Hwacheon VT-450

Heavy duty vertical turning center

VT-450 to 1150

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Overview

Ø460 mm vertical turning on a 12 in chuck

The VT-450 is a 12 in chuck vertical turning center that cuts up to Ø460 mm in diameter and 460 mm in length. Hwacheon builds it for production work on brake discs, drums, hubs and valves, with the spindle on the left or right, or as the 2SP twin version with two 12 in spindles on one FANUC 0i-TF Plus. The A2-8 spindle turns 2,500 rpm on a 22 / 18.5 kW motor, the standard turret holds 8 tools and indexes in 0.15 s per step, and MC versions carry a 10-station turret with 3.7 kW live tools and add a C axis.

At a glance

Max turning diameter: 18.1 in
Max turning length: 18.1 in
Chuck size: 12 in
Spindle speed: 2,500 rpm
Control: FANUC 0i-TF Plus

Features

01One-piece bed, box way on ZThe bed is a one-piece frame built to absorb vibration and limit thermal distortion. Z runs on a box way and X on linear roller guides.
02Left, right or twin spindleThe spindle can sit on the left or the right. The 2SP version pairs two 12 in spindles under one two-path FANUC 0i-TF Plus control, so one operator runs both.
038-station turret, 0.15 s indexThe standard turret takes 25 mm square shanks and 50 mm boring bars and indexes in 0.15 seconds per step.
04Turnmill option with C axisMC versions carry a 10-station turret with 3.7 / 2.2 kW live tools to 3,000 rpm, drilling to Ø16 mm and tapping to M12, with C-axis indexing in 0.0001 degree steps.
05Full diameter over the full lengthThe cutting zone is laid out so the Ø460 mm max diameter holds over the whole 460 mm cutting length without interference.
06Coolant and way oil kept apartThe cutting area is sealed from the feed area, so way lube drains on its own path and does not mix with coolant. L-HTLD tool load monitoring is standard.

Video

VT-450, brake disc

Specifications

Item		VT-450 series
Item		VT-450 [L, R]	VT-450 [L, R] MC	VT-450 [2SP]	VT-450 [2SP] MC
Capacity
Swing over bedin	in	Ø24.0	Ø24.0	Ø24.0	Ø24.0
Max cutting diameterin	in	Ø18.1	Ø17.5	Ø18.1	Ø17.5
Standard cutting diameterin	in	Ø12.0	Ø9.8	Ø12.0	Ø9.8
Max cutting lengthin	in	18.1	15.5	18.1	15.5
Chuck sizein	in	12	12	12 + 12	12 + 12
Spindle
Type of spindle nose		A2-8	A2-8	A2-8	A2-8
Max spindle speedrpm	rpm	2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500
Spindle bearing inner diain	in	Ø5.1	Ø5.1	Ø5.1	Ø5.1
Spindle motorHP	HP	29.5 / 24.8	29.5 / 24.8	29.5 / 24.8	29.5 / 24.8
Turret
Number of tool stationea	ea	8	10	8 + 8	10 + 10
Tool size (out dia x boring bar size)in	in	□0.98 × Ø2.0	□0.98 × Ø2.0	□0.98 × Ø2.0	□0.98 × Ø2.0
Turret indexing timesec/step	sec/step	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15
Axes
Rapid traverse (X / Z)ipm	ipm	945 / 787	945 / 787	945 / 787	945 / 787
Max. stroke (X / Z)in	in	10.2 / 18.9	10.2 / 18.9	10.2 / 18.9	10.2 / 18.9
Feed motor (X / Z)HP	HP	5.4 / 5.4	5.4 / 5.4	5.4 / 5.4	5.4 / 5.4
Turnmill
Spindle motorHP	HP	-	5.0 / 3.0	-	5.0 / 3.0
Max turnmill speedrpm	rpm	-	3,000	-	3,000
Max drill/tap size (drill / tap)in	in	-	Ø0.63 / M12	-	Ø0.63 / M12
Min. index angledeg	deg	-	0.0001	-	0.0001
Tank capacity
Lubricationgal	gal	3.2	3.2	3.2 + 3.2	3.2 + 3.2
Hydraulicgal	gal	2.9	2.9	2.9 + 2.9	2.9 + 2.9
Coolantgal	gal	39.6	39.6	39.6 + 39.6	39.6 + 39.6
Power source
Power capacitykVA	kVA	40	40	75	75
Machine size
Heightin	in	100.3	100.3	113.4	113.4
Floor space (L x W)in	in	71.1 x 86.5	71.1 x 86.5	156.0 x 86.5	156.0 x 86.5
Weightlb	lb	16,535	16,645	33,951	34,172
NC controller		Fanuc 0i-TF Plus	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus (2Paths)	Fanuc 0i-TF Plus (2Paths)

Specifications from the manufacturer, converted from metric. Confirm the configuration on your quote.

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