65,000 lb. World War 2 vintage Hypro VTL with 72" diameter table



The building had to be built around the machine

vtl7


Diamond test bed cuts granite with synthetic diamonds and measures wear


vtl5


Load cell sensors monitor synthetic diamond cutting forces in excess of 10,000 lbs.



Splash curtain harnesses flood coolant while cutting a 6000 lb piece of granite.



The transmission was rebuilt and clutches adjusted


vtl8


Cool shot of the transmission gears, some more than 12" in diameter

vtl6


X and Z drive pulleys and automated bridge clamp assembly.




 

Table encoder based on a skateboard wheel that contacts the spinning table for ipr programming.