Feeler VTM-415

The Feeler VTM-415 is a vertical mill-turn machine: a three-axis machining center whose table is a direct-drive C axis, so the part can be spun for turning as well as indexed for milling. The table is φ415 mm, carries 130 kg (287 lb), and Feeler's table describes the C-axis rotary table simply as DDM, with 360° of rotation.

Linear travels are 520 mm (20.5 in) in X, 460 mm (18.1 in) in Y and 400 mm (15.7 in) in Z, and all three axes rapid at 30 m/min (1,181 ipm). The spindle runs to 12,000 rpm and takes HSK-A63(T) tooling. The T form of that interface is the one made for locking turning tools in a milling spindle, which matches the machine's purpose. There are 24 tool positions.

Feeler aims the VTM-415 at the medical, semiconductor and 3C industries and says it combines turning, milling and grinding in one machine. The benefit claimed is fewer setups. As an example the maker cites tablet machining that originally required three separate operations and can now be completed in a single step, improving efficiency by over 66 percent.

The rest of the description concerns keeping such a machine running unattended: large diameter chip ports with a base-level chip flushing system, an automatic alert system, ECO MODE and machine-wide power monitoring. Self-diagnostics, lifecycle management and remote maintenance are listed as optional. The table gives no turning speed for the C axis and no spindle power, both of which a turning job needs.