Conventional Vertical Lathes
Two machines. Servo feed and ballscrews replace the traditional leadscrew and gear feed box, which is what makes the cycle programmable.
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Conventional vertical lathes
Programmable vertical lathes with servo feed and ballscrews replacing the traditional leadscrew and gear feed box.
Choosing A Lathe
Bed Type Follows The Part
Sixty models is a lot to read through. Send the part instead: the largest diameter, the length, the material and the tolerance, and we will name the two or three that fit and say why.
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Flat bed for weight
A wide flat bed carries heavy, long work and damps the cut. It is the right choice for shafts, rolls and anything needing a steady rest, and it is easier to load with a crane.
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Slant bed for chips and speed
Chips fall into the conveyor instead of piling on the ways, and the turret sits closer to the spindle centreline. Best for repeat production of medium parts.
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Vertical for diameter
Once the part is heavier than it is long, gravity works with you rather than against you. Flanges, rings, wheels and gearbox cases belong on a table, not between centres.
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Y-axis when it saves a setup
A power turret and a C-axis pay for themselves the moment the part would otherwise move to a machining centre for a keyway, a flat or a cross hole.
Every model page carries the specification we hold on file. Foundation drawings and ISO 230-2 acceptance figures come with the quotation.
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Conventional Vertical Lathes Questions, Answered
What makes these vertical lathes "programmable" rather than CNC?
Servo feed and ballscrews replace the traditional leadscrew drive, so the operator sets feeds and positions digitally without writing part programmes. It is the halfway house that suits flange and ring work in a repair or jobbing context: repeatable cuts, no programmer on the payroll.
Who typically buys a programmable vertical lathe?
Shops that see heavy round parts weekly but not hourly — pump houses, gearbox rebuilders, general engineering. The part is heavier than it is long, so it belongs on a table; the volumes do not justify a full CNC VTL, and hand-cranking a heavy vertical is nobody's idea of control.
What do ballscrews change on a vertical lathe of this class?
Backlash and feel. A ballscrew drive positions the ram consistently in both directions and holds a set feed under a heavy cut, where a worn leadscrew machine wanders. On facing cuts across a large diameter, that is the difference between one finish pass and three.
Can these two machines share tooling with the CNC vertical lathes?
Tooling systems are quoted per machine, and where your shop already runs the CNC verticals we will match holders where the interfaces allow. State what you have in the enquiry — carrying one toolroom standard across machines is exactly the kind of line-item that gets confirmed in writing here.