The Amera-Seiki VTC-5 is a CNC vertical traveling column mill built for shops that need dependable, straightforward machining of large and heavy parts without the compromises of a moving-table design. Rather than shifting the workpiece, the VTC-5 keeps its 98.4 x 23.6 inch table fixed to the floor and drives all X, Y, and Z motion through the column, delivering travels of 86.6 x 24.4 x 24.4 inches over a table rated to 3,968 lbs. The machine runs an 8,000 RPM CAT-40 spindle driven by a 20 HP motor, a 24-position arm-type automatic tool changer, and rapid traverse up to 1,260 IPM, all managed by a Fanuc control. Full-enclosure guarding and automatic lubrication are standard, and the fixed-table layout lets operators mount extremely long or heavy workpieces, or load several parts across the table at once, that would be unsafe on a conventional machining center.
Compared to a traditional fixed-column vertical machining center such as Amera-Seiki's own V-series VMCs, where the table travels in X and Y and part size is limited by table stroke and load, the VTC-5's traveling-column architecture is a meaningful step up for large-workpiece production. Because the table never moves, it carries far longer and heavier parts, and its 98-inch length supports pendulum-style machining, cutting one side of the table while an operator loads or unloads the other, to keep the spindle in the cut. Paired with the 8,000 RPM CAT-40 spindle and 24-tool changer, the VTC-5 delivers the reach of a big-envelope mill and the throughput of a multi-part setup in a single, current-generation used machine.