Machine Tools
Programming Upside Down Lathes
This article shares how advances in programming and sensing technologies have made the use of the inverted vertical tuning center even more productive, efficient and reliable for untended or lightly tended operation.
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Multitasking CNC Lathe Machines Process-Intensive Parts
The Multus U3000 imultitasking two-saddle CNC lathe provides a platform for long-term rigidity and accuracy and can machine process-intensive parts, such as those in aerospace, automotive, oil/energy, medical and construction.
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GS:CG Crown Grinder Increases Efficiencies and Accuracy
Drake Manufacturing’s Drake GS:CG Crown grinder has process flexibility that is built in to optimize speeds and feeds for grinding and dressing to minimize cycle time.
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Numerika CNC Grinding Machine Fulfills Range of Workpieces
The Junker Group’s Zema corundum line includes the Numerika grinding machine that can grind elements such as flanges and journals on crankshafts as well as gear, turbocharger and cardan shafts or spray nozzles.
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Rotational Turning Bypasses Grinding
In order to meet close tolerance specifications, most hardened parts are transferred from lathes to grinding machines for final machining. Rotational turning technology, however, eliminates grinding because of special kinematics between the rotating workpiece and a rotating tool.
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DNM 4000 VMC Machines Tough Materials
Doosan Machine Tools’s DNM 4000 compact VMC features a 12,000-rpm, 25-hp 40-taper spindle with 86 foot-pounds of torque and a Big-Plus dual-contact interface.
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MillPWR CNC Milling Machine Achieves Quick Cutting
600 UK’s Clausing MillPWR CNC milling machine is fitted with the Acu-Rite Control System, enabling users to create and program complex parts in minutes, manufacture one-offs and small batch components and use the fully conversational programming system for quick cutting.
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Helitronic Power Diamond 400 Offers Greater Workpiece Space
United Grinding’s Helitronic Power Diamond 400 grinding and eroding machine features remodeled machine beds with enhanced rigidity for greater vibration dampening for improved part surface finishes that also ensure greater precision.
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Mill-Turn Saves Time and Meets Market Demands
The Siemens Norwood Large Drives motor factory reduced setup times and met customer demand by purchasing a WFL M80 mill-turn capable of fluting, a process that can remove 60 percent more material with each pass than existing machines’ welding capabilities.
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The Impact of Multitasking in Today’s Shops
As the technology behind multitasking machines continues to advance, shops are reaping the benefits.
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