Vertical Machining Centers
Buying a VMC: Considering Toolchanger, Coolant Delivery and Chip Removal
Among characteristics like structure and spindle quality, here are a few factors to consider when buying a vertical machining center.
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Sandvik Materials Technology Launches New e-Commerce System
The self-service dashboard is automated for instant retrieval of information and quotes.
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Making Mountains out of Mold Steel—Literally
When graphite molds wouldn’t cut it for a manufacturer of hand-blown drinking glasses, this shop machined more durable stainless steel molds to create the famous mountainous shapes that emerge from the bottom of its customer’s nifty drinkware.
Read MoreTheory and Practice of the Shop Visit
There is certain information that can only come from standing in the facility.
Read MoreDMG MORI to Host Grand Opening of Houston Facility
The event will offer machine demonstrations and seminars.
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Hot Temperatures (and Technologies) at Eastec 2017
Eastec’s peculiar Massachusetts venue offered the chance to sample a broad variety of advanced manufacturing technologies. Here is a slideshow and some impressions from the trade show.
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Zimmerman Appoints New President
Cornelius Kiesel has been with the parent company in Germany since 2010, and now heads North American operations.
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Buying a VMC: The Basics of Spindle Speeds and Tapers
What’s the difference between CAT, BT and HSK tapers? These and other questions are important when considering a new vertical machining center.
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Double-Column Machining Centers Deliver High Accuracy
Amerimold 2017: Extremely rigid and thermally stable, the Takumi H series of double-column machining centers are designed for parts that require high accuracy and surface finish in die/mold, aerospace and other high-speed applications.
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VMC Machines Hardened Steel Molds
Amerimold 2017: JTEKT Toyoda Americas will demonstrate its Stealth 965 vertical machining center running a mold in hardened steel.
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