Machine Tools
5 Grinding Considerations for Improving Surface Finish
Improving surface finish can be done by making adjustments to one or more of these points: operational parameters, wheel dressing, grit size, coolant delivery and machine condition.
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Swiss-Type Add-On System Enables In-Line Inspection
When small part inspection and/or segregation is critical, this flexible, automated unloading and palletizing system for Swiss-type lathes can be the answer.
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DMG MORI’s NTX 500 Compact Turn-Mill for Complete Machining
Compact turn-mill is designed to be a versatile manufacturing solution for machining increasingly complex workpieces.
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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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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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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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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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