Machine Tools

Grinding 28 May 2018

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.

Grinding 21 May 2018

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.

Turning Machines 20 May 2018

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.

Machining Centers & Milling Machines 11 May 2018

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.

Machining Centers & Milling Machines 6 May 2018

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.

Grinding 5 May 2018

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.

Turning Machines 20 Apr 2018

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.