SCHIESS 4/2 VKE 640/1200 Vertical Boring Mill – Year 1968

SCHIESS 4/2 VKE 640/1200 Vertical Boring Mill – Year 1968

MANUFACTURER : SCHIESS
MODEL : 4/2 VKE 640/1200
YEAR : 1968 S/N: 73466
TABLE DIA. : 252″ (6400 MM)
MAXIMUM TURNING DIAMETER : 468.5″ (11900 MM)
MAXIMUM TURNING HEIGHT : 144″ (3650 MM)
CAPACITY : 150 TON (135 TON METRIC)
RPM : 26

EQUIPPED WITH:
– LIVE SPINDLE
– 2 AXIS ACU-RITE D.R.O. (NEW IN 2011)
– 3 AXIS HEIDENHAIN D.R.O. (NEW IN 2011)
– (ROD 800 ENCODER) D.R.O. FOR INDEXATION OF THE TABLE
– PROFILING TRACER ATTACHMENT
– CROSS RAIL HEAD ARRANGED TO SWIVEL 40 DEGREES OUTWARD AND 10 DEGREES INWARD.
– ANGULAR MILLING HEAD TO ADAPT TO VERTICAL RAM MILLING SPINDLE
– SIDE HEAD
– (11) OUTRIGGERS OF APPROX. 3000 MM
– CLAMPING TOOLINGS AND MISCELLANEOUS TOOLINGS.
– COMPLETE ELECTRIC REDONE IN 1994.
– WAYS WERE RESCRAPED AND NEW SCREW FOR THE RAM INSTALLED – ALL DONE IN 2011.

OVERALL DIMENSIONS:

-TOP OF PENDANT TO FLOOR: 30′
-GROUND LEVEL TO PIT FLOOR LEVEL: 8’6″
-LENGTH OF MACHINE: 55′
-WIDTH OF MACHINE: 26’7″

VOLTAGE: 440V/3PH/60HZ (ALSO AVAILABLE TRANSFORMER FOR 575V)
RATED CURRENT: 250A
INSPECT UNDER POWER!
6400/12000 MM SCHIESS VERTICAL BORING MILL WITH LIVE SPINDLE, 1968 – ONE OF THE LARGEST VTL AVAILABLE VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY! IDEAL FOR HYDRO TURBINE WORK AND MINING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER.

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