Machines
Video: Horizontal Boring Mill Turns 23-Foot-Diameter Part
This shop leverages large-scale multitasking machines. Learn why, and see one of its horizontal boring mills turning a terribly big mining industry part.
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Five-Axis Waterjet Cutting System Eliminates Taper
The 90-KSI Edge X-5 five-axis waterjet system from Jet Edge is designed to cut precise, taper-free parts from virtually any material, including complex 3D parts such as impellers and bevels ranging to 50 degrees.
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Multitasking Vertical Turning Center for Heavy-Duty Machining
Mazak’s Megaturn Nexus 900M combines turning and secondary machining operations to efficiently cut large cast iron and steel workpieces such as those used in jet engine manufacturing, and construction and industrial machinery.
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VMC’s Gear Head Enables Heavy Machining Applications
Available from Yama Seiki, the Awea BM-2500 vertical machining center is equipped with a 6,000-rpm, 50-taper gear spindle powered by a FANUC α22i 35-hp AC spindle motor.
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Wire EDM Offers Non-Contact Shaft Design
Mitsubishi EDM’s MV1200R wire EDM features improvements over the company’s previous EDM models.
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Harnessing the Holding Force
Inserts engineered to augment the vise’s effectiveness allow work to be held rigidly on a tiny clamping area.
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Fiber-Laser Tube Processing System
BLM Group will display its LT5 fiber laser and Elect XL tube bender.
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Ceramic Abrasive Range for Aggressive Metal Removal
ATI Stellram offers a range of Garryson Ceramiq abrasive discs engineered for aggressive metal removal and finishing.
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Centerless Grinding Machine Grinds Medium-Sized Shafts
Available from United Grinding, the Mikrosa Kronos L 550 centerless external cylindrical grinding machine is designed for machining medium-sized shafts measuring 400 to 545 mm long for automotive applications.
Read MoreVMCs Designed for Accurate Multi-Sided Machining
Chiron’s 24 series of vertical machining centers offers spindle clearance ranging to 600 mm and a drum workpiece-changing system to accommodate larger components.
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