PUMA VT1100, PUMA VT1100M Large-scale CNC vertical turning machine

PUMA VT1100 Large-Size Vertical Turning Center

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PUMA VT1100 Large-Size Vertical Turning Center
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Product code: PUMA VT1100
The PUMA VT1100 (by DN Solutions, formerly Doosan) is a large-scale, high-performance, and heavy-duty CNC vertical turning center designed specifically for heavy machining and high-precision cutting of large-sized workpieces in the automotive, aerospace, and energy industries.
Key Highlights: High Reliability - High Productivity - Excellent Machining Capability - Convenient Tool Changing

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Outstanding Features of the PUMA VT1100 Vertical Turning Center Series
1. High-Rigidity and Vibration-Dampening Mechanical Structure
- Robust Bed and Column Construction: Built with heavy-duty Meehanite casting and integral box guideways to deliver unsurpassed rigidity. The machine base is streamlined to optimize chip flow and handle the heaviest machining loads.
- Induction Hardened Box Guideways: The wide box ways are induction-hardened to a hardness of HrC 55 and ground. They are coated with Turcite, which dampens vibrations, extends tool life, enhances surface finishes, and allows rapid traverse rates of up to 20 m/min (787 ipm).
- Balanced Counter Weight: Billeted inside the column, a balanced counterweight neutralizes the effect of gravity on the vertical slide. This design conserves electricity and prevents sudden turret drop during emergency stops or power failures.
- Long-Term Accuracies: Each axis is backed by a 3Gibs support system to ensure easy maintenance and long-term machining accuracy.

2. Heavy-Duty Cutting Performance and Spindle Power
- Class-Leading Torque: Equipped with a 60 kW or 65 kW high-power spindle motor paired with a highly rigid gearbox, the machine generates a class-leading maximum torque of up to 7552 N·m (5573.4 ft-lbs) or 7559 N·m (5575 ft-lb) at a maximum speed of 850 r/min.
- Outstanding Capacities: It handles large workpieces effortlessly with a standard 32-inch chuck (optional 40-inch chuck), a maximum turning diameter of 1100 mm (43.3 inches), and a maximum turning height/length of 960 mm (37.8 inches) (which expands to 1000 mm on ATC-equipped configurations).

3. Fast and Precise Turret Technology
- Next-Generation Servo Turret: Minimizes indexing times and ensures highly precise positioning.
- Superior Milling Performance (PUMA VT1100M): The "M" version incorporates a 12-station BMT85P turret. Its low-heat generation design minimizes thermal expansion errors while delivering robust 3-axis milling, drilling, and tapping at speeds up to 3000 r/min.

4. Productivity-Boosting Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) (Option)
- Optimized for Exotic Materials: Designed specifically to improve tool life and processing versatility when machining difficult-to-cut materials (highly common in aerospace and automotive applications).
- Capto C8 Tooling Interface: Uses a robust Capto C8 tool shank. The dedicated ATC magazine holds up to 12 tools with a maximum tool diameter of 110 mm, tool length up to 450 mm, and a maximum tool mass of 15 kg. It indexes rapidly at just 0.8 seconds per port.
- Strong Competitive Edge: Unlike major competitors (such as Mazak or Okuma, which typically support only 1 Capto tool holder on the turret), the PUMA VT1100 allows up to 12 Capto tool holders to be attached simultaneously on the turret. Secured by a powerful 50-bar hydraulic clamping force, this system drastically reduces cycle times and machine downtime.

5. Ergonomic Design and Efficient Chip Management
- Redesigned Bed for Chip Disposal: Specifically designed and streamlined to facilitate the quick and clean disposal of high volumes of chips, enhancing overall maintainability.
- Operator Convenience: The height of the operation panel can be fully adjusted to ensure optimum comfort and convenience for the operator.

6. Intelligent and Intuitive CNC Controllers
- DN Solutions Fanuc i Plus: Features an intuitive 15-inch color iHMI touchscreen with a QWERTY keyboard, a standard part program storage size of 2MB (1000 programs), and the EZ-Guide i conversational programming solution to simplify setup and operation.
- Siemens S828D: Offers a 15.6-inch color touchscreen display, standard ShopTurn conversational programming, and the EZ Operation package to streamline 3D real-time simulation and machine setup.

Manufacturing Applications
The PUMA VT1100 series is specifically engineered to optimize efficiency and maintain long-term precision in heavy-duty industrial production lines:
- Machining of Large and Heavy-Duty Components: The ultra-rigid bed structure—made of Meehanite cast iron—combined with integral box guideways and a balanced counterweight system, ensures maximum stability during continuous roughing of massive workpieces up to 1100 mm in diameter.
- Aerospace and Automotive Turnkey Solutions: DN Solutions positions this series as a premier solution for these highly demanding sectors. The optional Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) utilizing a Capto C8 tooling interface significantly enhances tool life, process flexibility, and reduces overall machine downtime.
- Multifunctional Mill-Turn Operations: The PUMA VT1100M model integrates a high-speed BMT85P milling turret (up to 3000 r/min) and an ultra-fine 0.001-degree indexing C-axis. This allows milling, drilling, and tapping operations to be completed entirely in a single setup on a vertical turning center, dramatically shortening the manufacturing cycle time.

Workpiece Materials
With a class-leading spindle torque of up to 7552 N·m (or 7559 N·m) and a powerful 50-bar hydraulic clamping force on the turret (when equipped with the ATC option), the PUMA VT1100 is highly capable of cutting a wide range of materials:
- Difficult-to-Cut / Exotic Materials: The machine is optimized to process super-hard, heat-resistant alloys frequently used in aerospace and automotive engineering. The Capto C8 connection and high-pressure coolant options help minimize thermal wear and maximize tool life when cutting these challenging materials.
- Structural Carbon Steels: The machine's heavy-duty cutting capability has been proven to perform exceptionally on carbon steels like SM45C (hardness HB160) for both roughing and finishing operations.
Actual Products and Test Parts
- Large-Scale Discs, Shafts, and Tubes: The machine easily handles real-world workpieces with a maximum turning diameter of 1100 mm and a maximum turning height/length of 960 mm to 1000 mm. Typical parts include couplings, motor housings, large-scale brake discs, and high-precision drive components for the automotive, energy, and aerospace industries.
- In-House Performance Test Part: During rigid cutting tests evaluating internal diameter (ID) chatter resistance, a hollow cylindrical workpiece made of SM45C steel with an inner diameter of 300 mm and a length of 150 mm ((\Phi)ID300 × 150L) was successfully machined. Testing demonstrated that a boring bar with an overhang of 3.5 times the diameter (3.5D) achieved completely chatter-free, ultra-stable performance during both roughing (at a cutting speed of 280 m/min) and finishing (at 200 m/min).

PUMA VT1100 vs. PUMA VT1100M Specifications Comparison

Specification	PUMA VT1100 (Standard Turning)	PUMA VT1100M (Mill-Turn Model)
Capacity
Standard Chuck Size	32 inches (40 inches optional)	32 inches (40 inches optional)
Max. Turning Diameter	1100 mm (43.3 inches)	1100 mm (43.3 inches)
Max. Turning Length/Height	960 mm (37.8 inches) (up to 1000 mm / 39.4 inches with optional ATC)	960 mm (37.8 inches) (up to 1000 mm / 39.4 inches with optional ATC)
Swing over Bed / Saddle	1270 mm (50.0 in) / 1000 mm (39.4 in)	1270 mm (50.0 in) / 1000 mm (39.4 in)
Travels & Feedrates
X-axis / Z-axis Travel	580 mm (22.8 in) / 1000 mm (39.4 in)	580 mm (22.8 in) / 1000 mm (39.4 in)
X-axis / Z-axis Rapid Traverse Rate	20 m/min / 20 m/min (787 ipm)	20 m/min / 20 m/min (787 ipm)
Main Spindle
Max. Spindle Speed	850 r/min (RPM)	850 r/min (RPM)
Spindle Indexing (C-axis)	N/A	360° (minimum increment 0.001°)
Max. Spindle Power (Fanuc - S6 25%/S1 Cont.)	65 / 45 kW (87.2 / 60.3 Hp)	65 / 45 kW (87.2 / 60.3 Hp)
Max. Spindle Torque (Fanuc)	7552 N·m (5573.4 ft-lbs) or 7559 N·m (5575 ft-lb)	7552 N·m (5573.4 ft-lbs) or 7559 N·m (5575 ft-lb)
Max. Spindle Power (Siemens - S6 60%/S1 Cont.)	55 / 44 kW (73.8 / 59.0 Hp)	55 / 44 kW (73.8 / 59.0 Hp)
Max. Spindle Torque (Siemens)	6385 N·m (4712.1 ft-lbs)	6385 N·m (4712.1 ft-lbs)
Turret & Rotary Tool
No. of Tool Stations	12 stations	12 stations
Turret / Tool Holder Type	Standard turning (OD size □32 mm, Max. boring bar size ø80 mm)	3-axis BMT85P Milling Turret
Max. Rotary Tool Speed	N/A	3000 r/min (RPM)
Max. Rotary Tool Power (Fanuc - S3 60%/Cont.)	N/A	11 / 7.5 kW (14.8 / 10.1 Hp)
Max. Rotary Tool Power (Siemens - S6 25%/Cont.)	N/A	17 kW (22.8 Hp) or 7.0 / 7.5 kW (9.4 / 10.1 Hp)
Max. Rotary Tool Torque	N/A	Fanuc: 140 N·m (103.3 ft-lbs) / Siemens: 141 N·m (104.1 ft-lbs)
CNC Controllers
Controlled / Simultaneously Controlled Axes (Fanuc i Plus)	Controlled: 2 axes (X, Z) / Simultaneously: 2 axes	Controlled: 3 axes (X, Z, C) / Simultaneously: 3 axes
Controlled / Simultaneously Controlled Axes (Siemens S828D)	Controlled: X, Z, SP / Simultaneously: 4 axes	Controlled: X, Z, C, R / Simultaneously: 4 axes
Dimensions & Weight
Dimensions (Height x Length x Width)	4012 x 2830 x 3305 mm (158.0 x 110.4 x 130.1 inches)	4012 x 2830 x 3305 mm (158.0 x 110.4 x 130.1 inches)
Machine Weight	22000 kg (48501 lbs)	22550 kg (49714 lbs) (reaches 22850 kg / 50376 lbs with ATC option)

Core Technical Differences
- Multifunctional Mill-Turn Capabilities: The primary difference lies in the PUMA VT1100M's ability to perform complex milling, drilling, and tapping operations, enabled by its specialized BMT85P turret (running up to 3000 r/min) and an ultra-fine 0.001-degree indexing C-axis. The standard PUMA VT1100 is dedicated to pure turning operations using static tooling blocks.
- Machine Weight: Due to the additional motor assembly for the rotary tools, C-axis, and milling drive systems, the VT1100M weighs approximately 550 kg more than the standard version (22,550 kg vs. 22,000 kg). If the ATC (Automatic Tool Changer) system is configured, the overall machine mass of the VT1100M increases to 22,850 kg.
- Axes Control: Under the Fanuc i Plus control, the VT1100 commands 2 axes (X, Z) with 2 axes controlled simultaneously, whereas the VT1100M commands 3 axes (X, Z, C) with 3 axes controlled simultaneously. On the Siemens S828D platform, the standard VT1100 controls X, Z, and SP axes, while the VT1100M controls X, Z, C, and R axes.