Machines
Maximizing Machines, Empowering the Machinist: The Art of Shop Floor Efficiency
When the Great Recession hit Linda Tool, leadership for the 66-year-old machine shop decided against cutting staff. Instead, they made a series of strategic investments and decisions around five-axis machining that has allowed them to scale up the business without increasing headcount.
Read MoreDMG MORI Expands, Modernizes Polish Plant
The plant is among DMG MORI’s oldest and largest. It is said that the modernization was necessary, given the machine tool demands of recent years.
Read MoreHardinge Increases Capacity for Swiss-Type Workholding
The company’s expanded product lines and improvements are said to have led to double digit year-over-year growth for its Swiss-type workholding products.
Read MoreIndex Hires 15 in Response to Growth in North America
Several of the hires are for newly created positions.
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Waterjet Blasts Away 2D Tedium
A shop finds an alternative for work that does not require advanced CNC machining centers or high levels of moldmaking expertise.
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Swiss-Type Hydraulic Chucks Clamp in Three Turns
Big Kaiser introduces hydraulic chucks for Swiss-type lathes, which is said to be the first improvement to this technology in more than 30 years.
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Automotive Manufacturer Works with Supplier to Streamline Lean Machining Cells
After Volvo’s casting supplier switched to a new kind of material process, machining tolerances suffered. Sandvik Coromant stepped in not just to suggest new tools, but to provide an in-depth productivity improvement program.
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Surface Grinders Said to Eliminate Need for Hand Balancing
Chevalier’s FSG-ADIV series of surface grinders has several new features designed to improve productivity and ease of operation.
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HMC Features High Speed, Smaller Footprint
Sold and serviced by Absolute Machine Tools, the HMC is intended to be a low-cost, high-speed machining center meeting the demands of manufacturers with high-volume machining needs.
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WFL Millturn Technologies Acquires Frai Elektromaschinenbau
Frai, founded in 1984 and focusing on automation solutions in the machine tool industry, will be 100-percent owned by WFL.
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