Swiss-Types
Switching to Swiss Without a Guide Bushing
When the part doesn't require a guide bushing, being able to remove that housing provides increased flexibility and often even improves accuracy.
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Trends in Swiss Machining
This Florida medical manufacturer is an expert in the production of complex medical parts on CNC Swiss machines. Their job shop has evolved from 18 to 135 employees by efficient production of small, difficult parts for the demanding medical industry. And moving forward, the shop’s co-founder only sees better things ahead.
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Qualifying for Medical Work: Advice from a da Vinci Shop
Swiss shop with heavy medical experience shares how to get and keep medical customers.
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Continuous Improvement Streamlines Throughput on CNC Swiss-types
Applying continuous improvement is how this Swiss shop keeps ahead of the crowd.
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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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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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Technical Member Profile: Tsugami-Rem Sales LLC
Tsugami-Rem Sales LLC is the exclusive North American importer of Tsugami equipment, including Swiss-type automatic and gang-tooled lathes, bar-fed multifunction machines and machining centers.
Read MoreBushless Swiss-Type Machines
In recent years, bushless Swiss-types have been available on the market, and as it “turns” out, there are many advantages to these machines, including the fact that they can often operate even more accurately than the Swiss-type machines with guide bushings.
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Seven-Axis CNC Screw Machine
The UltraTurn XL seven-axis CNC screw machine with tool slides is designed for heavy forming operations for maximum metal-removal rates, the company says. The company also offers a variable-speed servodrive for live turret tooling that is only compatible with the UltraTurn. This drive will also power a live subspindle, providing two-axis ID and OD backworking capabilities.
Read More12-Axis Swiss-Type Machine For Complex Parts
The 12-axis Swiss-type machine features an independent three-turret design to allow three tools to be used at any time, working simultaneously in the cut. Fully independent front/back machining capability enables a variety of tools to make complicated parts in a single operation. Providing fast rapids and a quick tool change with great accuracies, the ECAS-20T is suitable for traditionally difficult and complex parts, the company says.
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