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VMC for Demanding High Speed, Hard Metal Cutting Conditions

The Bridgeport V-1320 vertical machining center from Hardinge delivers highly accurate, high precision detailed parts for aerospace, medical and automotive applications.

Posted: July 31, 2019

Equipped with dual Y-axis ballscrews for improved surface quality and roundness accuracy, acceleration, reduced vibration, and increased tool life, the robust Bridgeport V-1320 vertical machining center from Hardinge is a fully digital, high-quality machine tool with a Big Plus 40 taper, 12,000 rpm direct-drive spindle powered by a dual-wound Mitsubishi spindle motor for maximum capacity and performance in the job shop, OEM, aerospace, automotive, energy and other demanding markets.

The Bridgeport® V-1320 vertical machining center from Hardinge Inc. (Berwyn, PA) is the best overall working cube in its class, offering a high quality, rugged and powerful system developed for tough machining applications that is well suited for high speed and hard metal cutting conditions. It delivers not only highly accurate, high precision detailed parts for aerospace and medical applications, but also the robustness to handle the demanding day-to-day operations in the automotive industry. The machine is a fully digital, high-quality machine tool designed to achieve maximum capacity and performance in the job shop, OEM, aerospace, automotive, energy and other demanding markets. Features include:

Dual Y-axis ballscrews for improved surface quality and roundness accuracy, acceleration, reduced vibration, and increased tool life.
Easy and intuitive to use. Equipped with a 15 in Mitsubishi M80 color LCD touch screen control, users can intuitively control the machine. Pinch to zoom in and out, scroll through screens, move pop-up windows on the screen or drag with a single finger. The M80 also comes standard with two 32 GB SD card slots for memory expansion, USB program running, high accuracy modes and super smooth surface software.
Provides superior machine accuracy and repeatability with dual ballscrews. The V-1320 comes complete with oversized, high-class 45 mm double-nut ballscrews, fixed and pre-tensioned, and large 45 mm linear guideways supported by six trucks on the X- and Z-axis, and dual 40 mm ballscrews on the Y-axis.
Confident cutting with a powerful spindle motors. The V-1320 has a Big Plus 40 taper, 12,000 rpm direct-drive spindle powered by a dual-wound Mitsubishi spindle motor. A quad set of 70 mm angular contact bearings and a 60 mm rear taper roller bearing provide superior thermal stability, significant radial and axial stiffness, and high accuracy as well as 900 kgf tool retention for aggressive cutting applications.

Hardinge Inc., 1235 Westlakes Drive, Suite 410, Berwyn, PA 19312, 800-843-8801, www.hardinge.com.