Vertical Machining Centers
Pallet Changer Keeps Machine and Operator Busy
A new VMC with an automated pallet changer helped this shop meet customer requirements for lower prices and faster deliveries.
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Sidehead Offers Optimum Angle for Turning Tall, Flanged Parts
A sidehead option is available for Mag vertical turning centers (VTCs) equipped with tables ranging from 1,250 to 3.500 mm (49.2" to 137.7" that can accommodate 3,300-mm (129.9") tall parts with diameters ranging to 3,700 mm (145.6").
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VMCs Increase Productivity, Quality
Makino’s PS-series VMCs for production machining are designed to reduce cycle time, increase productivity, improve quality and minimize capital investment.
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Shop Finds Perfect Fit in New VMC
A Feeler VMC from Methods Machine Tools helped this shop produce larger parts more efficiently and accurately.
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How Micromachining Patience Speeds Prototype Production
A molder of tiny, silicone components for the medical industry explains how a patient, conservative approach to micromachining enables it to deliver prototypes faster.
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What Makes for an Effective, Production-Oriented VMC?
Extended VMC cycle times due to modest spindle performance and slow non-cutting functions can increase costs for high-volume applications. However, new VMC offerings can minimize cycle times while maximizing competitiveness for production work.
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Precision Micromachining Center for High Speed Machining
Makino says its iQ300 precision micromachining center incorporates the latest advances in machine and spindle design, thermal control and precision.
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Otherworldly Precision
A contract shop produces critical parts for the Curiosity rover that will soon depart for Mars.
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Transforming Industrial Robots into Precision Machine Tools
Robots fitted with an adaptive control system get real-time course corrections throughout the machining cycle.
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