Makino D500

What the maker publishes about the current Makino D500

Makino's D500 is a five-axis vertical machining center that the maker lists for mold work. Linear travel is 550 mm in X, 1,000 mm in Y and 500 mm in Z, with an A-axis range of +30/-120 and a C-axis range of 360. High torque direct drive motors move both rotary axes, and the tilting trunnion has a DD motor at each end and sits parallel to the X-axis. Work goes on a 500 mm diameter table rated for 350 kg or on 400 x 400 mm pallets rated for 300 kg. The spindle runs at 14K rpm, and 12K, 20K and 30K versions are options. Rapid traverse is 1,890 in/min on X and 1,970 in/min on Y and Z. The magazine holds 60 tools, and optional sizes start at 80. Tool to tool time is 4.2 sec, and chip to chip is 10.2 sec. A pallet changer can be fitted at installation or later. Control is the Makino Professional 6 with SGI.5 servo control.

Source: Makino, October 26, 2026.

What the Makino D500 is used for

Makino's D500 page names mold machining as the work this five axis vertical machining center is meant for, and mold machining is also the subject of the page heading.

Source: Makino, October 26, 2026.

Makino D500 listing history

Where it was listed

Filed under CNC Vertical Machining Centers (VMC) (8), CNC 5-Axis Machining Centers (3) and CNC Horizontal Machining Centers (HMC) (1).

Model years seen

2016 ×2, 2014 ×3, 2013 ×2, 2011 ×2, 2009.

What Makino D500 listings agree on

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We have tracked 13 Makino D500 listings on 6 marketplaces (machinetools.com, usedcnc.com, exapro.com, surplusrecord.com, vigert.com and machinesused.com), model years 2009 to 2016. We buy Makino D500 machines and do not sell them.

2016 · 2016 · 2014 · 2014 · 2013 · 2011 · 2011 · 2009

Every Makino D500 we have tracked

3 more listings, no year.

The Makino D500 among machining centers and mills

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