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Machines
Production ID Grinding -- Change In The Wind?
High volume ID grinding, long a bastion of hydraulic and mechanical machines, is seeing an emergence of electromechanical designs that compete with these ubiquitous old workhorses. Here's some current technology one machine builder chose to do the job.
Read MoreDouble-Disc Grinding On The Move
The double-disc grinding process is consolidating its position in automotive applications but is moving into other industries. Double-disc grinders are now easier to operate, and they have added capabilities for control flexibility, precision process control, faster changeovers, and grinding of nontraditional materials.
Read MoreRobotic Laser System Helps Build Better Bikes
Robotic laser cutting system reduces five step manual cutting process to two steps. Immediate benefits of the robotic laser cutting system are cleaner cuts, consistent parts and reduced labor.
Read MoreA New Angle On Wire EDM
This Dallas-based job shop specializes in the fabrication of very high taper pieces in stainless steel and aluminum. Often involved in larger profile work, they faced a challenge not uncommon in EDM: the tendency for some cutting wires to break.
Read MoreFive-Axis Machining -- Simply More Productive
Many shops associate five-axis machining with complexity. While the five-axis process can and does produce some amazingly complex workpieces, there are real advantages in applying it to less severe geometries. Here's how one midwestern job shop is using a two-machine, five-axis manufacturing cell to simplify part production.
Read MoreTwin Spindle Vertical Lathe Provides Flexibility In Addition To Increased Production
At IMTS 94, Jerry Mutter, the owner of Advance Machine Works in Richmond, Virginia, was looking for a new lathe with a few specific requirements.
Read MoreLaser Offers High Production For Low Volumes
"Laser technology," says Mr. Brownhill, "is the bridge across the 50 to 500 piece lot size gap. Shops can make money on these volumes, using a laser". And, it's toward this segment of the sheet metal fabrication market that Amada has pointed its high speed Pulsar laser machine.
Read MoreBeyond Swiss Precision
This medical-industry job shop has staked its reputation on superior process expertise with multi-axis--and multifunction--CNC Swiss-style turning centers. The ability to cut small and complex parts completely in a single setup provides huge benefits to the shop and its customers.
Read MoreBringing Short Run Turning To Bar Machines
Fast job changes on a bar-fed CNC lathe is just wishful thinking if it takes forever to change over the bar feeder. Swiss-Tech Inc., a Delavan, Wisconsin screw machine shop that specializes in Swiss-type parts, was mindful of that fact when it purchased its Star CNC bar machine.
Read MoreWhy Y-Axis For Turn/Mill Machines?
Live tooling on turning centers greatly expands multiple processing capability. With the addition of Y-axis, turning and machining process integration takes a significant step further. Here's how the technology works.
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