4-way Bed Precision Lathe Features Automated Cycles

Weiler North America Corp. presents its German-built 4-way bed precision lathe, the V-series. The release of the V-series makes Weiler a member of a select group of German manufacturers offering this type of machine. The V-series is available in two versions featuring automated cycles and digital drive technology. Both the V90 and V110 are specially designed to machine long and thin workpieces with a weight of up to 8 tons without needing to reclamp as the slides can overrun the fixed steady rest. The 4-way bed precision lathe takes its name from the four guideways along which the steady rest and slide can be moved.

Photo Credit: Weiler Werkzeugmacschinen GmbH

The main spindle is available with spindle bores of 165, 262 or 362 mm and is driven through two gear stages with a power output of 45/37 kW (60 percent and 100 percent duty cycle). The distance between centers can be chosen from 3000 mm to 15000 mm in steps of 1500 mm.

Weiler offers a wide range of suitable traversable steady rests. To promote that a number of applications are covered, these include manual and hydraulically actuated, self-centering versions. The range of threads able to be cut is also wide. All types of threads can be easily cut, according to the company; the range extends from 0.5 to 2000 mm per turn.

Increased machining flexibility is also provided by the wide variety of tool systems that can be used. Weiler offers a number of suitable tool carrier systems in order to maximize this flexibility. There are also drilling and milling attachments with a Y-axis stroke of up to 200 mm.

The new Weiler models are aimed at a number of different markets — from general machine building to the oil, hydraulics and shipbuilding industries all the way through to the energy sector. A number of mechanical engineers benefit from the operability and handling of the precision lathes, Weiler reports.

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