Turning Machines
Machining 101: What is Turning?
Turning uses a lathe to remove material from the outside of a rotating workpiece, while boring does the same from the inside of a rotating workpiece.
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Power Skiving Enables Smaller, Precise Robotics Machining
Power skiving tools like Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill 178 can increase productivity, precision and flexibility when machining gears for applications such as industrial robotics.
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How to Save Time When Mounting Jaws on Three-Jaw Chucks
Precisely placing jaws on three-jaw chucks for CNC turning machines is difficult, but a laser pointer and clever programming can ease the issue.
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Geminis GT11i Lathe Maximizes Rigidity and Swing Over Bed
Geminis’ GT11i is the largest multitasking CNC lathe of its GTi series, with 138” of swing and a 333,000-pound capacity between centers. It sports many features to optimize rigidity.
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Thinbit Offers Customizable Angled Round Toolholders
Thinbit, a Kaiser Tool Company subsidiary, has launched angled round toolholders in a wide variety of angles, sizes, and coatings.
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Doosan Lynx 2600SY Turning Machine Uses New FANUC Controller
Doosan Machine Tools’ Lynx 2600SY offers a middle ground between the Lynx 2100LSYB and the Puma Series boxway machine, while including FANUC’s 0i-TF Plus.
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Doosan Machine Tools America Names James Kim CEO
Doosan Machine Tools America has named James Kim, a 37-year-veteran of Doosan and former vice-president of its American Strategy & Planning department, its new CEO.
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Doosan Releases Single-Table DHF 8000 Variant
Doosan has released a single-table variant on its DHF 8000 five-axis horizontal machining center, including turning functionality for maximum versatility.
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TPEI Takes on Larger Parts, Increases Efficiency with Romi Lathes
After adopting the Romi C 830 and C 510, TPEI can turn larger workpieces and take larger depths of cut compared to its previous lathes.
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Mazak Takes Entry-Level Machine Tools to New Heights
A new machine series aims to address the immediate and longer term requirements of job shops by lowering cost barriers to acquiring manufacturing technology without foregoing capability or compromising performance.
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