Honor Seiki VL-46G

Five tool positions, not twelve: that is the figure that defines the Honor Seiki VL-46G. It shares the 305 mm (12 in) chuck, the 25-2,500 rpm spindle and the 450 kg (992 lb) workpiece limit of the other VL-46 models, and it turns the same 560 mm (22 in) diameter at up to 450 mm (17.7 in) of height. Swing is a little larger at 600 mm (23.6 in).

Fewer positions change what the machine is for. With 5 tools there is no room for a long list of roughing, finishing, grooving, boring and threading tools in one setup, so the VL-46G suits parts whose operation needs only a handful of cutters and repeats in volume: brake discs, hubs, bearing rings and similar turned faces and bores. The VL-46A/AR and the VL-46M, both with 12 tool positions, are the columns to look at when one setup has to cover more operations.

The extra swing over those two machines helps with clearance for jaws and fixtures rather than with cutting, since turning diameter stays at 560 mm. Height is the same 450 mm as the VL-46A/AR.

Honor Seiki prints one accessory list for the whole VL-46 page. It names a hydraulic 3-jaw chuck with rotary cylinder, a coolant tank with bed wash down, a hinge type chip conveyor and spindle orientation as standard. Several entries refer to a turret (coolant through turret, servo turret), and the page does not say which of them apply to the 5-position VL-46G, so confirm the tool carrier and its coolant supply with the maker. Spindle power and axis travels are not published.