2004 Nakamura-Tome WT-150MMY Twin Spindle, Dual Turret CNC Lathe with Live Tooling

The 2004 Nakamura-Tome WT-150MMY is a precision-built twin-spindle, dual-turret CNC lathe equipped with both C-axis contouring and Y-axis milling capability, allowing true simultaneous multi-tasking across opposing spindles. With 12-station turrets above and below, 2-inch bar capacity, 5?000 RPM spindles, and a full suite of live tooling (driven by 7.5 horsepower motors), this machine was engineered for highly productive small- to mid-sized part turning. Its 18.3 inch Z-travel on both turrets and full B-axis subspindle traverse extend its versatility to complex part hand-offs and full two-sided machining, eliminating secondary operations.

When compared to basic turning centers or even single-turret multi-tasking machines, the WT-150MMY stands apart by offering genuine parallel machining capabilities with dual 20/15 horsepower spindle motors. While simpler lathes may offer live tooling or a sub spindle alone, this Nakamura combines them all in one coordinated platform with advanced control via Fanuc 18i-TB, enabling superior part throughput, finer contouring resolution, and real-time multi-axis synchronisation.