2000 Viper VMC-B3000 CNC Bridge Mill

The Viper VMC-B3000 is a double-column bridge-style CNC vertical machining center with a reputation for sheer envelope and stout build quality that has kept Viper bridge mills in steady demand across mold shops, die shops, and large-part contract manufacturers. This 2000 Viper VMC-B3000 carries generous travels of 118.11" X by 77.56" Y by 28.00" Z over a 122.05" × 72.05" table rated to 1,980 lbs, giving shops the room to clamp long plate work, large molds, and oversized weldments without the repositioning dance smaller VMCs demand. Its 30 HP CAT#50 spindle turns up to 8,000 RPM and delivers 635 N·m of torque, accepting tools up to 4.92" diameter × 17.72" long and 44 lbs — fronted by a 40-position chain-type tool magazine that keeps long programs productive. Rapid traverse of 394 ipm and cutting feeds to 197 ipm are directed by a Mitsubishi M625 control, with spindle nose-to-table clearance from 6.3" to 42.52" and eleven 0.79" T-slots on 6.3" pitch providing abundant fixturing real estate across an 86.61" span between columns.

In Viper's VMC-B bridge-mill lineup, earlier platforms like the VMC-B2600 gave shops solid double-column rigidity but left longer parts hanging off one end of the table. The VMC-B3000 extends the working envelope meaningfully — roughly 118" of X-travel versus the B2600's shorter reach — so mold bases, structural weldments, and long fixtured runs can be clamped and machined in a single setup. It keeps the same stout bridge construction and pairs it with a 30 HP CAT#50 8,000 RPM spindle, a 40-tool chain-type changer, and a Mitsubishi M625 control — a substantive step up from the smaller-envelope, lower-capacity B-series bridge mills that came before it. For a used buyer, that upgrade path translates directly into bigger quotable jobs, fewer setup compromises, and full Viper bridge-mill capability at a fraction of new-build cost.