Turning Machines
Romi's VT Series Vertical CNC Lathes for Large Load Capacities
The company says the lathes’ robust mechanical structure provide exceptional rigidity, stability and versatility for machining workpieces found in heavy industry.
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Does A Turn-Mill Have to Turn?
Here’s an example of a shop applying innovative probing, tooling and workholding strategies to enable its turn-mill to machine castings complete.
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Video Tech Brief: Vacuum-Assist Collection of Small, Machined Parts
Marubeni Citizen-Cincom offers an optional vacuum collection system for very small parts machined on its Swiss-type CNC lathes to avoid losing or damaging parts. Main system components are 3D-printed made at its U.S. headquarters.
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Vertical Integration Enables Rapid Manufacturing Response
For this contract manufacturer, having myriad machining and manufacturing capabilities in-house enables it to deliver assemblies to customers faster and with higher quality.
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New Line of Swiss-Types for Job Shops Eyeing High-Production Work
Mazak now offers the Syncrex line of Swiss-type CNC lathes — its first — targeting machine shops getting into higher volume production of complex parts.
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Emco’s Maxxturn 65 G2 Designed for Versatile Machining
A modular design provides a range of options for specific customer requirements.
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For CNC Multitasking Machines, Why Part Along Y?
Newly designed tooling takes advantage of a multitasking machine’s Y-axis motion to more effectively perform parting-off operations compared to conventional X-axis processes.
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Will Transmission Manufacturers Turn to Out-Of-Round Turning?
Out-of-round turning can be an efficient alternative to profile milling and grinding for polygon couplings that could replace traditional spline connections in automotive transmissions.
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Production Turning to CNC
The precision production turning industry is trending away from cam-actuated automatics. While limited legacy machine capability and skilled labor resources are two large factors, economics is the primary driver.
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A Fitting Machining Process
Diversified Fittings has turned to twin-turret/twin-spindle equipment and machine monitoring to become more efficient producing hydraulic fittings and adaptors.
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