CNC Turning Center Vector 0616TC

The Vector 0616TC is an industrial CNC lathe built for batch and small-series production of parts that combine turning with precise axial drilling or milling. An 8-station hydraulically clamped turret enables a complete machining cycle in a single workpiece setup — no manual tool changes, no transferring parts to another machine.

How It Works and Key Advantages

The workpiece is clamped in a 12″ 3-jaw chuck. Long parts are supported by the tailstock with a Morse 4 center — this eliminates deflection and ensures accuracy along the full length. The spindle starts, and the turret, moving on linear guideways above the spindle centerline, brings the required tool into position.

A turning tool may start the cycle for OD work. The program then indexes the turret: a hydraulic cylinder unclamps it, a servo motor rotates it to the programmed angle, and hydraulics clamp it rigidly again — a threading tool enters the cut. Rigid tapping is performed without a tension-compression holder, relying on precise spindle positioning.

When a central bore is needed, the turret presents a large drill. The workpiece keeps rotating while the stationary drill feeds along the Z-axis into the center of the material, producing a blind or through hole. No tool in the turret has its own drive — the entire kinematics rely on spindle rotation, making the design robust and easy to maintain.

The machine uses a slant bed configuration with horizontal guideways — a layout that delivers three practical benefits:

• chips fall freely onto the belt-type conveyor, never accumulating on the guideways;
• turret tools remain open for visual inspection and quick changeover;
• cutting heat dissipates evenly, the bed stays thermally stable, and accuracy holds even under extended operation.

For manual tool approach during setup, two external electronic handwheels and a wireless MPG are mounted on the body — the operator doesn’t need to navigate the controller menus to jog a tool to the workpiece. The chip conveyor continuously evacuates swarf, the lubrication system runs automatically, coolant is integrated — the operator focuses on making parts, not on tending the machine.

VECTOR Drive Control System is a hardware and software control platform for VECTOR CNC machines, built on an industrial CNC controller. Depending on the machine model and configuration, controllers from different manufacturers may be used, integrated, localized, and optimized by VECTOR engineers.

Applications:

• Mechanical engineering — shafts, axles, bushings, flanges, pulleys
• Repair shops — restoration of worn components, spare part production
• Hydraulics and pneumatics — rods, pistons, fittings, housings
• Automotive — transmission parts, rings, pins
• Training workshops — operator training on a fully guarded industrial machine