Machining Centers

Automation

One Five-Axis Process, 10 Elements of Automation

The new five-axis machine at Phoenix Proto has a pallet pool with loading system, but there are many other less obvious elements of automation in this precision mold-machining process that are just as essential.

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Precision and Custom Solutions Showcased at Mitsui Seiki

A tour of the company’s factory in Japan highlighted the accuracy of its machine tools as well as their adaptability for specific applications.

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Aerospace

The YouTube Apprentice

Inspired by social media and unencumbered by preconceived notions about how to machine, this shop owner plunged confidently into five-axis aerospace work. 

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Turning Machines

Emco Group Celebrates 70th Anniversary

The company has been providing European machine tools since the era of post-World-War-II reconstruction.

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Four-, Five-Axis HMCs Fit Multiple Applications, Materials

Burkhardt+Weber’s MCC series of HMCs, with axis travels measuring 1,100 × 900 × 1,100 mm, is suited for standalone machining needs and linked production lines.

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Basics

Buying an HMC: Peripheral Equipment Considerations

Is it time to move up to an HMC? Let’s consider some of the peripheral equipment that HMC buyers should think about.

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Five-Axis

Hurco Engineer Publishes Book on Five-Sided Machining

For Michael Cope, the book is a chance to reach machinists and shop owners about the advantages of five-axis machining, which he sees as the industry’s future.

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Five-Axis

Partners in THINC Winter Showcase to Demonstrate Five-Axis Setup

The demonstration is intended to benefit shops that need to do five-axis work but don’t want to or need to incur the price of a dedicated five-axis machine tool.

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High-Speed Milling Machine Suited for Creating Models, Prototypes

Datron Dynamics’ Neo is a compact, high-speed milling machine designed to deliver a productive, in-office machining solution for improving and accelerating the engineering workflow.

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Vision System Assists On-Machine Probing for Fast Setups

The camera on this VMC combined with a tablet-like control helps speed and simplify on-machine probing routines during new job setups.

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