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Turning shops are familiar with automation for high-volume work, but the shifting landscape to smaller batch sizes has created new challenges.
If you use carbide insert-type form tools on your screw machines and/or lathes, here’s a simple, relatively low cost way to profile and resharpen the inserts in multiples, getting the job done in a fraction of the time it would take to process them individually.
When this shop needed a new turning center to produce small parts quickly, it looked to the Haas Mini Lathe for the solution.
Using the main spindle for double-duty machining and workpiece load/unload makes sense. It’s a simple idea that has grown in sophistication from turning to multitasking. This article looks at the state of the art using inverted vertical turning for precision volume production.
New equipment and software continue to be developed to support the needs of production machine shops like yours. Here’s a sample of technology now on the market that can help you grow your operation and become more efficient.
There are design elements incorporated into today’s 12-foot, magazine-load bar feeders that make them more useful for high-speed and untended operation. This article looks at some aspects to consider before purchasing a 12-foot bar feeder.
This Florida medical manufacturer is an expert in the production of complex medical parts on CNC Swiss machines. Their job shop has evolved from 18 to 135 employees by efficient production of small, difficult parts for the demanding medical industry. And moving forward, the shop’s co-founder only sees better things ahead.
Claiming to be the first machine tool manufacturer to introduce the idea of a "pick-up spindle" CNC production lathe, Emag Maschinenfabrik (Salach, Germany, and Farmington Hills, Michigan) exhibited its first "VSC" machine at Düsseldorf, Germany's METAV machine tool show in 1992. Since then, Emag has delivered m
Capital improvement decisions can often be “no risk/no reward.” This shop passed on potential production equipment in favor of a new cleaning system and found great reward.
Bar feeders are the primary automation option for the precision turned parts shop. Selecting the best bar feeder for the application is important for maximizing the production benefits of this technology.
