Machine Tools

Turning Machines

Indexable-Insert-Style Broaching Tool for CNC Lathes

Razorform Tools' indexable-insert style broaching tool for use in CNC lathes with locking spindle broaches keyways from 1/8" to 1/2". The TiN-coated razor sharp carbide insert lasts three to four times as long as brazed carbide inserts.

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Workholding

Successful Untended Operation

Machine tool accessories can make or break untended operation.

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Optics Maker Focuses On Flexible Production

Leupold & Stevens has found the key to successful precision machining. It operates more than 30 Index machines, primarily multifunction turning machines used to produce the bodies and tubes for the rifle scopes from aircraft-quality aluminum.

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Basics

When To Combine Milling And Turning

Turn/Mill technology enables users to complete a workpiece in a single handling. This article looks at some of the criteria that make application of this multi-tasking productive.

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Turning Machines

A Leaner Shop With CNC

It was a tough decision, but once this company moved forward with the implementation of CNC, it quickly realized the benefits in production times, tolerances and finishes. Most important, though, was the added secondary-op capabilities that brought consistency to the personnel requirements of the shop.

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Automotive

A 'HOLE' New Ballgame With Multi-Spindle Honing Systems

Automating the honing process is key to high-volume precision bore production with sub-micron accuracy.

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Grinding

CNC Cutter Grinding In-House

As tooling complexity increases, one might expect in-house tool grinding to gradually fade away. In fact, though, more and more shops are taking advantage of CNC tool grinding’s increased capabilities to improve consistency, flexibility and productivity.

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Turning Machines

Automation In A Production Shop

Production turning automation is the beneficiary of increasingly powerful design and application tools. This makes it much easier to create automation that fits the application.

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Toolholders

Shop Sticks With Stick Tooling

Who says we can’t be competitive on simple parts? The secret for making it happen at one Connecticut shop is the combination of modern CNC Swiss-type machines and good old-fashioned “stick” tooling.

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Vertical Turning Upside Down

Using the main spindle for double-duty machining and workpiece load/unload makes sense. It’s a simple idea that has grown in sophistication from turning to multitasking. This article looks at the state of the art using inverted vertical turning for precision volume production.

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Kyocera
Marubeni Citizen CNC
manufacturer of machine tools
Star swiss-type automatic lathes
SolidCAM
Horn USA
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Length and Diameter Gages, Broken tool Detectors