Patent ID: 7150213

Claim:
A vertical machining center, comprising: a tool slide which can be moved in a controlled manner; a workpiece feed on one side of a machining area; a moveable vertical machining center component that can be controlled in at least one axis to change workpieces between the workpiece feed and the machining area; said workpiece feed being adapted to hold available and accent workpiece holders with workpieces and being mounted so as to be in alignment with a CNC rotary table on that side of the vertical machining center, on which the respective workpiece holder is held by the CNC rotary table, and wherein the CNC rotary table is movable on guides in a direction of the workpiece feed such that the CNC rotary table is directly contactable with the workpiece holders to change the workpiece holders; and a counter-vise to hold the workpiece holder on the side, facing the workpiece feed and facing away from the CNC rotary table, said counter-vise being mounted so as to be traversable with the workpiece holder out of the collision area.