Machine Tools

Grinding

Precision Machining Technology Review November 2022: Grinding

Production Machining showcases some of the latest grinding technology from United Grinding, Rollomatic, Norton | Saint-Gobain, Star Cutter Co., Strausak and Okamoto Corp.

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Growth Comes When Machining Challenges Are Met

Manufacturers such as SDP/SI that embrace machining challenges ultimately find ways to become more efficient and profitable operations.

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Turning Machines

Quicktech T8 Hybrid Mill-Turn Center for Complex Milling

It is said  the power, precision and versatility of the mill-turn center enables it to totally machine an extensive range of complex part sizes, contours and configurations.

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Automation

Shop Shares Lights-Out Lessons Learned

Automated machining and data collection have helped Custom Tool to not only grow its business through more overnight production but also to establish a continuous improvement mindset that has enabled it to become more efficient in numerous areas.

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Mazak Integrex i-100HS Multitasking Machine for Complex Part Applications

It is said the machine combines the abilities of a high-powered turning center with a full-function machining center to produce small- and medium-sized workpieces in single setups.

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Workholding

VIDEO: Swiss Shop’s Choice of Collets Facilitates Backworking

This Swiss shop discovered workholding collets that satisfy the needs of its very small, delicate and complex medical parts production on the subspindle, making once impossible processes not only doable but more efficient and esthetically pleasing. 

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Index MS32-6 Multi-Spindle Automatic Lathe Features Flexible Tool Slide

Six-spindle machine with a flexible tool slide platform is said to easily handle a wide variety of complex parts.

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Five-Axis Fixturing Fun

This shop creates intricate fixtures — some of which it has given interesting names — for very complex jobs and high-volume work on five-axis machining equipment.

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CAD/CAM

CAD/CAM’s Role in How Machine Shop Benefits from its First Swiss-Type

This manufacturer of high-end RC cars leverages the capabilities of its CAD/CAM software to get the most out of its first Swiss-type lathe even when job batch sizes are relatively low.

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VIDEO: A Unique Innovation Keeps the Wheels Turning

A problem with a bicycle’s two-piece bottom bracket design spurred action from two friends that led to not only a simple solution but to a business venture with in-house machining capability that has become an international supplier to high-end bike manufacturers.

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