POINTTECH Documentation
Guides, references, and answers — all in one place.
Company & Quality Overview
An overview of POINTTECH's history, quality system, and global supply network as a specialist maker of precision live centers and face drivers since 1984.
Value-Turn Live Center (BB / BBL30) Overview
A comprehensive reference for the economical Value-Turn live center in standard (BB) and extended 30° (BBL30) types, covering features, dimensions, carbide-tipped points, and selection guidance for light-to-medium lathe work.
Heavy-Duty Live Center (TN / TNC · HS / HSN) Overview
A comprehensive reference covering the heavy-duty TN/TNC series and the super-heavy HS/HSN series for workpieces over 10 tons, including features, dimension tables, carbide-tip options, and selection guidance.
Face Driver (FD) Comprehensive Guide
A wiki-style reference covering the working principle, dimension tables, drive-pin and center-hole selection, and applications of the POINTTECH Face Driver line (FD31–FD34 and Special Type).
Easy Thrust Adjustment Live Center (SD) — Overview & Specifications
A comprehensive document covering the working principle, key features, Standard 60° and Extended 30° dimension tables, carbide-tip specifications, and selection guidance for the SD/SDC/SDL30/SDL30C easy-thrust live centers.
Dead Center (Fixed Center) Overview & Specifications
The POINTTECH Dead Center (DC series) is a non-rotating fixed center delivering 0.002mm TIR accuracy on built-in tailstock machines. This document covers the MT3–MT6 range and the optional carbide-tipped point.
BNI Interchangeable Point Live Center — Overview & Specifications
A complete reference for the BNI live center whose point (insert shaft) swaps quickly on a 1/10 taper — working principle, accuracy, full dimension tables, and a six-point selection guide.
Bull Head Live Center (BP80 / BP60 / BP60A) Overview
A comprehensive document covering the working principle, key features, full dimension tables (BP80, BP60, BP60A) and selection guidance for the bull head live center family used on pipe, tube and large center-hole workpieces.
Waterproof Live Center (WP / WPL30 / WPL30A) Complete Guide
A comprehensive reference to the waterproof-enhanced WP, WPL30 and WPL30A live centers — covering construction, full dimension tables, carbide-tipped options and selection guidance.
Super High-Speed Live Center (BHS Family) Overview
A comprehensive guide to the super-high-speed live center family — covering the BHS/BHSC standard type, BHSL30 extended 30° type, and BHSL30A extended A type — including features, specifications, carbide-tipped points, selection guidance, and applications.
High-Speed Economical Live Center (BS / BSL30 / BSL30A) — Overview & Specifications
A comprehensive technical document covering the working principle, key features, full dimension tables, carbide-tip specifications, selection guide and applications of the high-speed economical live-center range in its BS, BSL30 and BSL30A variants.
High-Speed Premium Live Center (BNH · BNHL30 · BNHL30A) Complete Guide
Covers the roller-bearing High-Speed Premium Live Center in standard (BNH) and extended (BNHL30, BNHL30A) forms, with 0.002mm TIR accuracy, up to 6,000 rpm, HRc60±2 heat treatment, and the full dimension and carbide-tip data.