
Recently, Mr. James Henderson, a representative from a precision parts manufacturer in Michigan, USA, after completing several rounds of trial cuts and acceptance tests on a VMC (Vertical Machining Center), took out US dollars in cash from his briefcase on-site as a deposit for an equipment order totaling US$280,000. This is the first time our company has received a cash deposit from a US client since it began its high-end CNC machine tool export business.
The client company is a manufacturer that provides precision machining services to automotive parts and aerospace fastener companies in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Previously the company mainly used the Japanese and German brand VMC, and began contacting our VMC1160 three-axis vertical machining center through online platform at the end of 2025.
Yesterday, our customer together with the technical team of ShanQuan Factory, conducted three types of extreme tests on one of our assembled VMC1160 machines according to their internal "Acceptance Standard for Precision Parts Machining Equipment v3.2":
**Rigidity Test:** Using a 40mm diameter four-flute carbide end mill, full-cut groove milling was performed on a 718 Inconel 718 alloy test piece. The spindle load remained stable between 78% and 85%, with no low-frequency chatter.
**Accuracy Test:** A Renishaw XL-80 laser interferometer was used to verify the three-axis positioning accuracy with dual-frequency compensation. The measured X/Y/Z axis positioning accuracies were 2.8μm, 3.1μm, and 2.9μm, respectively, with repeatability all within 2.0μm.
**Continuous Operation Test:** The machine underwent 500 cycles of automatic tool change with 48 tool magazines. The average tool change time was 2.2 seconds, with no tool jamming or dropping. The spindle operated continuously at 8000rpm for 6 hours, with the bearing temperature rise controlled below 18℃.
"Your BT40 spindle taper bore runout was measured at 0.002mm, which is 0.001mm lower than the nominal value in the sample," the customer said as he signed the test record. "In the US, this is called 'under-promise and over-deliver'." After completing the test, the customer was very satisfied and met with the person in charge at the factory to finalize the cash deposit payment for the equipment.