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Inverted vertical turning centers find a home in an automotive stamping house.
Brian Purser and his son, David, run a successful development and manufacturing operation, Mobile Frag Sales (Staffordshire, United Kingdom), producing and assembling the company’s cutting and shredding equipment. The two versions of the 562.1-ton and 264.5-ton Rail Cropper, which are used to chop railway track into manageable lengths, have been successful in the European market. Using the Colchester Lathe, the company was able to bring its operations in-house.
For shops making all types of parts, collet chucks can provide faster change-over, an increased gripping range, high rigidity and reduced maintenance.
Rumored to be planning a major operation in China, Citizen Precision Machinery Co. (Miyota, Nagano, Prefecture, Japan), which is 100 percent owned by Citizen Watch Co. (Nishi Tokyo), put an end to the speculation. The company has chosen a slow and steady policy aimed at assembling the Cincom NC lathe series in Zibo City, Shandong Province, China.
After trying an array of parts cleaning methods over the years, this shop has implemented an environmentally friendly, relatively simple system to clean every part it produces.
Two seven-axis robots enable two second-op mills to run lights out eight hours in the evenings to win 64 hours of unattended machining time per week for this Ventura, California, shop.
This Ohio shop has installed rotary transfer machines to reduce multiple step processing, which has increased production capacity.
The bar feeder is the most common form of automation for turning operations. Selecting the right one requires consideration of the applications for which it will be used.
A precision machined parts manufacturer augments its production turning operations by expanding its CNC equipment and infrastructure to include vertical turning of large parts. The result has been a lucrative—and growing—additional revenue stream.
When done right, automation can provide important benefits. Here’s a look at automation options to suit the varying needs of typical job shops.
