Johnford’s VMC Series is a combination of speed, rigidity and precision in a box way geared head package. These C frame machines feature solid heavily ribbed Meehanite cast iron eliminating vibration and ensuring excellent surface finishes and long cutting tool life.

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Four oversized box ways fully support the machine’s saddle and work table delivering outstanding X axis accuracy over the full travel range of the machine. This is critical when machining heavy workpieces to avoid deflection and is a key factor in maintaining part accuracy and precision. All sliding surface areas and gibs are coated with Turcite-B and hand scraped for perfect fit and alignment.

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Optimum alignment of the motor and gear box ensures no offset and guarantees steady smooth movement of the head stock along the Z axis. This design significantly reduces torsion on the head stock and ensures optimum rigidity, long term accuracy and repeatability. Large diameter pre-tensioned ballscrews have a double-nut preloaded design eliminating the potential thermal growth and promote high accuracy and high speed positioning.