Machines

Horizontal Machining Centers 25 Nov 2014

HMC Designed for Faster Cycle Times

OKK’s HMC500 horizontal machining center features a 500-mm pallet to accommodate large workpieces and is intended to provide faster cycle times.

Workforce Development 24 Nov 2014

Five-Axis Machining Center for OEMs, Job Shops

Available from Methods Machine Tools, the Methods-Yasda PX-30i is a five-axis high-precision automated vertical machining center designed to meet OEM and job shop requirements.

Horizontal Machining Centers 24 Nov 2014

Five-Axis HMC Equipped with Work-Pallet Magazine

Makino’s a51nx-5XU five-axis horizontal machining center incorporates a fifth-axis table and work pallet magazine, and is intended to serve as an alternative to single-pallet-load vertical machining centers for machining of small parts.

Horizontal Machining Centers 21 Nov 2014

HMC Enables Aggressive Cutting of Large Workpieces

The FH630SX-i horizontal machining center from Toyoda Machinery USA is a 630-mm-sized linear guideway machine that offers a standard 8,000-rpm spindle providing 37 kW (1,009 Nm) of torque and features dual ballscrews on the Y and Z axes.

Horizontal Machining Centers 20 Nov 2014

Two-Spindle HMC for Four- and Five-Axis Machining

SW North America’s BA 322 is a compact, twin-spindle horizontal machining center designed for four- or five-axis machining of small to medium-sized steel, cast iron and light-metal workpieces.

Vertical Machining Centers 19 Nov 2014

VMC Enables Lean Small-Part Production

Enshu USA’s GE300Ve vertical machining center is specifically designed for efficient production of small parts in a lean line.

Vertical Machining Centers 19 Nov 2014

A Case Study in Craftsmanship

With some 300 models of machine tools on offer, and new technologies such as the i5 CNC control now on the market, SMTCL is showing aggressive—and impressive—growth.

Horizontal Machining Centers 18 Nov 2014

Second-Generation HMCs Optimized for Shorter Tools

DMG MORI’s NHX 4000 2nd Generation and NHX 5000 2nd Generation horizontal machining centers are said to be suitable for single-part manufacturing ranging to serial production.