Machining Centers

Basics

When Buying a Five-Axis Machine, Bigger Isn't Always Better

For trunnion-type five-axis machine tools, workpiece size will have an impact on what size machine you should buy. 

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Five-Axis

Five-Axis Machine’s Water-Cooled Traveling Column Increases Rigidity

Zimmermann is introducing the FZH400 five-axis machining center with a water-cooled traveling column.

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Five-Axis

SW North America Opens Manufacturing Facility

The Michigan facility will help the company grow its presence in the automotive market.

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Five-Axis

Heller Hires New VP of Sales for North America

Stephen Pegram will use his experience in the machine tool industry to grow the company’s special machine tool business.

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Five-Axis

Aluminum Material Removal Rate New World Record?

Sweden’s Modig Machine Tool says it has achieved the world’s highest material removal rate in aerospace-grade aluminum at 1,001 cubic inches per minute.

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Cutting Tools

Manufacturing News of Note: November 2017

Acquiring a cutting tool manufacturer, growing apprenticeships in the United States and other industry news.

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Automation

T-Bed Improves Versatility with Programmable Boring Bars

The Giddings & Lewis T-bed horizontal boring mill is available with a range of contouring heads and programmable boring bars.

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Tooling up for Deep-Hole Machining

Imparting complex geometry on the inside (and the outside) of workpieces requires the right equipment, the right cutting tools and the expertise to make the most of both. 

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Automation

Haas Automation Open House Draws 3,100 Attendees

Held at the company’s Southern California headquarters in October, HaasTec highlighted machine demonstrations, tours and industry partner booths.

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Large-Parts Manufacturer Wins Big with Vertical Bridge Mill

Napoleon Machine required new equipment to compete in large-parts machining. Toyoda’s LB63324M vertical bridge mill with right-angle head increased quoted job wins from 6 to 52 percent. 

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