Honor Seiki VL-100CR

Height is the whole case for the Honor Seiki VL-100CR. It turns 800 mm (31.4 in) tall, where the VL-100C stops at 650 mm (25.5 in), and it is the only turning-only model on its page to break the 650 mm figure. Swing and turning diameter stay at 1,200 mm (47.2 in), the load limit at 3,500 kg (7,716 lb) and the tool positions at 12.

How does the CR get the extra height? Honor Seiki does not spell it out. The standard accessories list says the VL-100C and VL-100CM have a fixed type crossrail and leaves the CR and CRM out of that line, which implies a different crossrail arrangement on the R models. The page does not confirm it in words, so treat the crossrail type as a question for the quotation rather than a published fact.

In practice the taller envelope brings in parts the VL-100C cannot clear: deep bearing housings, tall hubs, stacked ring fixtures, valve bonnets. Weight is unchanged, so a taller part must still come in under three and a half tonnes with its fixture.

Everything else follows the series. Column and bed are Meehanite castings in a box structure with box ways. A table with a manual 4-jaw chuck is standard on the VL-100 size, with a hydraulic chuck and cylinder as an option. Extended vertical travel on the Z axis appears on the option list as well, and is worth asking about if 800 mm is still marginal. Table speed, motor power and travels are not published; a higher power motor and a Siemens controller are options.