Turning Machines
Making Locks Since Lincoln
For 150 years, padlock manufacturer Wilson Bohanan has done one thing and done it well. Spanning much of the Industrial Revolution, this company has survived and prospered by adapting to change both in product and process as evidenced by the company’s recent installation of a CNC multi-spindle.
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Are Bar Fed Machining Centers the Next Big Thing?
Advanced mill-turn machines with bar fed material handling can overcome several inherent weaknesses of production machining on vertical machining centers.
WatchCNC Lathes, Machining Centers and More
The company’s Mori Seiki NT1000SZM, as well as the DMG CTX gamma 2000 TC are available.
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Milling and Turning with Automatic Tool Changing
The Integrex j-Series performs four-axis simultaneous machining with five-axis tool tip positioning.
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Turning/Boring/Milling Centers
The M120 mill-turn/6,500-mm machine is equipped with machining lengths ranging from 78" to 315" and a swing ranging to 48". Along with power ranges (ranging to 168 hp) and torque values (ranging to 8,680 foot-pounds) of the main spindle, feed rates on all axes make for dynamics and productivity.
Read MoreReducing Cycle Times with Vertical Turning
Here's a look at Emag's 250 platform, the company's latest lineup of inverted vertical turning lathes.
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Connecting the Technologies
This Missouri shop uses new advances in machine to machine communications to achieve its goals of lights out manufacturing and quick changeover.
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A Bird's-Eye View of Vertical Turning
In the right applications, vertical turning can provide significant production benefits through higher capacity, rigidity, versatility, and ease of automation. Here’s a look at several examples of vertical turning at its finest.
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Making Hire to Retire Work
This Canadian shop builds its succes around advanced machine tool tecnology, such as turn-mill, and an enlightened approach to employee relations.
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Multitasking Turning Center Enables Value-Added Service
Going the extra mile for customers is something that not all shops take advantage of for one reason or another.
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