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Tsugami B-Axis Swiss-Type Machines Complex Shapes
Swiss CNC Lathe cuts precise angles and sculpted contours, reducing number of required tools and decreasing changeover time.
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Carving Out a Niche in CNC Plastics Machining
This Vermont shop focuses solely on machining plastics — some filled with abrasive glass — for a range of industries. That makes it stand apart from others, but means it also faces challenges that metal machining shops often don’t encounter.
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Precision Machining Technology Moving Shops Forward
New equipment and software continue to be developed to support the needs of production machine shops like yours. Here’s a sample of technology now on the market that can help you grow your operation and become more efficient.
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MCC Lathes Improve Productivity, Operating Convenience
MCC’s M532 VIII and L12X have added capabilities to improve productivity.
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Swiss Shop Turns Precision into Profit
The quality demands for micro-machined parts are swiftly increasing. Shops must be ready and willing to adjust their machining strategies to fit the need.
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Platinum Tooling's Tool Program for Automatic Lathes
The company offers a new line of live and static tools for Swiss-Type CNC automatic lathes.
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Video: See a Bone Screw Made on a Swiss-Type Lathe
This almost three minute video shows the process of machining a bone screw on a Swiss-type lathe.
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SX-38 Swiss-Type Automatic Lathe with Servo-Driven B Axis
Star CNC Machine Tool Corp.’s 38-mm sliding headstock lathe, the SX-38, is designed using slant-bed construction to ensure rigidity for the turret mounted tooling.
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Burr-Free Micro Thread Whirling
Threading is usually the last operation when machining components, which is why the process needs to be reliable and highly precise. DC Swiss has developed an internal thread whirler, which leaves micro threads burr-free, even in demanding, hard-to-machine materials.
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Manufacturing Data Collection and Management Transforms Swiss Shop
A New Hampshire high-volume precision solutions manufacturer and an innovative software solutions provider have collaborated in upgrading the shop’s data collection and organization methods, maximizing output and competitiveness.
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