Vertical Bridge Mills

When you need a machine tool to process your mid to large size parts, look no further than Amera-Seiki. Our Vertical Bridge Mill line offers the strength and speed to make short work of your toughest jobs.

We start with massive Meehanite castings, annealed to eliminate deformation caused by internal warpage and stress. A quiet two-speed spindle, driven by a powerful Fanuc motor, offers a winning combination of high speed and torque.

Our fully sealed, immersion-type lubrication system with standard oil chiller circulates coolant and keeps the machine running cool at high RPM. The rigid ball screws and powerful servo drives assure smooth cutting.

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Top Quality Vertical Bridge Mills

48 Machine sizes to choose from! Our VB Series bridge mills can handle very large work pieces with X-Axis travels from 2.2 to 8.0 Meters and Y-Axis travels from 1.4 to 4.2 Meters!
Our base castings are 25% heavier than our competitors. This provides greater structural rigidity to reduce harmonics or chatter.
Need to change heads automatically? We offer Automatic Head Changers with up to 10 head capacity so we can accommodate right angle heads, swivel heads, extension heads and many, many more.
Doing a complex piece and need 5-Axis Simultaneous machining? We can do it with Fanuc, Siemens or Heidenhain controls, with up to 24,000 RPM utilizing HSK tooling!
Have a taller workpiece? We offer a W-Axis to extend the vertical travel!

“It (A-S LT-50 Lathe) is designed well, handles heavy cuts, doesn't chatter when others would and is very accurate.”

- Bill Awerkamp
Awerkamp Machine Co.

VB Series Specifications

Item		Unit	VB-14 Series			VB-18 Series					VB-21 Series			VB-24 Series			VB-28 Series				VB-32 Series				VB-36 Series			VB-42 Series
Model		VB-	1422	1427	1432	1822	1827	1832	1842	1852	2132	2142	2152	2432A	2442A	2452A	2832	2842	2852	2860	3232	3242	3252	3260	3642	3652	3660	4242	4252	4260
Distance between Columns (without splash guard)		mm	1400			1850					2150			2450			2850				3250				3650			4250
Table Size	Length	mm	2000	2500	3000	2000	2500	3000	4000	5000	3000	4000	5000	3000	4000	5000	3000	4000	5000	6000	3000	4000	5000	6000	4000	5000	6000	4000	5000	6000
	Width	mm	1300			1500					1800			2000			2200				2600				3000
Maximum Table Load		ton	8	9	10	12	13	15	18	20	15	18	20	15	18	20	18	18	20	22	18	18	20	22	20	22	24	20	22	24
T-slot	Width x Pitch x No.	mm	22 x 150 x 7			22 x 150 x 9					22 x 150 x 11			22 x 150 x 13			28 x 180 x 11				28 x 2000 x 13				28 x 2000 x 15
Travel	X - axis	mm	2200	2700	3200	2200	2700	3200	4200	5200	3200	4200	5200	3200	4200	5200	3200	4200	5200	6000	3200	4200	5200	6000	4200	5200	6000	4200	5200	6000
	Y - axis	mm	1300			1800					2100			2400			2800				3200				3600			4200
	Z - axis	mm	800			800 (Optional 1100)								800 (Optional 1100)			1100 (Optional 1400)
Spindle	Nose to table	mm	100 ~ 900			200 ~ 1000 (200 ~ 1300)			100 ~ 900 (100 ~ 1200)		200 ~ 1000 (200 ~ 1300)	100 ~ 900 (100 ~ 1200)		100 ~ 900 (100 ~ 1200)			300 ~ 1400 (300 ~ 1700)
	Center to Column	mm	380			430											430
	Taper / Speed / Power	RPM / kW	BT50 / 6,000 - 18.5K / 22kW														BT50 / 6,000 - 22K / 26kW
Feedrate	Cutting	mm/min	5 ~ 12,000														5 ~ 10,000
	X - axis G00	m/min	24	22	22	24	22	20	18	15	20	18	15	20	18	15	15	12	10	10	15	12	10	10	12	10	10	12	10	10
	Y / Z - axis G00	m/min	24/20			20/15											15/15								12/15
Accuracy (JIS 6338)		mm	Positioning ±0.015 / full travel; Repeatability ±0.003														Positioning ±0.015 / full travel; Repeatability ±0.003
ATC & Tool Magazine	Capacity / Dia	mm	Cam type ATC 24pcs / Max. Dia. Ø110 (full tools); Ø200 (adjascent pocket empty)											Cam type ATC 24pcs			Chain type ATC 32pcs / Max. Dia. Ø125 (full tools); Ø220 (adjascent pocket empty)
	Max tool weight / Length	Kg/mm	18kg / 350mm														20kg / 400mm
	Tool selection		Take shortest direction / M24 P3.0 - 45°														Take shortest direction / M24 P3.0 - 45°
Power / Pneumatic			40 ~ 50 KVA / 6.5 kg/cm²														50 ~ 60 KVA / 6.5 kg/cm²
Machine Size	Length	mm	6400	7400	8400	6400	7400	8400	11100	13100	8400	11100	13100	8400	11100	13100	9400	11400	13400	15400	9400	11400	13400	15400	11400	13400	15400	11400	13400	15400
	Width	mm	3450			4550					4850			5150			6000				6400				6800			7400
	Height	mm	4050			4570 (5470)											5500 (6400)
Machine Weight (app.)		ton	20	22	25	25	28	32	38	43	33	38	43	35	42	45	47	52	57	62	50	55	60	65	58	63	68	63	68	73

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VBW Series Specifications

Item		Unit	VBW-24 Series				VBW-28 Series				VBW-32 Series			VBW-36 Series			VBW-42 Series
Model		VBW-	2432	2442	2452	2460	2832	2842	2852	2860	3242	3252	3260	3642	3652	3660	4242	4252	4260
Distance between columns (without splash guard)		mm	2450				2850				3250			3650			4250
Table Size	Length	mm	3000	4000	5000	6000	3000	4000	5000	6000	4000	5000	6000	4000	5000	6000	4000	5000	6000
	Width	mm	2000				2200				2600			3000
Maximum Table Load		ton	18	18	20	22	18	18	20	22	18	20	22	20	22	24	20	22	24
T-slot	Width x Pitch x NO	mm	28 x 180 x 11				28 x 180 x 11				28 x 200 x 13			28 x 200 x 15
Travel	X - axis	mm	3200	4200	5200	6000	3200	4200	5200	6000	4200	5200	6000	4200	5200	6000	4200	5200	6000
	Y - axis	mm	2400				2800				3200			3600			4200
	Z - axis	mm	800 (100)											1100 (1400)
	W - axis	mm	1000 (1500)Every 250mm positioning											1000 (1500/2000) Every 250mm positioning
Spindle	Nose to table	mm	100 ~ 800 (2100)											100 ~ 2100 (2400)
	Taper / Speed / Power	RPM/kW	BT50 / 6,000 - 22 / 26kW								BT50 / 6,000 - 22 / 26kW
Feedrate	Cutting	mm/min	5 ~ 8000								5 ~ 8000
	X / Y / Z / W axis G00	m/min	10 / 10 / 10 / 2											8 / 8 / 10 / 1
Accuracy (JIS 6338)		mm	Positioning ±0.015 / full travel; Repeatability ±0.003 Rail Level accuracy 0.01 / 1000
ATC & Tool Magazine	Capacity / Dia	mm	32 Pcs / Max. dia Ø125 (full tools); Ø220 (Adjascent pocket empty)
	Max tool weight / Length	kg/mm	20kg / 400mm								20kg / 400mm
	Tool selection		Free position take shortest direction / M24 P3.0-45°
Power / Pneumatic			60 ~ 70KVA / 6.5kg/cm²											60 ~ 70KVA / 6.5kg/cm²
Machine Size	Length	mm	9400	11400	13400	15400	9400	11400	13400	15400	11400	13400	15400	11400	13400	15400	11400	13400	15400
	Width	mm	7300				7700				8100			8500			9100
	Height	mm	7500 (8400)											8400 (9300)
Machine Weight (appr.)		ton	52	57	62	67	55	60	65	70	63	68	73	65	70	75	70	75	80

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