Machining Centers
VMC Features Built-In Spindle for High-Speed Cutting
The Hwacheon Sirius UL+ VMC is equipped with a 20,000-rpm, built-in spindle for high-speed cutting.
Read MoreVMC Eliminates Vibration for Micromachining Applications
Makino’s V22 VMC is designed to eliminate vibration, rotational deflection and thermal distortion to ensure precision, accuracy, reliability and stability
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What Your Handbook Isn’t Telling You
Tony Schmitz, professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, gives a presentation on machine tool dynamics. Learn the role that this concept plays in realizing your optimal machining center performance.
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VMCs Support Heavy Machining
YMT's QV-179 and 209 VMCs feature a heavily ribbed Meehanite casting for stability.
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HMCs Offer High-Speed Cutting on Small Footprint
Handtmann offers two sizes of the HBZ CompactCell, the 300/100 and the 200/100, which are suited for aerospace industry applications.
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Compact Milling Center Handles Large Workpieces
Featuring stable construction and a swivel-type indexing table, the compact DMU 65 monoBLOCK universal milling center from DMG/Mori Seiki offers a large work area that can accommodate oversized workpieces as large as 840 mm in diameter and weights ranging to 1,800 kg.
Read MoreTechnology Improves HMC Productivity
Makino’s Inertia Active Control (IAC) technology for HMCs optimizes B-axis rotation of the direct-drive rotary table to reduce non-cut time, resulting in improved efficiency and profitability for manufacturers.
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Cell’s Benefits Derive From Sum of Its Parts
This shop’s experience with implementing a cell consisting of four robot-fed HMCS demonstrates that success depends on more than automation alone.
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Five-Axis Mill Features Linear Motor Technology
The Mikron HSM 600U LP high-speed milling center from GF AgieCharmilles uses linear motor technology to provide simultaneous five-axis, high-speed machining.
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CNC Ram Balance System Corrects For Spindle, Ram Droop
The Dynamic CNC Ram Balance System from Soraluce is designed to automatically correct for the effects of spindle and ram droop when the ram and/or quill of the machine are advanced and retracted to programmed positions.
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