Horizontal Machining Centers
Mapping Your Way To Five-Axis Machining
The right route starts with the workpiece, but there are many other considerations.
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Keep Your Spindles Cutting
Machining centers are marvelously flexible tools for getting production efficiency. Moreover, arranging machining centers into affordable, flexible cells allows shops to push the efficiency envelope even further.
Read MoreCalifornia Specialty Machine Shop Expands High Precision Reputation
Though this company may be small, it has developed a reputation for its high-precision machining of exotic materials, since 1955.
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Cycle Time Is In The Cut Now
High volume machining centers have become so efficient outside the cut that the widest margin for productivity gain is within it.
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Break The Accuracy Barrier
"Reference comparison" uses probing to hold accuracies tighter than inherent process error.
Read MoreNew Hitachi Seiki Machines Reflect Trends
Any machine tool builder striving to be responsive to customer interests and demands will reflect those interests and demands in the new machines it introduces. A case in point is Hitachi Seiki, which recently introduced a new horizontal machining center and a new turning center.
Read MorePower Workholding For High-Flexibility Production
By combining creative fixturing with power workholding, Carr Lane Mfg. Co. has achieved dramatic reductions on the parts setup time, handling time, and transport time between machines. To achieve these results the company selected horizontal machining centers so that the multiple part faces could be machined without
Read MoreImplementing A Machining Cell
A large horizontal machining center gives this laser manufacturer the capacity it needs for now as well as a growth path to meet future needs.
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Tool Considerations for High Speed Cutting
Fast CNC processing and high-pressure coolant contribute to removing metal at dramatic rates. But what should a shop know about cutting tools in high speed machining?
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