Machines
Sunnen's SVL-2115 Lapping Machine Improves Worker Safety
EMO 2019: Sunnen’s SVL-2115 multi-stage automated lapping machine laps and air gages a bore in one setup, freeing operator time and increasing part consistency.
Read MoreWaldrich Coburg's Gemini Features Wear-Free Hydrostatic Guides for Accuracy
EMO 2019: Waldrich Coburg’s Gemini is a high-rail gantry system designed to be used in the die and mold industries.
Read MoreOptimize Grinding Processes with Proper Truing and Dressing Tools
Choosing an appropriate tool and using it correctly can have a positive effect on the grinding process. However, knowing how to select a tool and what solutions are available to dress conventional grinding wheels is very useful.
Read MoreVollmer’s VGrind 360E Overcomes Bearing Problems with Vertical Spindle Alignment
Westec 2019: Vollmer’s VGrind 360E has two vertically configured grinding spindles.
Read MoreCitizen Cincom’s L32VIII Features All-Axis Simultaneous Control
Westec 2019: Citizen Cincom’s L32 VIII sliding head lathe is offered in three models in a modular design.
Read MoreJuly 2019 Product Spotlight: Grinding
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on grinding and abrasive machines and equipment.
Read More4 Examples of American Machining Evolution
A tour of this 160-year-old machine tool manufacturing plant in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, highlighted the progress of both the company and machining technology in general since the dawn of “Industry 1.0.”
Read MoreMazak's VTC-300 FSW Hybrid Applies Friction Stir Welding
Westec 2019: Mazak’s VTC-300 FSW Hybrid multitasking vertical machining center features friction stir welding (FSW) capabilities.
Read MoreMikron Multistar CX-24 Shortens Cycle Times
EMO 2019: The Mikron Multistar CX-24 rotary indexing machines produce simple and complex turned and milled parts finished in a single clamping.
Read MoreWhen a Swiss-Type Is a Lathe and a Five-Axis Mill
Swiss-type lathes with a swiveling B axis enable this shop to machine parts complete and unattended that it otherwise couldn’t using its five-axis machining centers. Here is some of what it learned adopting this new technology.
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