Ecoca SL-10MC

The Ecoca SL-10MC is the heaviest of the four SL models at 3,550 kg (7,826 lb), and the one with the most to carry: a 10 in (254 mm) chuck and a turret with 12 stations. Spindle speed is 4,200 rpm and the motor is listed as 11/15 kW (14.8/20.1 hp).

Its capacity matches the SL-10 almost row for row. Turning diameter is 320 mm (12.6 in), turning length 460 mm (18.1 in) and swing over the bed 420 mm (16.5 in). The single difference in geometry is the swing over the cross slide, 340 mm (13.4 in) on this model. The turret gains two positions over the 10 of the SL-10.

Buyers should know what the page does not say. There is no milling speed in the SL table, for this model or its 8 in sibling, the SL-8MC. Ecoca's only reference to driven tools is the standing note that tool holders and sleeves are optional for living tool. That leaves open how fast the driven stations turn, what power they have and how the C axis is controlled. None of it should be assumed from the MT series, which is a different platform with its own table.

The platform itself is clearly described. Ecoca specifies FANUC β series motors for spindle and axes, linear guideways on both axes and a 30 degree slant design. Taken as a 12-station lathe with a 10 in chuck and quick axes, the SL-10MC is useful for parts with long tool lists even before any driven tooling is counted.