An all-new vertical machining centre, the Bridgeport-Hardinge Conquest V1000 is now available in the UK from the manufacturer’s exclusive distributor — the Engineering Technology Group (www.engtechgroup.com).

It features a highly rigid construction and heavy-duty 45mm ballscrews on all axes; 35mm linear guides are standard on the X axis, with 45mm guides on the Y and Z axes. The work envelope is 1,020mm x 610 x 610mm, while the rapid-traverse rates are 43m/min for the X and Y axes and 36m/min for the Z axis.

The spindle is rated at 20hp 10,000rev/min, and there is a 30-tool swing-arm automatic tool changer.

As standard, the V1000 is supplied with a Heidenhain TNC 620 contouring control (for up to five axes), which accommodates either workshop-oriented conversational programming or off-line programming. Options include part probing, tool probing, linear scales on the X, Y and Z axes, through-spindle coolant, a fourth- and fifth-axis (4+1) drive package, automatic power shut-off, spare m-codes, chip conveyor and a powered access door.