VHF K5+

vhf® 

K5+ Dental Mill

Extra Spindle Power for High Performance in Any Dental Laboratory

vhf®'s K5+ system is a five-axis dental milling machine extra spindle power that can easily mill tough materials such as cobalt-chrome. It is particularly efficient in dry milling with proven reliability in any dental laboratory.

Exceptional for Hard Materials

The K5+ from vhf® has a fresh new design and an upgraded spindle, which is over 60% more powerful. This enables the machine to work with tough materials like cobalt-chrome with ease. The K5+ is known for its reliability and continues to deliver precision and efficiency in any laboratory setting.

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Features

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Cost-Saving Characteristics

  • Ionizer and improved air circulation for easy machine cleaning
  • DIRECTDISC Technology for tool-free disc fixation
  • Automatic changer for 16 tools
  • Working chamber integrated camera
  • Includes DENTALCAM software with DIRECTMILL and no license fee
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Exceptional Stability

  • Mills the toughest materials on the market, incl. CoCr
  • Powerful 820 W, 60,000 rpm spindle
  • Heavy industrial quality for maximum rigidity
  • Solid cast body for the lowest vibrations
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Outstanding Precision

  • Restorations in ultra HD
  • Premium spindle with four-fold ball bearing made of hybrid ceramic for the highest concentricity
  • 3 μm repetition accuracy
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Broad Range of Indications

K5+ dental mill covers the broadest range of indications, due to ± 35° rotation angle in the 5th axis, and blanks up to 40 mm thickness (metals up to 18 mm)

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Reliability

  • Manufactured in Germany
  • Sophisticated sealing air concept to protect mechanics, electronics, and spindle
  • Two-years warranty
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Material Versatility

Material accessibility in 98 mm disc format, separate block and prefab abutment holders available

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Highlights

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A Bundle of Features

The K5+ can handle a wide range of materials and indications in disc form that are up to 40 mm thick. It includes DIRECTDISC Technology for easy, tool-free disc fixation and an integrated ionizer to reduce the need for cleaning up plastic chips. Its solid cast machine bed ensures stability, reduces vibrations, and delivers superior surface quality.

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Keep Everything Handy & Organized

The K5+ includes a handy accessory drawer for storing tools and material blanks, keeping them easily accessible. The DENTALCAM software oversees an integrated Administrated Tool Board with 30 numbered slots, creating an organized and efficient tool pool for milling.

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Quick Start

The K5+ is equipped with DIRECTDISC Technology for one-handed, tool-free blank clamping and an integrated ionizer that neutralizes static charges in plastic chips, such as PMMA, significantly reducing cleaning time.

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Broad Range of Materials & Indications

With the K5+ dental mill, you can effortlessly produce Cobalt-Chrome prefab abutments and block materials using the appropriate holders. This dry milling machine can process pucks with a thickness of up to 40 mm.

Dental Applications

What Materials Can You Process with K5+?

Plastics / PMMA

Zirconia

Cobalt-Chrome (CoCr)

Composites

Technical Specifications

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Field of Applications
Field of Applications
Dry Machining
Materials
Materials
  • Plastic materials, wax, zirconia, composites, CoCr, model plaster
  • Blanks, height 10-40 mm (CoCr up to 18 mm), diameter 98.5 mm
  • Blocks up to 45 × 20 × 20 mm
Base System Construction
Base System Construction
Machine bed made of solid cast aluminum body
Base System Housing
Base System Housing
Sheet steel housing, white high-gloss lacquer finish with working chamber flap and accessories drawer
Axes
Axes
  • Number of Axes: 5
  • Linear Axes X-/Y-/Z: Precision ball screws, rolled version · motors with resolution < 1 μm · ground precision guides made of high-alloyed steel · repetition accuracy ± 0.003 mm
  • Rotary A-axis: Backlash-free Harmonic-Drive® with the highest angular precision · rotation angle: 360°, infinite
  • Rotary B-axis: Precision ball screw with rotary transmission · rotation angle: ± 35° · axis arrangement in the workpiece
Control Unit
Control Unit
5-axis simultaneous control electronics with continuous path progression and dynamic pre-calculation · hardware-based real-time operating system with standardized instruction set · FPGA-integrated processor · updateable hardware · real-time path calculation via dedicated hardware engines in the FPGA · four-quadrant control of the motors for particularly smooth running · multiple analogue and digital I/Os for controlling the peripherals · integrated inverter for synchronous and asynchronous motors, electronic gate detection · Ethernet and USB interface
Lighting | Camera | ATB
Lighting | Camera | ATB
  • Lighting: RGB LED lightning with status display in the working chamber
  • Camera: Integrated in the working chamber for easy remote support with option for internal recording
  • ATB: Integrated Administrated Tool Board (ATB) for 30 tools
Spindle
Spindle
  • Speed: Up to 60,000 rpm
  • High-frequency spindle, synchronous with pneumatic tool clamping · sealing air to prevent debris from entering · automatic cone cleaning
  • Peak power (Pmax): 820 watts · nominal power (S6): 680 watts · continuous power (S1): 550 watts
  • 4-fold hybrid ceramic ball bearing · concentricity deviation at inner cone < 3 μm
Collet
Collet
Stainless steel collet for tools with 3 mm shank diameter and max. 40 mm total length
Automation
Automation
Tool magazine for 16 tools · Length measurement and tool breakage monitoring via precision measuring key · Access via working chamber flap, safety-locked

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