roughing and a finishing cutter.

All holders are hydraulically operated with variable control. Option on the VKS is for the roughing cutter to be mounted vertically for extra deep cuts to be taken on deep profiles.

Thin parting off knife, and with variable options on the drilling unit which allows deep drilling in stages, stepped drilling, and for high output drilling can be made as the piece is pre-turned through the stayring.

All guards are fully interlocked for complete safety during operation.


TYPE VK65 - Fully Automatic Variety Lathe

A fully automatic variety turning lathe (the smaller 'sister' to the type VKS).

Hopper will take up to 800mm lengths, and the turnings produced can be up to 150mm in length and 65mm in diameter.

Full PLC control with ball bearing spindle drive to give complete accuracy.

Options include our 'short end waste', which saves considerable end-waste (only 65mm) when the piece is completed and the end is ejected. Output of the machine is normally from 180-1500 pieces per hour, again with certain profiles production of over 2000 pieces have been achieved.


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