Ecoca MT-108M

Twelve turret stations are what separate the Ecoca MT-108M from the base machine of its family. It is an 8 in (203 mm) chuck slant-bed lathe with a 7.5/11 kW (10.1/14.8 hp) spindle motor and 4,500 rpm, and its working envelope is 280 mm (11.0 in) in turning diameter by 228 mm (9.0 in) in turning length.

That envelope is the trade. The MT-108 turns 380 mm (15.0 in) by 260 mm (10.2 in) with 10 stations. On the M version the bigger turret takes room from the part, so check the largest diameter in the job mix before choosing between the two. Swing over the bed, 570 mm (22.4 in), and swing over the cross slide, 345 mm (13.6 in), are unchanged, as is the weight of 3,350 kg (7,385 lb).

Ecoca's table does not explain the M suffix and prints no milling spindle speed for this column. The accessories list carries a note that tool holders and sleeves are optional for living tool, which suggests driven tooling is the point of the variant, but the page stops short of saying so. Treat the driven-tool speed, power and C-axis details as questions for the quotation.

Underneath, this is the same casting as its siblings: a 30° slant bed and box ways, listed as HARD RAIL, which Ecoca builds without a wedge wear plate and pairs with C3 grade ball screws. Small parts with several tools in play are where it fits. A dozen positions let roughing, finishing, grooving, threading and drilling tools stay mounted between jobs, and that cuts setup time on short runs.