Mazak VTC-200B
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 VTC-200B is
The Mazak VTC-200B 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 44.09″.
What it is built to do
From the figures the manufacturer publishes, a Mazak VTC-200B suits:
- #40 tooling at up to 10,000 RPM
Listings spell this machine several ways. We use VTC-200B because trailing hyphen; VTC-200B is how Mazak and most listings spell it.
Mazak VTC-200B specifications
3 independent dealer listings were used, cross-checked against each other, and are recorded in our sourcing record.
What fits a Mazak VTC-200B
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.
Derived from — Spindle taper: #40
What to check on a Mazak VTC-200B
The same list whichever side of the deal you are on.
- Control generation. The manufacturer specifies Mazatrol Fusion 640M 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 VTC-200B
Other CNC vertical machining centers in this directory, closest first on x-axis travel.
Mazak FJV-250
- X-axis travel
- 40.16"
- Y-axis travel
- 20.08"
- Z-axis travel
- 18.11"
- Spindle taper
- BT40
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>
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.
Have a Mazak VTC-200B to sell?
We are the buyer, not a broker. No listing fee, no commission, no waiting for someone else to find a buyer. Quote in 24 to 48 hours, we handle rigging and freight, and we pay at pickup.