Hwacheon VESTA-2000

The Hwacheon VESTA-2000 is a long-bed vertical machining center with 2,000 x 850 x 800 mm (78.7 x 33.5 x 31.5 in) of travel and a 2,000 x 850 mm (78.7 x 33.5 in) table rated for 1,800 kg (3,968 lb). Table length equals X travel, so the spindle can reach both ends of a full-length plate without overhang.

Z travel of 800 mm (31.5 in) and a spindle nose to table distance of 150 ~ 950 mm (5.9 ~ 37.4 in) give room for tall castings, angle plates and long tool assemblies. The column sits 905 mm (35.6 in) from the spindle center, which leaves space behind deep fixtures. Seven T-slots, 18 mm at 125 mm (4.92 in) pitch, cover the 850 mm (33.5 in) width.

All three axes rapid at 24 m/min (945 ipm). That is slow for a production cell, and it suits what the size is for: large single parts and long cycles where positioning time is a small share of the job. Spindle options are BT-40 at 10,000, 12,000 or 15,000 rpm, rated 18.5 / 11 kW (24.8 / 14.8 hp), and an 8,000 rpm BT-50 rated 15 / 11 kW (20.1 / 14.8 hp), or 26 / 22 kW (34.9 / 29.5 hp) when it is ordered with through-spindle coolant. For a machine that will mostly rough steel, the coolant-fed BT-50 is the version to look at.

The BT-40 magazine holds 30 tools with no option listed; BT-50 holds 24, or 30 as an option. BT-50 tools can be up to Ø245 mm (Ø9.6 in) with the adjacent pockets empty and 20 kg (44 lb). The coolant tank holds 740 L (195 US gal). Machine weight is 12,700 kg (27,998 lb) with BT-40 and 13,900 kg (30,644 lb) with BT-50, and the standard layout takes 5,980 x 3,698 mm (235.4 x 145.6 in) of floor, with a 4,970 x 3,753 mm (195.7 x 147.8 in) layout as an option.