Turning Machines

1 Sep 2003

Think You Can’t Afford New CNC Multi Technology?

At first glance, one might not think that spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on new CNC multi-spindle technology could actually improve a shop’s financial statement within several months, but it can and has at 64-year-old Kaddis Manufacturing in Rochester, New York.

1 Sep 2003

Meeting China's Challenge, British Style

This British shop is writing off simple, low-margin jobs, concentrating instead on tough-to-make parts in medium to high volumes for its new CNC multi-spindle machines.

1 Sep 2003

CNC Multi-Spindle Offers New Feature Combos For Lower Cost Per Part

Not too long ago, if cycle time was the primary consideration when buying a new multi- spindle machine, the choice was automatic—cam automatic, that is. Today, CNC multi-spindle machines offer cycle times comparable to those for cam automatics and a great deal more. Builders of CNC multi-spindles have discovered more ways to computerize their machines, providing packages of features that raise their productivity to a new level.

15 May 2003

'Shaving Time'

Shaving a part is primarily done to ensure that proper tolerances on a part are maintained due to reasons such as head locking issues and cutting dynamics. Shops now expect tooling to produce error-proof machining, maintain step and lateral relativity, reduce grind stock and eliminate secondary operations.

15 May 2003

Solving Subspindle Part-Ejection Problems

When parts fail to eject properly from the subspindle of a four-axis lathe or Swiss screw machine, the result can be hours of downtime and a big bill to repair the damage. If you are plagued by this problem, you will be interested in the Subspindle Part Ejection Device (SPED) made by Zenna Industries.

15 Mar 2003

Converting An OD Pickoff To An ID Pickoff

It's easy to make equipment purchasing decisions when the customer commits to a fixed number of parts, but it's something else entirely when there is no such commitment and the job could go away at any time.

15 Mar 2003

Selecting The Right Shaft Coupling

When designing machinery, how do you begin to select the right coupling for a drivetrain application? How do you find one that will not only compensate for misalignments in the joined shafts but will also provide the flexibility, torque capacity, corrosion-resistance and other performance capabilities that the application requires? Here’s a case in point that provides some of the answers.

15 Jan 2003

Slashing Secondary Ops With New Swiss CNCs

This company employs 55 people. As labor costs have continued to grow, ownership has begun to realize that the only way to maintain profit margins is to become more efficient. Analyzing the operation, they've honed in on eliminating, or it least drastically reducing, secondary operations.

15 Nov 2002