Years of field experience with Ultra High Speed Hard Milling (UHSHM) combined with numerous success stories in mold, die, aerospace, semiconductor, medical and art-form fields brings High Speed Technology in one compact package. VIBRA-FREE HD offers large travels and heavy-duty cutting without sacrificing speed or accuracy.

Start with people who know High Speed Hard Milling. Apply design techniques using a unique massive bridge structure. Add a heavy duty 24,000 RPM (or 32,000 RPM with HSK-E50 tooling) quiet, versatile and powerful spindle. Top it off with CNC technology designed to handle the most challenging part geometry. The result is VIBRA-FREE HD, providing unmatched balance between heavy-duty roughing and high speed finishing. VIBRA-FREE HD will keep part integrity in check and produce your parts in a fraction of the time.

Our extensive library of feeds and speeds, tooling data, and hundreds of benchmark cuts means you are backed by an expert team right in your back yard. You can tackle any job, quote it, cut it and ship it before your competition has a chance to evaluate it.

Bridge Structure
It is an acknowledged fact that no serious high speed milling can be accomplished on a conventional C-frame vertical machining center.

VIBRA-FREE HD is different. Its second-generation unique bridge structure eliminates overhang. Its optimal weight distribution allows rapid travel and response. Its full-stroke supported, no-sag table can machine blocks up to 45 by 24 inches weighing up to 2000 pounds. Thermally controlled ball-screws and special Schneeberger (tm) roller guide-ways eliminate stiction. Way guard protection extends end to end and its 20-station tool-changer is protected from tool steel, composites or graphite.

Integral Motor Spindle
Made to perform under extreme conditions, its 24,000 rpm (optional 32,000 rpm with HSK-E50 tooling) spindle with intelligent cooling and monitored mist lubrication keeps thermal growth in check from one shift to the next while spinning at maximum speed. HSK 63 pre-balanced, double-face-contact tooling accepts extended tool holders with the rigidity to machine deep cavities. Roughing is no longer a problem with its 40 continuous horsepower spindle offering full torque at 200 RPM. And when the roughing is done, keep your part on the VIBRA-FREE HD and finish it. At 32,000 rpm, brilliant surface finish is our trademark.

Everybody worries about high-speed spindles. VIBRA-FREE HD's spindle longevity is backed by local response and repair/exchange policies that don't kill the pocketbook.

Controlling Thermal Growth at the Source
One of the biggest challenges of high speed machining is controlling growth caused by thermal expansion at high speeds. Thermal growth results in poorer finishes, poorer tolerances and hours of baby-sitting . VIBRA-FREE HD handles heat growth from the ground up. Symmetric bridge construction minimizes distortion despite changes in ambient temperature. An independently controlled spindle chiller and a separate ball-screw chiller extract heat from the source. On-demand, intelligent lubrication systems are built into the VIBRA-FREE HD. Your maintenance technicians can relax and leave the worrying to the VIBRA-FREE HD, running 24/7.

UHSHM Software
Backed by years of experience, UHSHM software guarantees smooth motion. Before a VIBRA-FREE HD goes out the door, parameters are set for a variety of conditions so you can "change gears" when dealing with different challenges. One more thing. The world-class Fanuc 18i-MB CNC, advanced AI Nano High Precision contour control (AI Nano HPCC), 1 Gb data server, Ethernet, and rigid tapping are all standard.

The Team
No high speed machine is complete without an expert team backing it. Our experienced applications engineers have a wealth of knowledge that comes with the package direct to your mold makers and machine-shop floor. From the time we ship your benchmark test cut until the time you ship your first piece, our high speed applications team puts UHSHM at your disposal. Everything from 3D surfacing techniques to cutter selection, downloading the information and cutting your part right and fast the very first time. Our customers are our associates and our relationships last a lifetime. It's no wonder that over half of our VIBRA-FREE customers have bought a second machine.

  
VIBRA-FREE HD Specifications