Vertical Machining Centers
Increasing Production with Fewer Machines
Hanna Cylinders needed to shorten production lead times and speed deliveries. Replacing several of its legacy machines with Mazak machine tools helped to increase jobs shipped per month and brought production in-house, even with fewer overall machines.
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What To Consider When Adding Angle Heads
Angle heads can enable a three-axis machine tool to be more versatile. That said, this shop explains that there’s more to getting started using them than simply loading them into a machine’s spindle.
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Next Generation Entry-Level VMC Line
The new generation of EcoMill V series of machining centers features a revised Ecoline design to improve ergonomics, machine finish and worker safety.
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VMC Features Automatic Tool Load Adjustment
Hwacheon Machinery offers its Vesta 1000 VMC for stable, high-speed, precision machining and long-term productivity in job shops serving the die/mold, automotive, energy, medical and aerospace industries.
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Machining Center Handles Variety of Materials
The VMC1000B machining center from SMTCL Americas is designed for effective machining of a variety of materials including composites, aluminum, steel and titanium.
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Five-Axis VMC Performs Complex Contouring
The FSP-80V vertical machining center from SNK America is intended as a cost-effective alternative for applications requiring complex, simultaneous five-axis contouring of difficult-to-cut materials.
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Heavy-Cutting VMC Increases Productivity
Hyundai WIA Machine America will display its F500 Plus VMC featuring a high-precision, high-torque Big Plus spindle in a construction that is said to eliminate thermal growth during heavy cutting.
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Milling Center Produces Mold Cores, EDM Electrodes
Available from GF Machining Solutions, the Mikron HSM 500 MoldMaster high-speed milling machine was designed with die/mold makers in mind.
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Gantry-Type Machining Center Handles Large Parts Efficiently
Mighty USA’s gantry-type PG5 five-axis VMC for large, heavy workpiecesuses a compact, rigid Kessler swiveling spindle head and offers a variety of control options for high-efficiency applications.
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Gantry Milling Center for Multi-Axis Operation
The Ever 7 mobile overhead gantry-type milling center from Jobs features a mobile crossbeam for three-, 3+2, four- and five-axis machining of large components in the die/mold and aerospace fields.
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