The VMX number is the X travel
The rule holds across the sizes on the record: a VMX24 has 24 inches, a VMX60 has 60 and a VMX84 has 84, and the VMX42 and VMX60 are common. VM machines do not follow that rule: a VM10 on its record has 26 inches of X and a VM20 has 40, so read the travels on the listing. The older BMC machines on the record date from 1996 to 2000.
Ultimax or WinMax
The control matters on a Hurco, because its conversational programming features, which KD Machinery’s listings name as UltiPocket, DXF import and the tool and material library, are part of what you are buying. On KD Machinery’s record, machines built up to 2012 often have the Ultimax control, and the WinMax control appears from 2007 on, so the years overlap. Ask which control and software version the machine runs, and whether the options your programmers use, such as DXF import or 3D mold features, are enabled.
Spindle and taper
CAT 40 is the taper on most Hurcos KD Machinery has listed. A few of the large VMX84 and VMX 6030 models are 50-taper. A 12,000 rpm spindle is common, and 8,000 and 10,000 rpm machines appear too. Tool magazines run from 16 to 40 pockets, often 24. Many machines on the record come with a fourth-axis rotary table or a fifth-axis trunnion, or are wired for one.
What to check on a used Hurco
Run the spindle at both ends of its range and listen for bearing noise, and check the spindle chiller if one is fitted. Cycle the tool changer through every pocket. Move each axis the full travel and look at the way covers. Run a conversational program at the control to see the screens and the hard drive are healthy.
Hurco pages and other VMCs
All of KD Machinery’s Hurco listings, including the TM lathes left off this page, are on the Hurco manufacturer page. To compare other makes, see the used Doosan DNM or browse used CNC vertical machining centers, and the vertical machining center buying guide walks through an inspection.
