Published 08/05/2022

Tool Lineup Offers Lathes, Mills and More

Kaast Machine Tools highlights up its diverse range of machine tools, fitting customer needs across a variety of applications. The company offers lathes, mills, grinders, presses and more.

Katie Leesemann, Former Editorial Assistant, Gardner Business Media

Kaast Machine Tools Inc. proudly offers a diverse range of machines tools in order to fit the needs of a variety of customers. Its offerings include mills, lathes, grinders, saws, presses and more. Kaast aims to enable customer access to the right machine for their applications, intending to bring efficiency to each shop floor one of its machines sits on.

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Fast and compact, V-Turn CNC 550 is a 22 inch swing, Fanuc 0i-TF, 25 hp vertical lathe. Loaded with live tooling, C-axis and Renishaw HPRA tool setter, the V-Turn CNC 550 vertical lathe has a 2-stage transmission with high torque for heavy-machining — even on tough materials. A 12-tool turret, coolant system, chip conveyor and automatic lubrication are some additional features also present on this VTL.

Kaast also highlights its VF-Mill series, spotlighting A 11L and the D Mini. These VMCs match a fast tool changer with a 10,000 rpm CAT40 spindle. Running the newest generation of the Fanuc 0i control systems, these products also feature robust and solid base frames, providing rigidity, stability and vibration-free work — even with heavy duty cutting — according to the company.

Kaast’s C-Turn series engine lathes feature hardened, precision-ground guideways, low noise and a universal gearbox. This enables for cutting precise measurements with no need to change gears. Kaast has both manual and CNC versions of the C-Turn series. The CNC version also possesses the capability for conversational programming with the Fagor8055iA TC control panel, enabling users with no prior programming or G-code background.

The CNC teach style bed mill designed for small series production and prototyping, the DMV 380 VS CNC, is also a part of Kaast’s lineup. Featuring a drilling and milling head with quiet V-belt drive operation, infinitely variable spindle speed control pairs with an automatic spindle sleeve feed with micrometer depth stop. Running the Fagor8055i/A control, operators can upload existing files, write at the machine or operate manually.

For grinding, the F-Grind AH offers a grinding spindle which runs in heavy-duty, preloaded angular contact ball bearings and features automatic feed in X, Y and Z. High positioning accuracy of the vertical axis is realized by AC servo motor in conjunction with a recirculating ball screw.