Axa VCC column machine center

AXA VCC / DBZ

Precise and productive, yet compact in form the traveling
column machínes of the VCC and DBZ seríes 3
True greatness comes from wíthín The compact
travellíng column machines VCC and DBZ
Learnt from the large machínes ímmense stabílíty and Ready for use in many industries and
ímplemented into the smaller ones. rígídíty and at the same tíme an many applícations
Although of a smaller scale the two extremely dynamic travellíng column
machining centres VCC and DBZ are due to the powerful drive sets in plant and equípment manufactoríes
completely flexíble in their functío main axes. From workshop Precísíon tool makíng íncluding
nalíty.Theír advantages are put to productíon up to fully automatíc fixtures, mould and press tools
work ín partícular when machíníng seríes productí fíeld of appli  Automotíve industry
small and medium-sized workpíeces cations of these machines Aerospace índustry
in indívidual machining mode for ís so dynamíc just as its desígn and - Subcontract machíníng
small batches or in pendulum mode layout. Relíable quality for deman Jobbíng shop for large and small
for seríes productí machines díng tasks. manufacturing seríes
small footprínt certaínly makes the - Raíl track and rollíng stock
VCC and DBZ seríes from  AXA very Place your trust in the specíalíst with equípment
interestíng for smaller and medium plenty of traditíon AXA Medical industry
sízed companíes. - Automation technology
Packagíng machínes

Although smaller in size, you defíní Hydraulic components
tely do not need to forego the proven Valve manufacture
advantages of the AXA machínes  Profíle machining
and DBZ uníte a clear Plastícs and alumíníum machining
structure with flexible desígn

very  Machíning of glass, ceramics, wood
rigidly constructed workspace ís or graphíte
enhanced through fixed machíne
tables and a statíonary posítíoned
tool magazine gíves the

Concept on and constructíon from a síngle
source overview of the VCC man assembly
VCc - Great impact, yet small ín síze
Robust, flexible and consequent  Excellent accessíbility for Tool changíng system
The space savíng construction offers maintenance and servíce tasks  Fixed location coded tool manage everything that a reliable precision  Machine transport in one piece ment enables better monitoring for
tool must have in your production the operator
site. Guídeways and dríves Support of various tool holdíng
- Hardened precision steel slideways systems such as SK, BT, HSK
Maín design mounted on manually scraped or  Tool magazine is protected outsìde
Cross slides travelling columns and grinded surfaces of workíng area
spindle head stock are made from - Optimal guidíng by extremely large - Placement of the magazine during

high-quality cast iron guidance ratío andTurcite coatings machining possible
- Extremely rígíd, statíc and - High rigidity, outstandíng long-term - Tool change takes place behind
dynamically well balanced ground precision performance and excellent working area cladding:
frame construction vibration absorbing capabilities of пo disturbìng contours in the
- Casing accordíng to current the guideways working area during tool change by
machinery dírectives, totally closed - Excellent resetting and adjustability the gripper or parts
working area with no interfering of the guideways
contou rs - Dríves and guideways are protected
- Total access to working area when set outside of working area
doors are fully open - Ball screws in all linear axes
ingenuíty and Technical data
great ideas VCC
Great ídeas are often hídden ín small Technícal data vcc VCc 1200
experts from

Working area AXA help you to implement these
for example with the fIexibIe VCC X-traverse range [mm] 720 1200
assembly: Y-traverse range [mm] 500 500
Z-traverse range [mm] 600 600
Dístance table - spindle nozzle [mm] 180 - 780 180 - 780
- Through spindle coolant with fílter
Machine table system
- Chip conveyor ín slat-band belt, Clamping surface, [mm] 1000 x 500 1350 x 500
scraper belt or magnetic belt grínded, approx.
T-slots, reference slot H7 [mm] 14 H9 14 H9 versions
T-slots indexíng [mm] 160 160
- Controllers either from Heidenhain Number of-slots 3 3
or Síemens Max. table load [kg/m2] 800 
- Rotary tables horízontally or Feed drive
vertically integrated, in 1 or 2 axes,
Max. rapíd traverse [m/min] 25l25/20 25/25/20 combíned wíth taílstocks, counter
Max. feed force [N] 9000 9000
bearings or a further rotary table ín
Maín spíndle dríve gantry mode for clamping bridges.
- Automatíc doors Standard drive no. 110 
100 - Clamping systems - hydraulíc, Optional drive no.
pneumatíc, magnetic or manual TooL holding fixture
systems Optional BT 40, BT 40,
- Actíve power monítoríng, collision HSK A63 HSK A63
monitoríng and complete process Tool changer
monitoring
No. of tool pockets standard 22 
- Tool  ídentification systems Optional expandable up to 30 30
- Laser breakage control wíth tool Max. tool diameter [mm] 85 85
measurement By free adjacent pockets [mm] 135 135
400 - Remote maíntenance Max. tool length [mm]
Tool change tíme approx. [s] 4 4
We can develop and manufacture Accuracy
specíal solutíons for you upon Posìtioníng accuracy 3 [mm] 0,015 
Repeatíng accuracy [mm] 0,005 0,005
Flexibility in every detail: Weíght
Your ideas become our missìon Standard versíon approx. [kg] 7000 7500
Main
spindle dríves 100 110
Speed range 6000
Optional up to  15000 12000
Compact and uncluttered workspace with 2 Optional features
direct spíndle access to the Tool magazine 3 Per 1000 mm per axís X/Y/Z

Conceptíon and constructíon from a single
source: overview of the DBZ main assembly
DBZ - Performance on both sides
High unit numbers ín a small space maíntenance and servíce tasks the operator
are the order of the day for the DBZ: - Machine transport ín one píece - Support of various tool holding
The set-up times can be optímally systems such as SK, BT, HSK
reduced ín pendulum mode, makíng Guídeways and dríves: - Tool magazíne ís protected outside
the DBZ the true top performer in - Hardened precísíon steel slideways of working area
your production site. mounted on manually scraped or - Placement of the magazine during
grínded surfaces machining possible

Maín desígn: - Optimal guiding by extremely large - Tool change takes place behínd
- Double place machining centre guidance ratio and Turcite coatings working area cladding:
- Cross slides, travelling columns and - High rigídíty, outstanding long-term no dísturbing contours in the
spindle head stock are made from precísíon performance and excellent working area during tool change by
hígh-qualíty cast íron víbration absorbíng capabilities of the gripper or parts
- Extremely rigid, static and the guideways
dynamícally well balanced ground - Excellent resettíng and adjustability
frame construction of the guídeways
- Casing according to current - Drives and guideways are protected
machinery directives, totally closed set outside of workíng area
working area wíth no ínterfering - Ball screws in all linear axes
contours
- Total access to working area when Tool changing system:
doors are fully open - Fixed locatìon coded tool manage-
- Excellent accessibility for ment enables better monítoríng for
ingenuíty and Technícal data
great ideas DBZ
Great ídeas are often hídden in small Technícal data DBZ DBZ 2
experts from
Working area AXA help you to implement these
for example wíth the flexible DBZ X-traverse range [mm] 2x750 2x900
assembly: Y-traverse range [mm] 500 600
Z-traverse range [mm] 600 
Dístance table - spíndle nozzle [mm] 180 - 780 
- Through spíndle coolant wíth filter
Machine table
system
- Chíp conveyor ín slat-band belt, Clamping surface, [mm] 2 x 1000 x 500 
scraper belt or magnetic belt grinded, approx.
T-slots, reference slot H7 [mm] 14 H9 14 H9
versions
T-slots índexíng [mm] 160 
- Controllers either from Heidenhaín Number ofT-slots 3 
or Síemens Max
Max. rapíd traverse [m/mіп] 25/25/20 
combíned with tailstocks, counter-
Max. feed force 9000  
bearíngs or a further rotary table ín
Maín spíndle drive
gantry mode for clamping brídges.
- Automatíc doors Standard dríve no. 110 
Optíonal dríve no. 100 
- Clampíng systems - hydrau ic,
pneumatíc, magnetíc or manual Tool holdíng fixture
- Touch probes and tool touch probe D1N 69871 A/ D1N 69872 A S K 40 SK 40
systems Optional BT 40, BT 40,
- Actíve power monitoring, collisíon HSK A63 HSK A63
monitoring and complete process Tool changer
monitoring
No. of too1 pockets standard 22 22
- Tool ídentífícation systems Optíonal expandable up to 30 30
- Laser breakage control wíth tool Max. tool díameter [mm] 85
measurement By free adjacent pockets [mm] 135 135
Max. tool length [mm] 400 400 - Remote maintenance
Tool change tíme approx. [s] 4 7
We can develop and manufacture Accuracy
special solutíons for you upon Posítíoníng accuracy 3 [mm] 0,015 0,015
request. 0,0075 z 0,0075 2
Repeatíng accuracy [mm] 0,005 0,005
Flexibílíty ín every detaíl: Weight
Your ídeas become our mission Standard versíon approx. [kg] 8500 13000
1 Maín

2 Optional features Compact and uncluttered workspace with
direct śpindle access to the tool magazine 3 Per 1000 mm peг axís X/Y/Z
Tension in every detaíl
A fírm and secure hold ís the key to vacuum  technology - place your Clampíng technology ín íts díversíty:
a faultless requírements trust in our experience. Systems that
are just as different as the forms of already exíst can also be íntegrated - Chucks or clampíng devices
the workpíeces. Alongsíde fíxíng, -just as much as indivídual solutions - Machíne víces
other factors play an essentìal role can be developed.Together - Centeríng víces
when choosíng the ríght clampíng with numerous partners, we find the - Box jaws
technology: cost effectiveness, correct clampíng technology. - Multiple clamping systems
operator convenience and machíne - Clamping towers
reliability. vCC and DBZ: Let s clamp togetherf - Simple table clampíng systems
- Clamps of moulded parts wíth specíal
The AXA experts gíve the ríght advíce clampíng system
on the choíce of the ríght clamping
technology: Regardless whether
mechanical, hydraulic, magnetíc or
Automísatíon at every work cycle
Assured quality at optímal task ríght choíce of clampíng technology Engíneering from AXA: Automatícally
repetítion - the VCC and DBZ belong just as much to fíndíng a good solutíon
machining tool seríes fulfil such an idea1 automísatíon solution as
aspírations. Highly developed workpíece machíníng and process
automisation technology plays an control. AXA masters these
essentíal role in achíeving thís. requírements as well - índívídually
Furthermore, it reduces production created around customer requests.
costs and protects staff from Here is where the decisíve machíne
heavy and dangerous activítíes. value added originates for
productíon. Regardless whether
Automating the complex move- thís centres around a large
ments around loadíng and unloadíng productíon seríes or applícatíons for
workpíeces as well  as fínding the the production of small seríes.
Rotary table with taílsFock and swivel bridge lnstalled índustrial robot in front of the travellíng
for mechanical multiple clamping system column machíne for dírect machine loadíng and unloadíng
wíth workpieces 89
Main body made of aluminium with íntegrated íntake for handlíng Quíck and símple automísatíon try compact complete
systems, mounting píns for zero-point clamping and clampíng devices solutíon wíth workpiece storage, handling system and
forthe workpíece zero-poínt clampíng
2 axes NC-tílting rotary table from AXA with Taílstock can be manually adjusted for varying
continuous 360 round axis and tilting axis from lengths of workpieces
0 to 90
Product overview
vcc DBZ
Vertical movíng column machíníng centres ín
compact desígn ín short bed versíon, with pen-
dulum machiníng or wíth swível rotary table