Machining Centers
A New Twist On Five-Axis Machining
Cincinnati Machine and DS Technologie Gmbh (DST) announced a strategic alliance through which machine tools, service and support from both companies will be offered to the aerospace industry in North and South America through Cincinnati Machine.
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Five-Axis Rotary Table Increases Productivity
Five-axis machining tends to conjure up images of pricey VMCs machining aerospace components with complex curves and undercuts. However, manufacturers and commercial job shops are finding a VMC and tilting rotary table with fourth- and fifth-axis motion can significantly reduce setup, handling and cycle times on a variety of commercial components and parts.
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Are Two Ballscrews Better Than One?
A dual ballscrew arrangement on the Z axis leaves the middle of the base open for chip evacuation, solving the problem on table feed Z-axis, horizontal machining centers.
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For Unattended Machining, Attend To Pre-Process
Efficient use of labor is a primary goal of unattended machining. To successfully reduce process intervention, all of the manufacturing disciplines must participate. Accomplishing this requires detailed pre-process planning, which is the key to optimizing machine, material and manpower resources.
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Cutting The Cost Of Custom Machines
There is a gap between the price of one of this builder's custom machines and the maximum price that even many large contract shops can afford to pay for capital equipment. But that gap is getting smaller.
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Machining The Majority Of Job Shop Parts
This builder has introduced a compact vertical machining center and a compact lathe, both with the same full CNC functionality as larger machines.
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Agile Or Lean?
Either way, machining centers may make sense. When CNC machines are used for high-volume work, this question comes first.
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What's Possible At 10,000 RPM
High-value work doesn’t have to demand a high-cost machine tool.
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High-Performance Gantry-Style Machining Center Builds In Accuracy
To gain control of the manufacturing process and tighten up production times, this company purchased a novel gantry-type machining center that features an integrated rotary table and a powerful right-angle head.
Read MoreNew England Moldmaker Does It The Hard Way
This mold and die shop owner had a decision to make: build more capacity, or examine ways to make more finished molds out of existing capacity, save one new machine. He chose the latter.
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