Soraluce is part of the Basque Country tool-machine building cluster. Since 1962, the company (now part of the Danobat Group) has built milling and boring machines used to machine large workpieces in energy, shipbuilding, aerospace, and large-format moldmaking.
If you want to sell a Soraluce machine, you’ll get a no-obligation assessment from us — and we know the international buyer market for large machines.
Soraluce lines and their market profile
SP series — traveling-column milling machines
The SP machines are traveling-column milling machines, named after the table length in millimeters: an SP 8000 has an 8,000 mm table and around 6,500 mm of X travel. Most used SP machines date from the late 1990s and early 2000s; many have since been overhauled or retrofitted with a newer control.
Typical applications: large turbine housings, generator frames, ship propulsion systems, hydropower plant components, and large cast frames and welded structures from heavy machinery manufacturing.
TA / TR series — bed-type milling machines
Bed-type milling machines of the TA and TR lines (with variants such as TAD/TAM and TRD/TRM), designed for medium to large workpieces.
FR / FP series — traveling-column mill-bore machines
The traveling column moves over the fixed-position workpiece — ideal for very long parts (ship components, engine housings, wind-turbine blade molds). FR and FP are separate lines of traveling-column mill-bore machines with different configurations.
Indicative prices
We deliberately do not quote flat indicative prices for large Soraluce machines: build year, milling-head condition, magazine configuration, control generation, and any overhaul shift the value so much that a table would promise more than it can deliver. We name a reliable range after reviewing your machine data.
What determines the price of a Soraluce
Milling-head configuration and condition: the universal milling head (swivel head, manual or automatic) is often the single most valuable component — an automatic milling-head changer raises the value noticeably. An intact indexing unit and gearing are essential.
Control: Siemens 840D SL achieves considerably more than older Sinumerik versions. Heidenhain iTNC 530 and TNC 640 are highly valued in Germany.
Head storage and tool magazine: an automatic milling-head changer and large tool magazine are essential for fully automatic operation — they raise the price significantly.
Table size and equipment: a large, precise rotary table with T-slots and high load capacity is sought-after. An indexable table without continuous C-axis is worth less.
Documentation and maintenance history: large machines carry high repair costs — documented maintenance matters even more here than for smaller milling machines.
Why Soraluce is sought-after internationally
Large milling machines are exported worldwide: the buyer market concentrates on industries with enormous workpiece volumes — power generation (turbines, generators), shipbuilding, offshore, aerospace structures, and heavy machinery manufacturing.
For buyers in India, Brazil, Southeast Asia, and North America, a used Soraluce in good condition is often the most economical way to build large-part machining capacity — at a fraction of the new price, with faster availability.
“With large machines, patience and an international network are what matters. We have both — and your money is secure before the machine leaves the building.”
— Lucas Agustí, COO and co-founder of Sell Your CNC Machine
Tell us briefly: model, axis lengths, milling-head configuration, build year, control, and whether the tool changer works. The initial assessment follows. For a market overview of smaller and mid-size milling machines outside the large-machine segment, see our guide Sell CNC Milling Machines.