Used CNC Vertical Machining Centers (VMC) We Buy
Used CNC vertical machining centers are the most common CNC machine on an American shop floor, and Machine Tool Exchange buys them straight from the companies that own them, no broker and no auction house in between. This hub holds 5,576 of them, and Mazak, Haas, Doosan, Okuma, Makino and DMG MORI account for 4,819. Here is what actually moves an offer.
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Mazak NEXUS 510-C-II 5X (2012)
Mazak VQC 2050B (1984)
Mazak MTV-815/120 (1998)
Mazak FJV60/80 (2002)
Okuma 6VA
Mazak VTC300C (2013)
Makino MC-100A
Doosan DCM 2740
Okuma 415V/40 (2000)
Doosan VM-960L
Doosan NHP5000 (2019)
Doosan DNM-750L-11 (2014)
Okuma MILL AC 8 VA
Doosan MYNX 750
Okuma MC-5VA (1985)
Doosan MX1600ST (2015)
Mazak V550B (1989)
Makino V33 (1999)
Mazak V-655/60
Makino V77L/40
Doosan V 850M (2001)
Okuma MB-4000H
Doosan DHC400 (2012)
Doosan VC (2020)
What Is Actually in These 5,576 Vertical Machining Centers
Six manufacturers carry this hub. Mazak sits at 1,576 listings, Haas at 835, Doosan at 692, Okuma at 669, Makino at 527 and DMG MORI at 520. Those six are 4,819 of the 5,576 total, or 86.4 percent, and the remaining 757 spread across the rest of the list, led by Chevalier at 133. More than 35 named manufacturers are represented in all. There is no category split to speak of here. Every listing is a CNC vertical machining center, so what separates one from the next is brand, model family and spec rather than machine class. Across those 5,576 listings sit 3,373 distinct model designations, which is what a fragmented used vertical market looks like from the inside. No model string here repeats more than 27 times, so the data plate outranks the family name. Of the 5,576, some 4,463 record a build year, and those years run from 1973 to 2026.
The Vertical Model Families We See Most
Roll the designations up by leading token and the families shops actually type come out on top: VF at 491, VTC at 284, VCN at 180, DNM at 167 and NEXUS at 145. Mazak is 1,576 listings here, and VCN, VTC and NEXUS are its vertical names. Haas is 835, and VF is its line, along with MINI at 41 for the Mini Mill. Doosan is 692 and runs DNM. Okuma is 669, with GENOS at 68 and MB at 53 for the MB-V series. DMG MORI is 520, with DMU at 63 and CMX at 20. Brother is 73 and builds SPEEDIO, at 26. Families that stand on their own counts include MYNX 86, TM 84, FJV 81, MILLAC 81, AJV 66, VARIAXIS 44, UMC 33, DECKEL 33, ROBODRILL 31, DVF 19, MAZATECH 19 and DURAVERTICAL 18. Spelling drifts listing to listing, so read every count as a floor.
What Moves the Number on a Used VMC
Brand and model set the frame. What lands inside it is year, spindle hours, control type and control generation, taper wear and whether the machine still holds tolerance. Jason Puuri weighs those himself rather than running a family average, because two machines wearing the same nameplate rarely show up in the same shape. Configuration carries real weight on a vertical: 3-axis, 4-axis with a rotary and 3+2 are three different machines to the next owner, and the UMC family in this hub is a 5-axis vertical line. Spindle speeds across what we buy run from 6,000 RPM through 30,000-plus RPM, and tool changers from a 10-tool side-mount to a 120-plus tool carousel. Table size and axis travel place the machine against the work shops are trying to fill. We evaluate on brand, model, condition and current market demand, and an offer usually comes back within 24 to 48 hours of seeing the details.
Have This Ready Before You Call
Six fields get you a first number: brand, model, year, condition, spindle hours and control type. Table size and axis travel help if you have them. Say whether the machine is currently under power as well. Serial number, last calibration or service date and a tooling list speed up everything after that. Type the model exactly as it reads on the data plate. On verticals that matters more than sellers expect. Our listing data carries VF-2SS and VF-2 as separate strings at 21 each, VTC-250D/50 at 15 next to VTC-300C at 14 and VTC 300C at 9, and VCN510CII sitting beside VCN510C in the same data. Those are spellings in listing data rather than machine counts, but they show how one character changes which machine we think you have. Photos are not required. A shot of the control screen and one of the work envelope are usually enough to get a first number back.
How Pickup and Payment Work
Accept the offer and MTE handles the rest. We arrange rigging, crating and freight at no cost to you, and service covers all 50 states. Payment happens at pickup, not on net terms and not after a bid closes. Any condition works: running, idle or in need of repair. MTE is a direct buyer, not a broker, an auction platform or a listing service, so nothing gets listed, nothing gets consigned and no fee comes out of your side. Scale is not a gate either. Replacing a single Haas VF-2 and clearing a multi-machine cell during a plant changeover both run on one quote and one pickup schedule, with each machine still scoped on its own control, hours and condition. You do not book riggers or a truck. We handle that once you accept. Call 800-822-9524 or send the details through the form at /sell-your-cnc-machine/ and we will come back to you.
The Rest of the Vertical Lineup We Buy
Past the top six the hub keeps going: Chevalier 133, Brother 73, Toshiba 65, Hyundai WIA 50, Toyoda Americas 50, Grob 45, Tos 35, Hermle 34, Emag 24, G&L 16, Heller Group 12, Kuraki 10, Tsugami 9, Liechti 9, Starrag 8, Yasda 8 and Amada 7, with Liebherr and Zimmermann at 3 apiece and single-listing entries from Hardinge, Bridgeport, Tornos, Rollomatic, Dn Solutions and Waldrich-Coburg. Fanuc appears on 78 listings, and ROBODRILL, at 31 in the roll-up, is the family name to give us there. Separate from whatever is on the floor this week, we buy Hurco and Fadal verticals too, whether or not one is currently in the hub. If yours is a horizontal instead, that is the same conversation on a different page: /machine-type/cnc-horizontal-machining-centers-hmc-/. We also buy Mazak and Makino across their lines, plus CNC lathes, turning centers and 5-axis machines. A one-off nameplate gets scoped like a VF does.
Common questions
How much is a used vertical machining center worth?
It comes down to brand, model, year, spindle hours, control generation and condition, and those factors pull in different directions on the same nameplate. Send the details and Jason Puuri scopes your machine, not a family average.
Who buys used VMCs?
Machine Tool Exchange does, as a direct buyer rather than an auction platform or listing service. Haas, Mazak, Makino, DMG MORI, Okuma and Doosan verticals all sit in this hub, and we buy well past those six.
What is the scrap value of a CNC machine?
Scrap comes down to weight and material content. Plenty of machines an owner writes off as scrap still carry resale, parts, rebuild or export value, so it is worth a call before a scrapper hauls it away.
Will you buy a VMC that is idle or needs repair?
Yes. Running, idle or in need of repair are all machines we evaluate. Tell us upfront what state it is in so the offer reflects the machine you actually have rather than one we assumed was cutting.
Who pays for rigging, crating and freight?
We do. MTE arranges rigging, crating and freight at no cost to the seller, in all 50 states, and pays at pickup. No invoicing, no net terms and no waiting on a bid to close.
Do you buy horizontal machining centers as well as verticals?
Yes, we buy both. If the machine on your floor is a horizontal rather than a vertical, our HMC page covers that type, and a mixed floor of verticals and horizontals still goes on one quote.
Thinking about selling CNC Vertical Machining Centers (VMC)?
Two verticals with the same nameplate can be different conversations. A Haas VF-2SS and a plain VF-2 both sit in our book, and so do a Mazak VTC traveling column and a VCN. Send the model exactly as it reads on the plate, the control, and the spindle hours, and Jason Puuri scopes it himself before we schedule rigging.