Matsuura V.Plus-800

The Matsuura V.Plus-800 is a vertical machining center with 800 mm (31.5 in) of X, 550 mm (21.6 in) of Y and 500 mm (19.7 in) of Z travel on a 1,000 x 500 mm (39.4 x 19.7 in) table rated for 500 kg (1,102 lb). It runs a 12,000 rpm BT40 spindle as standard, with 20,000 rpm and 30,000 rpm BT40 spindles offered as options.

The spindle range is the reason to look at this machine. One frame can be ordered as a 12,000 rpm general-purpose mill, as a 20,000 rpm machine for aluminium and finishing, or with the 30,000 rpm spindle for very small tools in mold and die detail. That choice is made at the time of order, so it pays to decide which work dominates. The taper is BT40, with HSK-A63 available as an option for shops that want the hollow-shank interface at high speed.

The table is the other strong point. At 1,000 x 500 mm it is longer than the 800 mm of X travel, which leaves room for clamps and a second vise outside the cutting envelope, and 500 kg (1,102 lb) covers most steel plates and fixtures of that size. The V.Plus-550 next to it has 550 × 410 mm (21.6 × 16.1 in) of X and Y, so the V.Plus-800 is the one to choose once parts or fixture plates outgrow that.

Through-spindle coolant at 15 bar is standard, with 70 bar as an option. The higher pressure matters for deep drilling and for breaking chips in tough materials. Rapids are 42 m/min (1,654 ipm), and the control is the Matsuura G-Tech 31i with a touch screen.

Before ordering, check the 500 mm (19.7 in) of Z against the tallest part plus vise plus longest tool, since this machine has less Z than the 560 mm (22.1 in) of the smaller V.Plus-550.