Mazak FJV-250
Manufacturer specifications, what it is built to do, the years we have seen them listed, what tooling fits, and what to check on one. MTE also buys them outright.
What the Mazak FJV-250 is
The Mazak FJV-250 is a CNC vertical machining center — a machine for milling, drilling and tapping on a fixed table with a vertical spindle — the general-purpose workhorse of most shops. The manufacturer publishes a x-axis travel of 40.16".
What it is built to do
From the figures the manufacturer publishes, a Mazak FJV-250 suits:
- work up to the published 2645 lbs table rating
- BT40 tooling at up to 12000 rpm
Mazak FJV-250 specifications
These are the manufacturer’s figures for this model as currently published. A machine built years ago may differ in control generation and in options, which is exactly why the questions below matter when you sell one.
Further specifications the manufacturer publishes
Sources: manufacturer specification page, manufacturer specification page, archived manufacturer page.
What fits a Mazak FJV-250
Each of these follows from a published specification above, which is named beside it.
40-taper toolholders
This is a 40-taper spindle — the 7:24 steep taper that CAT-40, BT-40 and DIN 69871 (SK-40) holders all share. They share the taper and nothing else that matters: the retention knob and the flange form differ between those standards, so holders do not swap between them without changing pull studs. Knowing which standard a machine was tooled for is worth doing before the holders are packed. The manufacturer names BT (JIS/MAS 403) for this machine.
Derived from — Spindle taper: BT40
What years the Mazak FJV-250 was built
Across the units we have tracked, build years run from 1998 to 2006. Observed across 25 marketplaces, not a manufacturer build record. The manufacturer specifies MAZATROL SmoothG or MAZATROL SmoothC, so a unit on an older control is an early one or a retrofit.
Mazak FJV-250 machines on the market now
We track listings across 25 used-machinery marketplaces, and every competitor in this market is one of them, so this is a view none of them can produce for themselves. Right now there are 5 units of this exact designation on the market, drawn from 4 independent sources, spanning model years 1998 to 2006. A seller is competing with those units, which is why condition, tooling and control generation decide the number.
We count only listings whose model is spelled as this machine’s own designation. Near spellings that may be a different variant are excluded rather than counted, so this is a floor on what is out there, not a total.
What to check on a Mazak FJV-250
The same list whichever side of the deal you are on.
- Control generation. The manufacturer specifies MAZATROL SmoothG or MAZATROL SmoothC for this model. The control is often the single biggest swing on two otherwise identical machines, because it decides which buyers can use it at all.
- Spindle hours and condition. Most controls show run hours on a maintenance or diagnostics screen. It is the first number anyone asks for, so find it before the conversation rather than during it.
- Tooling and accessories. Holders, chucks, steady rests, probing and automation attachments travel with the machine, and they are worth real money separately from it.
- Way covers and the chip auger. Cheap to look at, expensive to ignore — damaged covers are how a way surface gets ruined.
- The tool changer. Count a full carousel change and watch for hesitation.
- A fourth axis or trunnion, if fitted. It is a separate asset and it is counted separately.
- Power and rigging access. How the machine comes out of the building is a real cost, and it is one MTE absorbs, so an accessible machine is worth more to us.
Machines buyers cross-shop with the Mazak FJV-250
Other CNC vertical machining centers in this directory, closest first on x-axis travel.
DMG MORI SV-503B
- X-axis travel
- 1,020 mm (40.2 in.)
- Y-axis travel
- 510 mm (20.1 in.)
- Z-axis travel
- 510 mm (20.1 in.)
Okuma MU-6300V
- X-axis travel
- 925 (36.42)
- Y-axis travel
- 1,050 (41.34) (+100 ATC movements)
- Z-axis travel
- 600 (23.62)
- Spindle taper
- 7/24 taper No.40 <HSK-A63>
Mazak VTC-200B
- X-axis travel
- 44.09″
- Y-axis travel
- 20.08″
- Z-axis travel
- 20.08″
- Spindle taper
- #40
Dealer-sourced figures, not manufacturer published.
The rest of the CNC vertical machining centers in this directory: Mazak VCN 410B-II
Browse the whole CNC Vertical Machining Centers (VMC) catalog, or see everything we buy from Mazak.
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