Voortman V600

Voortman V600 beam drilling machine

The Voortman V600 beam drilling machine with drilling unit VDH 1000 is used for structural steel fabricators and manufacturers with limited work space.

Voortman V600 design

The Voortman V600 drilling machine is an economical and space-saving CNC-controlled drilling system in which the VDH 1000 drilling unit moves along the material in the X-axis (longitudinal direction). A robust and torsion-free machine frame is used to support and guide the drilling unit which moves the drilling spindle in the Y-axis. The material to be processed (steel profiles, angle steel, square tubes or flat steel) is positioned by the machine operator on the support frame along which the drilling unit moves. The length measurement and longitudinal adjustment of the drilling unit is from 0 to 8,000 mm. On request, an extension of the measuring range and the longitudinal travel is possible at an extra charge.

Voortman V600 drilling unit VDH 1000

The drilling unit is equipped with a VTC5/40 automatic tool changing system with 5 tool stations, thus enabling a quick change of drilling tools. The SK40 tool holder ensures a stable and safe holding of the tools. A vertical hydraulic hold-down device ensures optimum workpiece clamping during the drilling process.

Voortman V600 CNC control

A modern and reliable VACON 110 computer control system, together with the appropriate Voortman software, ensures easy and fast programming and operation of the machine.
The drilling machine is equipped with a VTC5/40 automatic tool changing system with 5 tool places and the SK40 tool holder. A vertical hydraulic hold-down ensures optimum workpiece clamping during the drilling process. A high drive power in combination with the infinitely adjustable drilling spindle speed of 0 - 2,500 rpm enables a high drilling performance. The drilling spindle is also equipped with an internal cooling lubricant supply, which ensures optimum cooling of the drilling tools and increases the service life of the drills. A compressor mounted on the drilling unit provides sufficient compressed air to enable air/oil cooling of the drilling tools. An electronic stepless feed and speed control ensures optimum chip removal. Height adjustment and feed adjustment of the drilling axis is carried out by means of a frequency-controlled spindle drive. This enables thread cutting, countersinking as well as spot drilling.
An automatic tool length measurement of the newly inserted drill bit ensures that the drill bit length does not have to be programmed.

Voortman V600 multi parts process

The V600 can process multiple parts for increased productivity. This process saves time and the machine operator has time to turn the first parts (steel beam profiles) while the drill unit begins processing the second part for uninterrupted processing. In addition to lining up products on the table, you can also place them next to each other.

Voortman V600 drilling tools

Depending on the application, the V600 can be operated with the low-cost HSS coolant channel drills, countersinks, taps or modern high-performance carbide drills. For this purpose, we recommend the use of the Nenok HSS coolant channel drills or the use of Nenok carbide drills with replaceable cutting insert. The suitable nencool-micro cooling lubricant ensures optimum cooling.

Voortman V600 more details:

• Automatic electronic stepless feed and speed control, enabling optimum chip removal.
• During drilling, 3 traversing axes are used:
• X-axis for longitudinal positioning of the drilling cabin (0-8,000mm, max. traverse speed 40 m/min).
• Y-axis for vertical height adjustment of the drilling unit (0-1,000 mm, max. traverse speed 30 m/min)
• Z-axis for horizontal positioning of the drilling unit (0-450 mm, max. traverse speed 30 m/min)
• The Voortman V600 works with 2 hydraulic hold-down cylinders which clamp the workpiece (sectional steel) vertically, incl. 2 vertical linear guides with carriage on the drilling cabin for guiding the clamping device, stroke of the clamping device: 1,050 mm
• Furthermore, the V600 is equipped with a web and flange height measurement, The hydraulic cylinder of the vertical clamping is equipped with a displacement transducer, which measures the actual flange height of the profile. At the same time, a sensor is mounted in the vertical clamp that measures the web height. The drill holes in the flange can then be positioned in the middle of the measured flange or web height.