A Lineup of Bridge Mills with Unsurpassed Performance and Value!

These machines feature extensive design and engineering by Methods Machine Tools, Inc.

• Methods Tooling Group Startup Packages

• Linear Glass Scales

• Full Roof Enclosure

• 6,000 RPM/35HP CAT50 or 15,000 RPM/30HP CAT40 Models

• Two Year Warranty

• Roller Guideways X-Y

• Boxway in Z

• Large Range of Sizes

• High Performance Machining - Value Priced!

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Features

Benefits

Options

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etho

ds M

achi

ne To

ols,

Inc.

• M

etho

ds-F

eele

r FV

0709

14

MOD

ELUN

ITFV

-221

4FV

-221

8FV

-321

4FV

-321

8FV

-322

4FV

-421

4FV

-421

8FV

-422

4FV

-423

3FV

-424

0FV

-521

8FV

-522

4FV

-523

3FV

-524

0FV

-622

4FV

-623

3FV

-624

0FV

-723

3FV

-724

0

TRAV

EL

X-Ax

is • L

inear

Guid

eway

sinc

hes (

mm

)85

” (2,1

60)

126”

(3,20

0)16

5” (4

,200)

205”

(5,20

0)24

4” (6

,200)

284”

(7,20

0)

Y-Ax

is • L

inear

Guid

eway

sinc

hes

(mm

)55

” (1

,400)

71”

(1,80

0)55

” (1

,400)

71”

(1,80

0)95

” (2

,400)

55”

(1,40

0)71

” (1

,800)

95”

(2,40

0)13

0” (3

,300)

158”

(4

,000)

71”

(1,80

0)95

” (2

,400)

130”

(3

,300)

158”

(4

,000)

95”

(2,40

0)13

0”

(3,30

0)15

8”

(4,00

0)13

0”

(3,30

0)15

8” (4

,000)

Z-Ax

is • B

oxwa

ysinc

hes (

mm

)35

.4”(9

00) •

opt

ional:

47.2”

(1,20

0 )

Dista

nce B

etwe

en Co

lumns

inche

s (m

m)

63”

(1,60

0)79

” (2

,000)

63”

(1,60

0)79

” (2

,000)

98”

(2,50

0)63

”(1

,600)

79”

(2,00

0)98

” (2

,500)

110”

(2

,800)

138”

(3

,500)

79”

(2,00

0)98

” (2

,500)

110”

(2,80

0)13

8”

(3,50

0)98

” (2

,500)

110”

(2

,800)

138”

(3,50

0)11

0” (2

,800)

138”

(3

,500)

TABL

E

Table

Dim

ensio

nsinc

hes

(mm

)

79” x

55”

(2,00

0 x

1,400

)

79” x

67”

(2,00

0 x

1,700

)

118”

x 55

”(3

,000

x 1,4

00)

118”

x 67

”(3

,000

x 1,7

00)

118”

x 87

”(3

,000

x 2,2

00)

158”

x 55

”(4

,000

x 1,4

00)

158”

x 67

”(4

,000

x 1,7

00)

158”

x 87

”(4

,000

x 2,2

00)

158”

x 98

”(4

,000

x 2,5

00)

158”

x 11

8”(4

,000

x 3,0

00)

197”

x 67

”(5

,000

x 1,

700)

197”

x 87

”(5

,000

x 2,2

00)

197”

x 98

”(5

,000

x 2,

500)

197”

x 11

8”(5

,000

x 3,0

00)

236”

x 87

”(6

,000

x 2,

200)

236”

x 98

”(6

,000

x 2,

500)

236”

x 11

8”(6

,000

x 3,0

00)

236”

x 98

”(6

,000

x 2,

500)

236”

x 11

8”(6

,000

x 3,0

00)

Max

imum

Load

lbs.

(kg)

13,00

0(6

,000)

15,00

0(7

,000)

19,00

0(9

,000)

22,00

0(1

0,000

)24

,000

(11,0

00)

22,00

0(1

0,000

)26

,000

(12,0

00)

30,00

0(1

4,000

)30

,000

(14,0

00)

30,00

0(1

4,000

)33

,000

(15,0

00)

39,00

0 (1

8,000

)39

,000

(18,0

00)

44,00

0(2

0,000

)39

,000

(18,0

00)

44,00

0(2

0,000

)52

,000

(24,0

00)

44,00

0(2

0,000

)52

,000

(24,0

00)

SPIN

DLE

Spind

le Sp

eed

rpm

40 Ta

per:

15,00

0 • 5

0 Tap

er: 6

,000

Spind

le Po

wer

HP40

Tape

r: 30

HP •

50 Ta

per:

35HP

FEED

RATE

X-Ax

is Ra

pidinc

hes (

m)/m

in59

0” (1

5)39

4” (1

0)47

2” (1

2)

Y-Ax

is Ra

pidinc

hes (

m)/m

in59

0” (1

5)47

2” (1

2)47

2” (1

2)

Z-Ax

is Ra

pidinc

hes (

m)/m

in47

2” (1

2)47

2” (1

2)47

2” (1

2)

ATC

Max

imum

Num

ber o

f Too

ls-

32 (6

0, 90

, 120

optio

nal)

Pull S

tud

-40

Tape

r: JIS

B 63

39 •

50 Ta

per:

JIS B

6339

-50P

Max

imum

Tool

Weig

htlbs

. (kg

)40

Tape

r: 17

.6 (8

) • 5

0 Tap

er: 3

9.6 (1

8)

Max

imum

Tool

Leng

thinc

hes (

mm

)40

Tape

r: 11

.8” (3

00) •

50 T

aper

: 13.8

” (35

0)

Max

imum

Tool

Diam

eter

inche

s (m

m)

40 Ta

per:

3” (7

5) •

50 Ta

per:

4.9” (

125)

Max

imum

Tool

Dia.

- No A

djace

nt To

olinc

hes (

mm

)40

Tape

r: 5.1

” (13

0) •

50 Ta

per:

7.9” (

200)

Tool

Chan

ging T

ime -

Tool

to To

olse

c8

CONT

ROL

Fanu

c-

0i-M

/ 31

i-MB

Spec

ifica

tions

subje

ct to

chan

ge w

ithou

t not

ice. •

FV-

Serie

s mac

hine e

quipp

ed w

ith 40

Tape

r spin

dle is

desig

nate

d FV-

xxxx

HSS

• FV-

Serie

s mac

hine e

quipp

ed w

ith 50

Tape

r spin

dle is

desig

nate

d FV-

xxxx

FV-S

erie

s Dou

ble C

olum

n Br

idge

Mill

s

FV St

anda

rd Eq

uipm

ent

• Tw

o ye

ar w

arra

nty

• TH

K lin

ear g

uide

way

s on

X-A

xis

• Sc

hnee

berg

er ro

ller l

inea

r gu

idew

ays

on Y

-Axi

s•

Chip

con

veyo

r •

Dua

l chi

p au

gers

•

Prep

ared

for c

oola

nt th

roug

h sp

indl

e (d

oes

not i

nclu

de p

ump)

• Sp

indl

e oi

l coo

ler

• 4t

h axi

s pr

epar

atio

n (d

oes

not

incl

ude

driv

es o

r mot

ors)

• Ex

tra

set o

f 8 M

-func

tions

• A

ICC

- 40

bloc

k lo

ok a

head

• D

oubl

e an

chor

pre

tens

ione

d ba

llscr

ews

• Au

tom

atic

lubr

icat

ion

syst

em•

Dus

t-pr

oof e

lect

rical

cab

inet

• 3-

colo

r sig

nal l

ight

• Co

olan

t flus

hing

sys

tem

• Co

olan

t flus

hing

gun

• Sp

indl

e rin

g co

olan

t noz

zles

• Sp

indl

e co

olan

t noz

zle

• O

il/w

ater

sep

arat

or•

Safe

ty in

terlo

ck p

acka

ge

FV O

ptio

ns•

Hei

denh

ain

linea

r sca

le o

ptio

ns o

n 50

ta

per m

odel

s ~

var

ies

by m

odel

(fac

tory

)•

60/9

0/12

0 to

ol A

TC (f

acto

ry)

• 47

.2” (

1,20

0 m

m) Z

-axi

s tr

avel

(fac

tory

)•

Spla

sh g

uard

w/r

oof ~

50

Tape

r m

odel

s on

ly (f

acto

ry)

• Va

rious

mill

ing

head

s (fa

ctor

y)•

Cool

ant t

hrou

gh s

yste

ms

• To

uch

prob

e in

-pro

cess

mea

sure

men

t•

Tool

leng

th m

easu

rem

ent a

nd

brok

en to

ol d

etec

tion

• Ro

tary

tabl

es•

Tool

ing

and

wor

khol

ding

pac

kage

s•

Auto

mat

ion

pack

ages

• M

etho

ds tu

rnke

y so

lutio

ns