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Cross-Roller Way and Box Way Vertical Milling Machines



Box-Way machines use 8,000 RPM belt-drive spindles as shown here.

The VFM series of vertical milling machines offered by Ganesh are designed with heavy casting and rigid construction. They are equipped with linear-roller ways or box ways.

Ganesh cross-roller guideways are positively registered against the casting, then anchored in place using tapered wedge clamps. "Cross-roller guided ways give our customers high accuracy, rigidity and load capacity in all directions, as well as excellent crash safety and increased operating life," said a company spokesperson. In Ganesh machines, wide spacing between guideways is designed to provide good stability.

According to the company, the VFM-6327 has four cross-roller ways in the Y-axis. On this machine, oil lubrication uses premium copper plumbing and flexible steel tubing. 12,000 RPM direct-drive spindles are standard for cross-roller linear way machines. "Spindle coolant shower nozzles are also standard on every machine," said the spokesperson. The VFM-6327B has four box ways in the Y-axis.

All Ganesh VFM machines are built with the BIG-PLUS precision ground dual-contact spindle that is designed to provide the following advantages:

  • Increased tool rigidity
  • Reduced tool runout
  • Increased tool life
  • Increased cutting capacity
  • Superior tool length repeatability due to positive face contact.

"Operators can use standard tools for general work and BIG-PLUS toolholders in demanding applications," said the spokesperson.

The following are also standard on Ganesh VFM machines:

  • Refrigerated spindle chiller
  • 300-PSI coolant pump
  • High pressure coolant inlet filter
  • Coolant oil skimmer and separator
  • Coolant nozzle and air gun
  • Swing-arm style tool changer.

"Every machine is prewired for a conveyor," said the spokesperson. "A chip conveyor can easily be added by removing a chip pan and installing a cover plate."

Box way construction is available in 40 and 50 Tapers.

"Each Ganesh VFM machine utilizes a high-performance Mitsubishi M720 CNC control," said the spokesperson. "This includes a 15-inch LCD monitor, Ethernet, RS-232, USB and CF ports and a remote MPG handwheel."

According to the company, the Mitsubishi control offers the following advantages:

  • Advanced 64-bit control with RISC CPU processor
  • 135,000 blocks processed per minute with 680-block look-ahead
  • NANO control with Super-Smooth Surface finish generator
  • 4 GB high-speed data server and auto power-off
  • 20 GB hard drive for extensive program storage
  • Tool-life management by tool time in cut or number of workpieces
  • On-the-fly program editing of an active program
  • Advanced Macro programming w/if/then looping, program branches
  • Three-year Mitsubishi control and drives warranty
  • Complete full-function control with all features.

In addition, FANUC 0iMD control with handwheel is optional on every machine.

For more information contact:

Ganesh Machinery, Inc.

20869 Plummer St.

Chatsworth, CA 91311

888-542-6374 / 818-349-9166

info@ganeshmachinery.com

www.ganeshmachinery.com

Southwest

TX

Andy Plassenthal

Texas Machinery Company

204 Lee St.

Terrell, TX 75160

877-233-8938

sales@texasmachines.com

www.texasmachines.com

NM

Steve Beck

Automatics & Machinery Co., Inc.

150 Martin Street

Longmont, CO 80501

800-543-7666

sales@automatics.com

www.automatics.com

Southeast

FL

Bill Koster

Koster Machinery

1006 Charlotte Ave.

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

561-627-6968

sales@kostermachinery.com

www.kostermachinery.com

AL

Sid Rostami

Metal Worx Machinery

939 Stonecrest Drive

Birmingham, AL 35242

205-408-0195

info@metalworxmachinery.com

www.metalworxmachinery.com

SC, NC, VA

Edward Warg

Crotts & Saunders LLC

4000 Silas Creek Parkway

Winston Salem, NC 27104

877-909-5544

sales@crottsandsaunders.com

www.crottsandsaunders.com

Northeast

CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT

Mike Klier, Peter Klier

Brooks Associates

300 Longwater Dr.

Norwell, MA 02061

781-871-3400

sales@brooksmachinery.com

www.brooksmachinery.com

PA, NY, NJ

Brian Ferguson

Synergy Machine Tools

1071 Doans Way

Blue Bell, PA 19422

215-205-0898

info@synergymachinetools.com

www.synergymachinetools.com

Midwest

IL

Mike Plachetka

Machine Tool Diagnostics

1204 Baseline Rd.

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-229-6220

mike@machinetdinc.com

www.machinetdinc.com

MN, IA

Dave Thompson

Machine Tool Supply

3150 Mike Collins Dr.

Eagan, MN 55121

800-288-0717

sales@machtool.com

www.machtool.com

MI

John Minar

Methods & Equipment Associates

31731 Glendale Ave.

Livonia, MI 48150

734-293-0660

sales@methods-equipment.com

www.methods-equipment.com

IN

Kent Baker

CNC System Sales

4760 Kingsway Dr.

Indianapolis, IN 46205

317-251-2770

info@cncsystemsales.com

www.cncsystemsales.com

OH

Greg Knox

Knox Machinery

375 Industrial Dr.

Franklin, OH 45005

877-566-9292

info@knoxmachinery.com

www.knoxmachinery.com

WI

Kit Nelson

Forge (Great Lakes Division)

2814 NE 95th Ave.

Ankeny, IA 50021

262-227-2997

info@forge-gl.com

www.forge-gl.com

West

AZ

Tom Camp

TSM Machinery

3125 N. 33rd Ave.

Phoenix, AZ 85017

602-233-3757

tsmmachine@hotmail.com

www.tsmmachine.com

S. CA

Gary Frost

Machinery Sales Co.

17253 Chestnut Street

City of Industry, CA 91748

800-588-8111

mail@mchysales.com

www.mchysales.com

N. CA

Bob Shenk

Shenk Machinery

1735 Stanford Ave.

Menlo Park, CA 94025

650-766-7264

bob@shenkmachinery.com

www.shenkmachinery.com

CO, WY

Steve Beck

Automatics & Machinery Co., Inc.

150 Martin Street

Longmont, CO 80501

800-543-7666

sales@automatics.com

www.automatics.com

ID, MT

George Cobb

King Machine Inc

443 W Pennwood St.

Meridian, ID 83642

208-345-9600

sales@kingmach.com

www.kingmach.com

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