Turning Machines
Vertical Turning Debut Boosts Productivity In Aerospace Application
Thomson Machine & Tool (Somerset, England) required a large-capacity turning center for machining aerospace components with diameters of up to 2,000 mm, in a range of materials including titanium and nimonic alloys.
Read MoreRe-Evaluating The Controlled Cycle Lathe
The gap between manual lathes as found in a toolroom and CNC turning centers as found in a production plant is very wide. Many applications call for something in between--a turning machine that not only lends itself to making a single part or a small batch of parts, but also lends itself to complex or difficult operations.
Read MoreTurning Centers Yield Solutions With Support
When this process engineer went searching for new turning centers for the Black&Decker plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he knew that he needed reliable machines, but he did not have a specific vendor in mind.
Read MoreMulti-spindle Thinking For Machining Center Parts
With 120 multi-spindle screw machines, this job shop naturally looked for technology that applied many of the key principles to non-rotational parts.
Read MoreAutoloading For Short Runs
Not too long ago, automatic load-unload was strictly for long production runs. Here is a system that makes it cost effective for short-run turning.
Read MoreMold Machining In Motion
This shop's strategy for limiting lead time on large molds affects the choice of machine tool. It also affects who does the programming.
Read MoreCenter-Drive Offers A Turning Alternative
An interesting aspect of the metalworking industry is that for a given application there is often more than one way to process the workpiece.
Read MoreMachine Improvements Save On Lathes For Oilfield Manufacturer
Some shops would measure a productivity improvement in terms of the extra capacity freed up on a given machine tool. Texas Arai measures its productivity gains in terms of the number of machines it no longer needs.
Read MoreTurning Turned On End
Inverted-spindle vertical turning machines take on horizontal chuckers for turning cell applications.
Read MoreManufacturer Takes Innovative Approach To Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Thousands of contract manufacturing shops across North America that produce commodity parts such as shafts, arbors, bearing races, gear splines, and so on, have one problem in common: how to do it faster and less expensively.
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