Midaco Pallet Changer shown with Eastec logo and booth number

MIDACO Pallet Changers at Eastec 2019: Increase productivity on your machining center.


Midaco Automatic Pallet Changer with detail showing interior


In additon to Pallet Changers for small and mid-size VMCs, in recent years MIDACO has expanded our line of pallet changers to accommodate the need for large precision parts machined to tight tolerances for the aerospace, energy, automotive, medical, military, power generation, oil and gas industries. These jobs cause significant spindle downtime due to the long and involved process of heavy, large part change over. When combined with crane loading, first article inspection and job interruption tasks, the machining center can be idle for 30 minutes... an hour... two hours? Your large Vertical Bridge Mill can be idle up to 70% of the time.

4 Midaco Automatic Pallet Changer systems mounted to machining centers on factory floor

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Machinist working on Midaco Pallet Changer with parts mounted to machining center table

Idle machine time means slow production and lost profit per each machine owned. MIDACO Pallet Changers enable the operator to set-up, load and change parts OUTSIDE of the machining center WHILE it's cutting. Without a MIDACO pallet changer system, an operator needs to work directly on the table inside the machining center. As a result, the machine could be sitting idle for 10 minutes, 30 minutes, even several hours on jobs with large parts that require overhead crane loading.



Machinist working on Midaco Pallet Changer with parts mounted to machining center table 2

With a Pallet Changer the machining center is only idle for several seconds while the automatic shuttle swaps out the pallet. Large bridge mills that require crane loading are only idle for several minutes instead of hours. For example, we offer Dual Pallet Changer Systems for large VMCs and machine which don’t move in Y-Axis. A massive part up to 32,000lbs can be loaded on one of the two shuttles mounted on each end of the VMC, while the part mounted on the other pallet is already in the machine being milled. When the first part is done, the MIDACO pallet system, which is integrated into the VMC control, automatically changes out the pallets and the mill resumes cutting.


Automatic Large Capacity Pallet Changers:

  • Single Shuttle Systems mounted on the right or left side of a VMC with 2 pallets up to 150” x 31” (3,810mm x 787mm) and 8,000 lb (3,632 kg) load capacity receiver (with parts evenly distributed).
  • Dual Shuttle Systems (one mounted on each side of the machine) with a total of 4 pallets up to 150” x 31” (3,810mm x 787mm) and 8,000 lb (3,632 kg) load capacity receiver (with parts evenly distributed).
  • Single/Dual Shuttle Systems with a total of 2 pallets for machines that do not move in Y-axis, up to 190” x 88” (4,826mm x 2,235mm) pallet size and 32,000 lb (14,528 kg) load capacity receiver (with parts evenly distributed).

MIDACO Pallet Changers at EASTEC 2019:

Letter E in blue with the word Eastec in black font


  • Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield MA
  • May 14-16, 2019
  • Booth #1858

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MIDACO offers a full line of Pallet Changers, AutoDoor Systems & Automation Solutions to fit your Machining Centers

  • Manual Pallet Changer System
    • Pallet sizes from 12.75"x 10.5" (234mm x 267mm) up to 60" x 25" (1,524mm x 635mm)
    • Up to 1,000 lb (454 kg) weight capacity (2,000 lb optional upgrade)
  • Automatic Pallet Changer System
    • Pallet sizes from 22" x 14" (229mm x 356mm) up to 190" x 88" (4,826mm x 2,235mm)
    • Up to 32,000 lb (14,528 kg) weight capacity (with parts evenly distributed).
  • Automatic Multi-Pallet Changer System for 5-axis machining
    • 19 stations each with a 10" (254mm) dia. round pallet
  • Trunnion System for 4th Axis machining
    • No Cable Management Needed
    • Turn your Vertical into a Horizontal
  • Automatic Door System
    • For single and double doors
    • Operator ergonomic benefits
    • Ideal for robot loader applications