Five-Axis
Methods Machine Tools Celebrates 60th Anniversary
The company has grown from three employees and a few refurbished machines to over 350 employees, eight North American facilities and tens of thousands of machines sold.
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May 2018 Product Spotlight: Machining Centers
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on a variety of vertical, horizontal and five-axis machining centers, some with dual spindles.
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Five-Axis VMC Handles Large Aircraft Components
Mitsui Seiki’s Vertex 100 5-axis vertical machining center is a high-speed, high-precision milling machine for larger parts such as blisks for aircraft engines.
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Absolute Machine Tools Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The company, which Steve Ortner and Hayden Wellman founded in a garage in 1988, now sells and supports a range of machine tools and offers engineering solutions.
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Machining Centers Help Shops Increase Output, Reduce Inspection Times
Mazak machining centers reduced an Iowa shop’s setup and inspection times, enabling it to win an aerospace contract.
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Buying a Five-Axis: Picking Options and Add-Ons
So you’ve settled on a five-axis machine. So what options do you choose? One to remember: spindle probing.
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Five-Axis VMC's Monitoring System Reduces Downtime
Chevalier Machinery’s UNi5X-400 is a 40-taper, high-speed VMC integrated with a fourth- and fifth-axis table.
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Five-Axis Machine Center Designed for Small Workpieces
Mazak has released the Ultimate Die & Mold (UD) 400/5X vertical machining center, which provides precise five-axis machining for smaller workpieces.
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Hybrid Additive/Subtractive VMC Offers Five-Axis Motion
The hybrid multitasking machine combines laser metal deposition with five-axis machining.
Read MoreMazak to Host Technology Event for Midwest Shops
Event-goers can view technology demonstrations and attend presentations on industry trends given by Mazak partners DP Technology (Esprit), LNS America, Memex and Sandvik.
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