Turning Machines
Swiss-Type Lathe Helps Medical Shop Achieve Higher Precision
After the investment was made in a new Swiss-type lathe, not only was this company management’s expectations exceeded by the machine’s performance and efficiency, but the lathe is now included in plans for future applications.
Read MoreLights-Out Operation Enables Work/Life Balance
Overwhelmed with too much work, a former salesman in the machining industry started his own business, purchasing and installing production machines that allow him to run lights-out production and, consequently, see his family more.
Read MoreSee Chip Control and Chipless Cutting at Marubeni Citizen-Cincom
Visit Marubeni Citizen Cincom’s booth to see how the new Low Frequency Vibration (LFV) cutting technology deals with the problem of chip accumulation.
Read MoreABB Robots Help Shops Meet Production Challenges
The robots are ideal for both low- and high-volume production, tending vertical lathes, horizontal and vertical machining centers, five-axis machines, and grinders.
Read MoreLaserSwiss Combines Styles
The compact, 12-mm, five-axis Swiss-type CNC lathe is the smallest LaserSwiss the company offers.
Read MoreMedical Grows as Its End Market Slows
While the baby-boom generation inexorably falls apart, bone screws, plates, rods, artificial joints and less-invasive surgical fixes indicate a bright future for manufacturers of the parts needed to help keep “Humpty” together. The trick for medical-part makers is keeping up with the evolving technology needed to meet industry demands.
Read MoreTaking CNC Multis to a New Level
A visit to EMO, should be on the top of anyone’s list to see the latest in machining technology.
Read MoreWebinar Covers Analyzing Costs, Benefits of Transformative Tech
Many companies will be considering investments in equipment that will significantly alter their operations at IMTS 2018. This webinar from Index Traub will cover how to evaluate these technologies, which questions to ask and how to finance such technologies.
Read MoreNew Citizen Tool Program Offers Quality and Service
Heimatec’s new line of live and static tools for Swiss-type CNC automatic lathes are designed for most Citizen lathes.
Read MoreContinuous Production Doubles Shop's Output
GLT was spending $35,000 a year to have bars cut to length by an outside saw operation. The purchase of a Swistek RB20Y CNC lathe that parts the bars (fed by an Edge Technologies Scout 320 bar feeder) has allowed the shop to save that money and more through doubled production.
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