Ibarmia ZMV5

For heavy tools over a long bed, the Ibarmia ZMV5 combines a vertical ZV head with SK-50, BT-50, HSK A-100 or CAPTO 8 holders. The spindle is listed at 43 kW (57.7 hp) and 8,000 rpm. It moves in 3 axes, with the column travelling up to 12,000 mm (472.4 in) in X past a fixed table.

Think of the parts that suit that combination: machine beds, frames, beams and thick plate, where the work is facing, drilling, boring and slotting from the top. Large-diameter cutters run slowly, so the 8,000 rpm ceiling costs little there. It does cost time on small drills and finishing end mills, and a shop with a lot of that work will find the 12,000 rpm of the ZMV4 a better match, in exchange for the smaller SK-40 class interface.

The medium column sets the cross-section: 800 or 1,000 mm (31.5 or 39.4 in) of Y and 800 or 900 mm (31.5 or 35.4 in) of Z. Tool length eats into Z, and SK-50 class tools are long, so check the tallest part against the longest boring bar before choosing between the two Z travels.

Ibarmia sells the Z series as a configurable platform. For this model that means horizontal rotary tables, custom trunnion fixtures and sliding tables that the maker says cut set-up times for parts of various lengths. The product page prints no table dimensions, loads or magazine sizes, so those belong in the quotation.

The large-size ZLV5 uses the same holders with 84 kW (112.6 hp) and 12,000 rpm.