A: The BMV-1100 is engineered for heavy and hard materials where rigidity matters more than rapid traverse speed. That includes cast iron, hardened tool steel, alloy steels, and forged components.
Lighter materials like aluminum and plastics will run on it, but they are not the reason to choose this machine — for those, our linear guideway MV series is faster, lighter, and more cost-effective. The BMV is the right answer when the material fights back.
A: Same X-axis travel (1,100 mm), different construction philosophy. The MV-1100 uses linear guideways for higher rapid traverse speeds (30 m/min) — better for aluminum, mold-and-die surfacing, and high-mix production where cycle time is the priority.
The BMV-1100 uses hand-scraped box way construction for rigidity and vibration damping — better for heavy roughing, interrupted cuts on hardened materials, and long-term geometric stability. Choose BMV when downtime from chatter or accuracy drift costs more than slower rapid traverse.
A: Production. The BMV-1100 is built specifically for shops running heavy materials in series — automotive housings, valve bodies, structural castings, machinery components. The hand-scraped box way construction was developed precisely because it holds geometric accuracy through tens of thousands of cycles, not just hundreds.
What box way construction does not give you is high-speed mold finishing or fast tool-change cycle times. If your production mix is 80% aluminum + 20% steel, an MV-1100 makes more sense. If it's the reverse, the BMV-1100 will run faster on the parts that matter.
The BMV-1100 is a box way vertical machining center built around hand-scraped guideways — the kind of construction that takes a master technician days to finish on a single machine and gives you the vibration damping that linear guideway VMCs simply cannot match under heavy interrupted cuts. The 1,100 × 600 mm working area handles substantial workpieces, and the wide-span box way structure keeps the table flat and stable even when you load it heavy and cut hard.
This is the machine you specify when downtime is expensive and the parts you make have to come off the spindle within tolerance the first time, every time. Hand-scraped surfaces retain oil in microscopic pockets created by the scraping process, so the slideways stay lubricated and consistent through long production runs. The result is a machine that holds accuracy through the heavy roughing passes that would chatter a lighter VMC out of tolerance.
Like every Ingenious Machinery machining center, the BMV-1100 is built and assembled in Taichung, Taiwan — the city that builds more CNC machine tools than any other on earth. Every BMV-1100 leaves the factory with the geometric inspection report that comes with two decades of experience building the rigidity-class of machines our customers in automotive, energy, and structural manufacturing demand.
| ITEM | UNIT | BMV-1100 |
|---|---|---|
| Table | ||
| Table dimension | mm | 1,180 x 560 |
| Working area | mm | 1,100 x 650 |
| T-slot | mm | CD100 x 18 x 5 |
| Number of work table | pcs | 1 |
| Max. Loading capacity | kgs | 1,000 |
| Travel Range | ||
| Max. travel range of X/Y/Z-axis | mm | 1,100 / 650 / 620 |
| Distance from spindle nose to table surface | mm | 150~770 |
| Distance from spindle center to column | mm | 680 |
| Spindle | ||
| Spindle taper | ISO No. 40 | |
| Spindle bearing inner dia. | mm | Φ70 |
| Spindle speed | rpm | STD: 10,000 belt-drive OPT: 8,000, 12,000, 15,000 |
| Feedrate | ||
| Feedrate of X / Y / Z-axis | mm/min | 1~10,000 |
| Slideways of X / Y / Z-axis | Box way | |
| Rapid traverse of X / Y / Z-axis | m/min | 18 |
| Tool Magazine | ||
| Tool capacity | pcs | STD: 24; OPT: 30 |
| Tool selection | Bi-direction | |
| Max. tool dia. x length | mm | Φ80 x 300 |
| Max. tool weight | kgs | 7 |
| Tool shank | STD: BT40;
OPT: CAT40, SK40, HSK63A |
|
| Drive Motor | ||
| Spindle drive motor | kw |
STD: α12 (11/15); OPT: α15 (15/18.5) |
| Servo motors of X / Y / Z-axis | kw | α12 (2.7) |
| Coolant motor | kw | 1.08 (50Hz) / 1.62 (60Hz) |
| Chip conveyor motor | kw | 0.2 |
| APC motor | kw | – |
| Accuracy | ||
| Positioning | mm | ±0.005 |
| Repeatability | mm | ±0.004 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Power requirement | kVA | 380-415/220V 21 KVA |
| Floor area (L x W x H) | mm | 4,299 x 2,453 x 2,814 |
| Packing dimension | mm | 3,730 x 2,280 x 2,530 + 1,050 x 800 x 920 |
| Net weight | kgs | Machine: 7,000; Accessory: 270 |
| Gross weight | kgs | Machine: 7,670; Accessory: 390 |
Typical applications include automotive housings and brackets, oil-and-gas valve bodies, large mold bases, machine-tool subassemblies, and any production work where heavy stock removal and long-term geometric stability matter more than rapid traverse speed.
● Fanuc 0i-MF(1) Plus controller, 10.4" LCD, AICC II
● Spindle speed 10,000 rpm belt driven
● Spindle taper BT40
● Spindle motor 11/15 kw
● Box way
● Spindle oil chiller
● Tool magazine capacity - 24 tools
● Coolant and chip flush system
● Spindle taper cleaner
● MPG
● Heat exchanger for electrical cabinet
● Automatic lubrication system
● Fully enclosed splash guard
● Work lamp
● End of program light (three colors)
● Rigid tapping
● M80 auto power off
● Level bolts and pads
● Screw type chip conveyor and chip cart
● Spindle taper BT50
● Spindle taper BBT50 / DIN50 / HSK100A
● Spindle motor 15/18.5 kw
● Chain type chip conveyor and chip cart (upgrade from standard screw type)
● Scraper type chip conveyor (further upgrade from chain type)
● Mitsubishi M80
● Siemens controller
● Heidenhain controller
● Spindle speed 12,000 rpm direct driven
● Spindle speed 15,000 rpm direct driven
● Spindle taper BBT40 / DIN40 / HSK63A
● 2 step speed gear box
● Tool magazine capacity - 30 tools
● Air conditioner
● Coolant gun
● Coolant through spindle
● Oil skimmer
● Oil mist collector
● Automatic tool length measurement
● Automatic workpiece measurement
● Linear scale
● CNC rotary index table
● Auto door
● Stabilizer
● Transformer
● CE approval
● Heavy cutting: Box way provides better damping than linear guide way, ideal for deep roughing cuts and interrupted cutting
● Large casting machining: Cast iron parts, forgings, and other high-material-removal workpieces
● Hardened material machining: Heavy roughing of tool steel and hardened steel
● Automotive: Engine blocks, large chassis structural parts
● Mold & Die: Mold base machining for injection and die-casting molds
● Multi-face machining: Optional CNC rotary index table for 4-axis capability
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