You Ji VTL-2000 with 100 Station Capto Tool Magazine + FANUC Robot

The You Ji VTL-2000 Vertical Turning Lathe (pictured here) is a 100 station tool magazine including 2 heavy-duty milling head supports.  It’s integrated with a FANUC robot based tool exchange system picking Sandvik Coromant Capto cutting tools from an advanced tool crib.  This automated cell was built for Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), in Taiwan.

Sandvik’s Coromant Capto® is a modular quick change tooling concept offering three systems in one:

  • Quick change tool holders for turning centers reduce set-up and tool change time, leading to significantly increased machine utilization
  • Coromant Capto directly integrated in the spindle increases stability and versatility in e.g. multi-task machines, machining centers with turning capability and vertical lathes
  • Coromant Capto as a modular system for machining centers offers a large variety of extension- and reduction adapters, enabling assembling of tools with different lengths and design characteristics regardless of the machine interface (SK, HSK, Big Plus). The modularity function means less need for expensive special tools with long delivery times

The same tools can thus be used in the entire workshop, providing unique flexibility, optimal rigidity and minimized tool inventory.

The benefits of a Sandvik Coromant Capto tooling system are as follows:

  • One tooling system for turning and rotating tools
  • No dedicated positions required in the tool magazine
  • High repeatability of +/- 2 microns
  • Low maximum Total Indicator Reading/Run-out (TIR) (3 microns)
  • Internal coolant delivery
  • Cutting heads can be pre-measured offline
  • High metal removal rates
  • Standard tooling – no modifications required

Capto cutting tools offers high pressure coolant through the spindle (CTS).  This is beneficial to all manufacturers’ tooling budget:

  • Reduces cutting temperature effectively for better chip breaking results, prolonging the durability of the tools, production efficiency, and production costs
  • Improved 20% cutting speed in rough machining
  • Improved 50% tool durability
  • Adjustable coolant output for increasing the longevity of inserts

For more information on the You Ji VTL-2000 Vertical Turning Lathe click here
For more information on Sandvik Coromant Capto tooling click here
For more information the R-2000iC FANUC Robot click here