Turning Machines
3D Printing’s Value in a Production Turning Environment
A shop had a problem with chips and coolant being shot back through tube material it was machining on a bar-fed CNC turning center. Its solution was to 3D-print a plug to insert into the back end of the tubes. It uses its 3D printer in other ways, too.
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Making Waves with Lathe Automation
After years of relying on an extensive machining cell for part production, this marine equipment manufacturer has now reduced part handling and improved quality through use of single-setup lathes and automated loading and unloading.
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Romi Heavy-Duty CNC Lathes Feature Monoblock Beds
Romi C Series heavy-duty flatbed CNC lathes are built with Romi-made monoblock cast iron beds.
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Index Corp.'s MS32-6 Multi-Spindle Automatic Lathe Offers Flexible Tool Slide
Index Corp. launches next-generation MS32-6 multi-spindle automatic lathe.
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Shop Prolongs Tool Life Through Machine Rigidity
After years of dealing with equipment breakdowns and repairs, this shop owner decided an upgrade to new machine tools would allow him to focus on making parts instead.
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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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MX-100 Multitasking Machining Center Equipped with 15-hp Upper Tool Spindle
An 8,000-rpm milling turret offers 12 tool stations with 24 indexing positions.
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Shop Turns to Vertical Turning for Small Batch Sizes
Vertical turning lathes are often used for large batch sizes, but a Swiss gear manufacturer is using the machines to produce small batch sizes of precision gears and transmission components.
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Mazak’s Quick Turn 250MSY and GR100 Add Automated Multitasking
The Mazak GR100 integrates into any of the Quick Turn 200/250 series machine models.
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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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