Machines
VMC Accommodates 12 Tool Positions
Emag’s VM 9 vertical turning center is designed to machine chucked components with a maximum diameter ranging to 450 mm and features a tool turret that can be fitted with up to 12 tool positions.
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Getting Ramped up on Swiss-Types
Swiss-type lathes present unique challenges to operators who aren’t familiar with them. Here are a few.
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Turning Centers Provide Added Stability for Deep Cuts
Doosan has expanded its range of Puma GT turning centers with four new models: the GT2600, GT2600M, GT2600L and GT2600LM.
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Gantry-Type Machining Center Handles Large Parts Efficiently
Mighty USA’s gantry-type PG5 five-axis VMC for large, heavy workpiecesuses a compact, rigid Kessler swiveling spindle head and offers a variety of control options for high-efficiency applications.
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Gantry Milling Center for Multi-Axis Operation
The Ever 7 mobile overhead gantry-type milling center from Jobs features a mobile crossbeam for three-, 3+2, four- and five-axis machining of large components in the die/mold and aerospace fields.
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Vertical Milling Machine Handles Large Parts in Fewer Setups
Waldrich Coburg introduces its Taurus portal-type vertical milling machine for large workpieces as an alternative to large horizontal boring machines.
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High-Production Lathes Benefit from Robot Loading
Tongtai’s MT-series horizontal turning centers, available from Absolute Machine Tools, are designed for improving cycle times and turning processes on small parts for the automotive industry.
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Easing the Entry into Additive Manufacturing
With funding from America Makes, Optomec and MachMotion worked together to develop a retrofit additive manufacturing system for machining centers.
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The Art and Science of Hand-Scraping Ways on CNC Machine Tools
Hand-scraping the mating surfaces of a CNC machine tool’s motion system offers myriad advantages.
Read MoreWaterjet Software Eases Path Generation for 3D Parts
Flow International’s FlowXpert 2015 CAD/CAM software introduces updates to the platform’s 3D path generation and cutting capabilities designed to enable waterjet users to work more effectively in 3D.
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