A powerful C-axis spindle drive provides a CNC production lathe with outstanding performance for contour milling as well as fast spindle positioning for drilling.

The US built Elite provides a collet ready 20C spindle with all of the quick change spindle tooling options associated with the previous Hardinge US built Conquest and Quest line up of CNC lathes.

Bar and chucking flexibility and adaptability is the name of the Elite game, with the added benefit of a 12 station VDI-30 turret with standard 5,000 rpm driven tooling available on all stations.

The powerful C-axis spindle drive provides the machine with outstanding performance for contour milling as well as fast spindle positioning for drilling and tapping with the main spindle stopped at a very competitive price.