V Series: The Largest, Most Customizable Vibratory Finishing Tubs Mass Finishing Offers

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V-Series Vibratory Finishing Tubs

The Vibratory Tubs for Operations That Have Outgrown Everything Else.

The V Series is where vibratory finishing scales to full industrial production. With 19 models ranging from 6.5 to 89 cu ft, motors from 7.5 to 60 HP, and tubs up to 189″ long, it handles capacities and part sizes beyond any other vibratory line.

While the VB Series tops out around 10 cu ft, the V Series starts there and scales up significantly. Even the smallest V model exceeds the largest VB. Beyond size, it adds capability: variable speed and amplitude, automated discharge, steel media compatibility, part fixtures, PLC controls, and full material handling automation.

Each V Series machine is highly customizable, with configurations tailored to the application—making it a complete finishing system, not just a standard machine.

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About the V Series Vibratory Tubs

The V Series Vibratory Tubs have many more automated features and optional add-ons in comparison to the VB Series vibratory tubs. Material handling systems can be added for full automation, and they can also be customized with rotating part fixtures to prevent part-on-part contact.

V Series Capabilities

    V Series vs. VB Series: What the Upgrade Adds

    The V Series shares the VB’s vibratory finishing principle (eccentric shaft, counterweight-driven vibration, variable amplitude) but adds a layer of process control and automation that the VB doesn’t offer:

    • Variable speed control: The VB adjusts amplitude only. The V Series adjusts both amplitude and shaft speed, giving operators two independent process variables. This dual control produces finer-tuned finishing results—important when the V Series’ larger tub volumes amplify any process inconsistency.
    • Automated discharge: Standard on the V Series (optional on the VB). When a cycle completes, the tub discharges parts and media automatically without manual plug removal or tipping. At 20+ cu ft of capacity, manual discharge isn’t practical—the V Series eliminates it.
    • Steel media capability: The V Series is built to run steel media (steel balls, steel pins, steel shapes) for burnishing and surface hardening applications. This requires heavier construction and more powerful motors than what the VB provides. Steel media is significantly denser than ceramic or plastic and puts more stress on the machine’s bearings, shaft, and springs.
    • Rotating part fixtures: For high-value or delicate parts that cannot tumble freely with media (turbine blades, medical implants, aerospace components), the V Series can be equipped with rotating fixtures that hold parts in fixed positions while media flows around them. This prevents part-on-part contact entirely while still delivering vibratory finishing action.
    • PLC touchscreen controls (optional): Recipe storage, automated cycle management, speed and amplitude programming, and process data logging. For operations running validated finishing processes across multiple shifts, PLC control ensures every cycle runs identically.
    • Full material handling automation (optional): Automated loading, unloading, media separation, and part washing can be integrated to create a fully automated finishing cell. The operator loads parts into a hopper; the system handles everything else.

    Available V Series Models

    Model No. Working Capacity (cu ft) Tub Cross Section (in) Tub Length (in) Drive HP Overall Dimensions (in)
    V-1934 6.5 19″ 34″ 7.5 76 x 44 x 48
    V-1661 8.25 16″ 61″ 10 110 x 39 x 44
    V-2334 10 23″ 34″ 10 81 x 85 x 61
    V-1696 13 16″ 96″ 15 146 x 40 x 50
    V-2345 13 23″ 45″ 15 100 x 48 x 69
    V-16155 20 16″ 155″ 20 204 x 40 x 52
    V-19114 22 19″ 114″ 15 164 x 41 x 54
    V-16186 25 16″ 186″ 20 230 x 40 x 53
    V-19155 30 19″ 155″ 25 205 x 41 x 54
    V-23142 38 23″ 142″ 40 210 x 50 x 65
    V-23189 48 23″ 189″ 50 255 x 48 x 65
    V-2842 14.5 28″ 42″ 15 94 x 55 x 64
    V-2872 25 28″ 72″ 25 140 x 55 x 70
    V-3347 21 33″ 47″ 25 94 x 58 x 75
    V-3372 34 33″ 72″ 30 141 x 58 x 75
    V-3396 46 33″ 96″ 40 163 x 62 x 75
    V-4448 38 44″ 48″ 40 120 x 78 x 93
    V-4460 49 44″ 60″ 40 145 x 125 x 88
    V-6548 89 65″ 48″ 60 134 x 110 x 144

    Choosing the Right V Series Model: Cross Section First, Then Length

    With 19 models, the V Series can seem overwhelming. The selection process is simpler than it appears because the models are organized by two independent dimensions: tub cross section (how wide the tub is) and tub length (how long). Here’s how to narrow down your options:

    Step 1: Choose Your Cross Section Based on Part Size

    The tub cross section determines the maximum part width and the media-to-part tumbling dynamics. Wider cross sections handle wider parts and allow more room for media to flow around complex geometries.

    • 16″ cross section: Narrow tub. Best for small-to-medium parts that don’t need much width. Available in lengths up to 186″ (15.5 feet) for very high volumes or very long parts.
    • 19″ cross section: Slightly wider. Handles mid-size parts with more tumbling room. Available up to 155″ (13 feet).
    • 23″ cross section: Wide enough for larger castings, housings, and structural parts. Available up to 189″ (15.75 feet). The 23″ models include the highest-capacity options (up to 48 cu ft).
    • 28″ cross section: For wider parts that need substantial tumbling clearance. Available in 42″ and 72″ lengths.
    • 33″ cross section: The widest standard rectangular tub. For large, bulky parts. Available up to 96″ (8 feet).
    • 44″ cross section: Extra-wide tub for oversized components. Two lengths available (48″ and 60″).
    • 65″ cross section: The V-6548: the widest, largest vibratory tub in the lineup at 89 cu ft and 60 HP. For the biggest parts and highest volumes that vibratory finishing can handle.

    Step 2: Choose Your Length Based on Volume and Part Length

    Within each cross section, longer tubs provide more capacity and accommodate longer parts. A manufacturer finishing 24″ extrusions would choose a different tub length than one finishing small stampings at high volume. The tub length is where you size the machine to your throughput needs.

    Step 3: Configure Accessories and Automation

    Once the model size is selected, configure the machine with the features your operation needs: PLC controls, automated loading/unloading, rotating fixtures, sound enclosure, tub dividers, flowmeter, and automatic lubrication. Mass Finishing’s team works with each buyer to build the right configuration.

    Not sure which model fits? Contact us with your part dimensions, material, daily volume, and finish requirements. We’ll recommend the right V Series configuration and process free sample parts to prove the results.

    What the V Series Is Built For

    High-Volume Production Finishing

    The V Series serves manufacturers running vibratory finishing at production scale: automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, aerospace primes and sub-tier manufacturers, heavy equipment producers, large-scale metal fabrication operations, and foundries processing cast parts. These are operations where finishing throughput is measured in cubic feet per shift, where the finishing machine runs continuously for 8–16 hours per day, and where cycle consistency across thousands of parts is a documented requirement.

    Large and Oversized Parts

    The V Series handles parts that no other vibratory tub in the Mass Finishing lineup can accommodate. The V-6548 (65″ x 48″ tub) can process parts up to approximately 60″ across. The V-16186 (16″ x 186″ tub) handles parts up to nearly 15 feet long. Large structural weldments, long extrusions, oversized castings, heavy forgings, and full assemblies that would require hand finishing (or wouldn’t get finished at all) can be processed in a V Series tub.

    Steel Media Applications

    Burnishing with steel media produces a distinct surface effect: a hardened, compacted surface layer that improves fatigue life, corrosion resistance, and surface hardness. Steel shot and steel pins are also used for peening applications. The V Series is the only Mass Finishing vibratory tub line rated for steel media, which is significantly denser and generates higher impact forces than ceramic or plastic.

    Fixturing for High-Value Components

    Aerospace turbine blades, medical implants, precision-machined components, and other high-value parts that cannot risk part-on-part contact during processing can be loaded onto rotating fixtures inside the V Series tub. The fixtures hold parts in fixed positions while the media flow provides uniform finishing action across every surface. This is a capability unique to the V Series within Mass Finishing’s product line.

    V Series vs. VB Series: When to Step Up

    Factor

    VB Series

    V Series

    Capacity Range

    ~1–10 cu ft

    6.5–89 cu ft

    Motor Range

    1–10 HP

    7.5–60 HP

    Speed Control

    Variable amplitude only

    Variable amplitude + variable speed

    Discharge

    Manual plug (air-operated optional)

    Automated (standard)

    Steel Media

    Not rated

    Yes (standard capability)

    Part Fixtures

    Not available

    Rotating fixtures (optional)

    PLC Controls

    Not available

    PLC touchscreen (optional)

    Full Automation

    Optional (limited)

    Full material handling systems available

    Model Options

    5+ models

    19 models across 7 cross sections

    Best For

    Production batch processing up to ~10 cu ft

    Large-scale production, large parts, steel media, fixture finishing, automated lines

     

    Choose the V Series if you need more than 10 cu ft of capacity, your parts require variable speed in addition to variable amplitude, you run steel media, you need rotating fixtures for high-value parts, or your operation requires PLC controls and/or full automation integration.

    The VB Series is the better fit if your capacity needs stay under 10 cu ft, you don’t need variable speed or PLC controls, and your budget favors the less expensive VB construction. The VB handles standard batch processing effectively at its scale.

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