Turning Machines

CAD/CAM

B-Axis Turn/Mills Have Their Place

The additional rotary milling axis on these machines allows them to complete many types of complex parts in a single setup, but these machines have gained a reputation for being difficult to program. Today’s CAM software, however, eases the programming challenge significantly.

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Cutting Tools

Rolling Threads Has Advantages

With macros and canned cycles resident in the CNC on most contemporary turning centers, single point turning of OD threads can seem like almost a default process decision. However, for numerous applications, OD thread rolling has inherent advantages as an alternative to cutting threads.

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Turn/Mill

Prototyping Productivity

A manufacturer of hermetic compressors proves out a new strategy based on multi-process machining.

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