Honor Seiki VL-46MT

Two spindles, two turrets and a 380 mm (14.9 in) turning height: the Honor Seiki VL-46MT is the twin version of the VL-46M. Its other rows are those of the VL-46 frame, with 560 mm (22 in) of swing and turning diameter, a 305 mm (12 in) chuck, a 25-2,500 rpm spindle range, 12+12 tool positions and a 450 kg (992 lb) workpiece limit.

The only figure separating it from the VL-46AT is height, which that model lists at 450 mm (17.7 in). The same step appears between the single-spindle VL-46M and VL-46A/AR, so the MT inherits whatever the M configuration is. Honor Seiki's pages do not define it, and the Twin series table has no live spindle row, so the buyer should ask what the M turret carries before counting on driven tools.

For low parts the shorter envelope is no handicap. Brake discs, clutch plates, bearing caps and pulley blanks rarely stand more than a fraction of 380 mm, and they are exactly the parts that justify a twin: two short operations, front and back, with high volume. The maker's description says the machine can run the same operation on both sides or separate operations in order, and that this reduces labour.

Standard equipment per the page includes a hydraulic 3-jaw chuck with rotary cylinder, coolant through the turret, bed wash down, a hinge type chip conveyor and spindle orientation. Options include a servo turret, an automatic door, a workpiece probe and X/Z axis encoders. Honor Seiki does not publish spindle power, travels, floor space or the base control for this model.