Turn/Mill
Watchmaking: A Machinist’s View
Old-world craftsmanship combines with precision machining on a vertical machining center and Swiss-type lathe to produce some of the only U.S.-made mechanical wristwatch movements.
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Building an Automation Solution From the Ground Up
IMTS 2022 provides visitors the opportunity to meet with product experts to design automation solutions from scratch.
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A Career at the Top Helps Rebuild a Job Shop
A new approach to management propels expansion into Swiss-type and multitasking machining work.
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Automated Multitasking Machine Drops Parts Complete
This automated multitasking machine with an integrated robot eliminates the need to run parts across multiple machines, saving floor space, setup time and labor.
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Turn-Mills 101
Turn-mills are a type of multitasking machine that can shorten cycle times and help facilitate lights-out machining for two common machining types.
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Digitalization and Multitasking Accelerate Prototyping
Protolabs’ Mazak Integrex multitasking machines facilitate efficient automation of the prototyping company's high-mix, low-volume workload.
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Methods Launches Twin-Turret Multitasking Machine
Operators can use the Nakamura-Tome SC-100X2’s twin turrets for superimposed machining or twin-spindle machining, achieving high speed and precision with both.
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Video: A look at an Automatic Tool Changer on a Swiss-Type Lathe
A few months ago during Westec, we had a chance to talk to Marubeni-Citizen Cincom about a few new capabilities on its flagship Swiss-style lathe. Check it out here.
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WFL Millturn Technologies Offers Integrated Tool Loading
The M20 Millturn provides a turning output of up to 44 kW, meaning even hard-to-machine materials can be handled with ease.
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How to Get More Efficient Production from Swiss-Type and Multitasking Machines
SolidCAM for multi-axis Swiss type and multitasking machines provides a very efficient CAM programming process, generating optimal and safe Mill-Turn programs, with dramatically improved milling tool life.
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