Machine Tools

Turn-Mills

Turn-Mill Machines Turn a Shop's Situation Around

It often takes seeing a machine in action to conjure up a solution to a shop’s problem. This was the case for Steve Walters, an engineer at TriContinent Scientific Inc.

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CAD/CAM

Keeping Pace with CAM

The latest version of this CAM pacakge features 5-axis simultaneous machining for multi-axis lathes, improved milling functionality and enhanced thread whirling support.

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Upgrading Rotary Transfer Machines on the Shop Floor

Smart manufacturers are using slower production demand to upgrade efficiency of their rotary transfer machines. This story looks at a Cleveland area integrator that can do the job in weeks and without removing machines from the shop.  

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Czech Out This New CNC Multi-Spindle

 A new CNC multi-spindle is available in the U.S. for the first time. Manufactured in the Czech Republic, it has a long pedigree in Europe, but has been reletively unknown here--until now.

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CAD/CAM

One-Part Solution With Huge Payoff

Machine shops prioritize different challenges daily, but some challenges are more critical than others. Precise Products Corporation (Minneapolis) was faced with a challenge when one of its original customers asked the company to reduce the cost of a family of parts or risk losing the job.  

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Basics

Selecting A VMC: Factors To Consider

A three-, four- or five-axis vertical machining center can run the gamut of capability and cost. Assessing your application requirements now and in the future can make for a much wiser machining center purchase.

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Swiss-Types

Machining In Paradise

One medical parts job shop is taking its business to the next level in Puerto Rico with the right CAM system.

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Automation

PM 101: Learn More with Lori--Inverted Vertical Turning

 Vertical turning technology has been around for over a century, but the idea to flip the position of the spindle and the toolholder is still relatively new. What’s great about vertical turning technology is that, by setting up a vertical turning station, a shop can automate more of a particular production activity, freeing up operators and increasing output at the same time.

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A One Stop Shop

 Combining flexible manufacturing with volume production capability helps this shop cover all the bases.

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Turning Machines

Hard Turning and Grinding on a Single Machine

Combining multiple technologies on a single machine makes the machining process more complex, but the advantages of consistent integration of such functionality can be worth the effort.

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