Hardinge SUPER-PRECISION T-42 — Live Tooling & Tool Holders

Mongtec Precision, a Taiwanese tooling brand headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan, designs and engineers driven tool holders and static tooling for the Hardinge SUPER-PRECISION T-42 on the open machine-side BMT and VDI (DIN 69880) standards. The turret interface for this model is confirmed by Mongtec engineering against the actual turret drawing at RFQ, and every driven unit ships with an individual inspection report.

Machine & tooling summary

Machine brandHardinge
ModelSUPER-PRECISION T-42
Turret interfaceConfirmed per machine configuration at RFQ (not yet published for this model — the public machine specifications are not consistent; Mongtec engineering confirms it against the actual turret drawing)
Driven tool holdersAxial, radial, adjustable-angle, twin-output, high-speed and geared-down units
Static toolingTurning, boring bar, facing, cut-off and blank holders
InspectionIndividual inspection report with every driven unit
OriginTaiwanese brand, designed and engineered in Taichung, Taiwan

Why the model name alone does not settle it

Machine builders routinely ship the same model with more than one turret. These are all published, verified examples:

MachineWhat changesTurret mounting
Hardinge Conquest H51station count12-station = BMT55 · 16-station = BMT45
Okuma GENOS L300model suffixL300 M = VDI40 · L300 MW/MYW = 65×73 bolt pattern
DMG MORI ALC / ALX 1500–2500turret buildBMT40 or BMT42/64
Takisawa TS-3000 / 4000key count2-key and 3-key turrets are not interchangeable

It is the most common reason a driven tool holder arrives and will not bolt on. Reference table: 38 BMT turret bolt patterns by machine builder →

Send the machine model and a photo of the turret face — we confirm the fit before quoting →

Other Hardinge models Mongtec covers

FAQ

Which turret interface does the Hardinge SUPER-PRECISION T-42 use?

We have not published a figure for this model because the public machine specifications do not state it consistently, and a guessed figure is worse than a blank field. Send the machine model and a photograph of the turret face and Mongtec engineering confirms it against the actual turret drawing. That check is free and takes one email.

Do you publish dimensioned drawings?

The full dimensioned drawing and the confirmed article number are supplied by email once an enquiry is open, so they match your actual machine and turret configuration.

Can Mongtec build a special version?

Yes. Special angles, extended reach, high-pressure internal coolant and non-standard mountings are built to order. Describe the operation and the machine.

Where to go next

All Hardinge models · Driven tool holder types and turret interfaces · Published article numbers · Static turret tooling

The turret decides, not the model name

Machine builders regularly ship the same model with different turrets — station count, model suffix and the number of keys all change the mounting. The Hardinge Conquest H51 is BMT55 in the 12-station build and BMT45 in the 16-station build; the Okuma GENOS L300 M is VDI40, while the L300 MW/MYW uses a 65×73 mm bolt pattern. This is the single most common reason a driven tool holder arrives and will not bolt on. BMT bolt pattern reference — 38 patterns by machine builder →

Send your model and a photo of the turret face — we confirm the fit before quoting →

Which live tooling fits the Hardinge SUPER-PRECISION T-42?

The turret interface for this machine is confirmed at RFQ, so no article number is published here. These are the driven tool types Mongtec publishes — which one fits is confirmed once the turret is identified.

BMT bolt pattern reference (38 patterns) · All driven tool types and turret interfaces