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Machining Centers
VMC’s Gear Head Enables Heavy Machining Applications
Available from Yama Seiki, the Awea BM-2500 vertical machining center is equipped with a 6,000-rpm, 50-taper gear spindle powered by a FANUC α22i 35-hp AC spindle motor.
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Harnessing the Holding Force
Inserts engineered to augment the vise’s effectiveness allow work to be held rigidly on a tiny clamping area.
WatchVMCs Designed for Accurate Multi-Sided Machining
Chiron’s 24 series of vertical machining centers offers spindle clearance ranging to 600 mm and a drum workpiece-changing system to accommodate larger components.
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Five-Axis HMC Optimizes Spindle
Handtmann’s HBZ Trunnion 160 horizontal machining center offers a 1,600-mm table and is the largest of the company’s HBZ series.
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Multitasking's "Big" Advantage
As demonstrated at this Cincinnati-area shop, machines that both mill and turn shine brightest when workpieces are massive.
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The Value of a Portable Second-Op Machine
A portable second-op machine can make more effective use of labor while freeing primary machines to carry out the complicated work they were designed to perform.
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Bow Machining II
What does a bow say about manufacturing? Quite a bit, actually. Bows from Elite feature trigger parts machined through EDM, composite laminate upper and lower limbs cut with waterjet, and a riser and other components milled out of aluminum on a vertical machining center.
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Bow Machining I
Toyoda's Stealth vertical machining center is part of a manufacturing process that bow maker Mathews Inc. uses to produce 300,000 bows per year.
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Events Highlight New EDMs, Micromachining Technology
Back-to-back events drew hundreds to Makino’s Auburn Hills, Michigan tech center last week for technical presentations, machine demos, networking and more.
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VMC’s Double-Column Structure Promotes Accuracy
Okuma’s MU-6300V CNC vertical machining center is designed for efficient five-axis, multi-sided machining.
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