THE SHARP HMV VERTICAL MILLING MACHINE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 3-AXIS PROTOTRAK PLUS CONTROLLER, A UNIQUE SYSTEM COMBINING THE EASE OF MANUAL MACHINING WITH FULL CNC CONTOURING CAPABILITY. THIS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS AS AN ADVANCED DIGITAL READOUT DURING MANUAL OPERATION AND A FULL CNC FOR COMPLEX CONTOURING JOBS, SUPPORTING SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS BETWEEN MODES VIA POWERFUL DO ONE ROUTINES.
THE MACHINE FEATURES A 3 HP HEAD AND CHROME WAYS, WITH 2 AXES POWERED BY THE PROTOTRAK CONTROLLER. KEY SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE A WORKING SURFACE OF 10" X 51", LONGITUDINAL TABLE TRAVEL OF 43", AND CROSS TABLE TRAVEL OF 15". THE MACHINE OFFERS A QUILL TRAVEL OF 5" AND KNEE TRAVEL OF 17", SUPPORTING A MAXIMUM TABLE LOAD OF 880 LBS. IT UTILIZES AN R8 SPINDLE TAPER WITH VARIABLE SPINDLE SPEEDS RANGING FROM 60 TO 4200 RPM, AND SPINDLE FEEDS OF .0015, .003, AND .006" IPR. THE OVERALL MACHINE DIMENSIONS ARE 106" X 72" X 89", WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 3,500 LBS.