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Turn-Mill? How About Just “Mill”!
In a strange way, one of the most limiting features of a multitasking, or turn-mill, machine is the presence of the turning capability.
Read MoreMachining Centers or Transfer Machines for High Volume Work?
Few would consider a machining center to be an overly “dedicated” piece of equipment.
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Consider Tool Capacity on Your HMC
Quick-change workholding made it plain that additional setup time savings would require a larger tool magazine.
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When Spindle Speed is a Constraint
Though it won’t replace high speed machining, Boeing sees “low speed machining” as a viable supplement to higher-rpm machines. Using new tools and techniques, a shop’s lower-rpm machining centers can realize much more of their potential productivity in milling aluminum aircraft parts.
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Video: Plunge Roughing in Aluminum
Even in aluminum, plunge roughing can be an effective way to realize high productivity.
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Video: High Feed Milling in Aluminum
Footage shows roughing at 48 cubic inch per minute on a standard-speed machining center.
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Machines Have Back Stories
Here is a trend I’ve noticed during the last year: Machine tools increasingly have back stories.
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Titanium Capacity Where You Wouldn’t Expect It
Now that the Boeing 787 has had its first flight, the demand for titanium machining seems set to increase.
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Which of These Tools is More Stable?
The photo shows two combinations of tool and toolholder that are used in the same machine.
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High Speed Machining 2.0
We just launched a revised and expanded version of our High Speed Machining Zone.
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