Fives Giddings & Lewis Supplier Showroom

Digital Twins Give CNC Machining a Head Start

Model-based manufacturing and the digital thread enable Sikorsky to reduce lead times by machining helicopter components before designs are finalized.

Fives Giddings & Lewis Appoints New General Manager

Helene Nimmer brings extensive industry knowledge to her new role as Fives Giddings & Lewis’ general manager.

Custom Control Adds Accuracy, Flexibility to New Machine Tool

A new boring-mill machine with a custom control is helping a shop hold tighter tolerances and accommodate rapid travel rates for faster machining.

4 Examples of American Machining Evolution

A tour of this 160-year-old machine tool manufacturing plant in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, highlighted the progress of both the company and machining technology in general since the dawn of “Industry 1.0.”

For the New Giddings & Lewis V-Series VTL, the "V" Stands for "Value"

The new V-1600 vertical lathe from Fives Giddings & Lewis supports the company’s reputation for a solid machining platform and operational versatility.The company expects this model to be popular with jet engine manufacturers.

Vertical Lathe's Hydrostatic Rams Contribute to Better Finishes

IMTS 2018: Fives Giddings & Lewis is displaying the V 1600, a mid-range 1,600-mm table vertical lathe from the V series product line.

Autodesk Introduces PowerMill 2019 and Fusion Production at Its Smart Manufacturing Celebration Event

Autodesk’s Smart Manufacturing Celebration showcased enhancements to PowerMIll 2019, the latest release of its flagship CAM programming systems, and demonstrated the integration of production scheduling, job tracking and machine monitoring.

T-Bed Improves Versatility with Programmable Boring Bars

The Giddings & Lewis T-bed horizontal boring mill is available with a range of contouring heads and programmable boring bars.

On Power, Torque, Speed and Hogging Titanium

The T-Rex spindle from Fives Giddings & Lewis is designed for high-torque and low-speed cutting critical for hogging titanium.

Seven Tips to Ensure Accurate Probing

When used correctly, probing can have significant cost, efficiency and quality benefits.

Vertical Turning Centers Perform Heavy Cutting with Less Friction

The Giddings & Lewis V series available from Fives Machining Systems is a line of vertical turning centers designed for shops that need a multi-purpose lathe capable of handling a range of parts such as pumps, valves, gears, bearings, compressors, wheel hubs, jet engine housings and more.

Integrated Contouring Head for Boring Mills and HMCs

Mag offers an integrated contouring head for horizontal boring mills in 1,250 and 1,600 mm (49.1" and 63") table/pallet sizes and live-spindle horizontal machining centers in 800 to 1,600 mm (31.5" to 63") pallet size.

A Preview of Houstex 2013

This slideshow provides a sneak peek at some of the technologies that will be on display at Houstex 2013.

Video: Blisk Milling

The process seen here uses trochoidal tool paths and cryogenic cooling

High-Performance Coolant Formulated for Fracking Pump Parts

Mag’s Cyclo Cool 4000 and 4100 metalworking fluids are formulated for machining stainless and heat-treated steels used in forgings for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) pump parts and similar equipment for the oil and gas industry.

90 Cubic Inches Per Minute in Titanium

Mag says its XTi super profiler is designed to remove metal at impressive rates. Its first two machines are are being used for aerospace applications.

T-Rex HMC Spindle Designed for Hard Metal Machining

Mag’s high-torque T-Rex spindle is available on four-axis 1250/1600 HMCs.

Larger Equipment Helps Expand Vision

The largest vertical-capacity Carl Zeiss CMM in the Western hemisphere and four large boring mills from MAG Giddings & Lewis prove critical to machining massive wind turbine components at Three-M Tool and Machine.

Minimizing Turnaround Times for Big Parts

The key to success (and the primary challenge) for any job shop is minimizing turnaround time for non-repeating work. This Indiana shop shares some of its strategies for reducing lead times for the various large-scale jobs it encounters.

Big Machining for a Big Gear

Here’s an example in which MAG demonstrates it knows how to use machine tools as well as build them.

End Mills Remove Titanium at High Rates

MAG’s CYCLO CUT Max-Flute end mills machine internal structures in titanium, Inconel and stainless steel components with removal rates ranging to 8"/3 min. with 25 foot-pounds of torque and 9 hp.

Long-Lasting Insert Turns Around Tough Inconel Job

By changing to a hex-shaped turning insert with a 45-degree lead angle, this shop saved thousands of dollars on a difficult Inconel turning application.

Video: Big Boring Operations on a Marine Prop Housing

East Texas Machine Works focuses on large-scale work. Here’s a video showing impressive boring operations on a marine component.

How is Large-Part Machining Different?

A shop serving the wind-power industry illustrates some of the challenges particular to machining massive workpieces.

The Big Niche

Expertise and the right equipment for machining large components for oilfield and other industries enable this shop to succeed despite fluctuating economic conditions.

Automotive Supplier Speeds Metal Removal With Boring Mill

In an industry where one in three shops has closed during the past 10 years, Fischer Tool and Die's business is thriving. According to the Temperance, Michigan shop, this is because its growth stems from die cast work for the automotive 'new domestics,' a term for transplants.

HMC Reduces Precision Machining Time For Large Parts By 20 Percent

With the current glut of domestic manufacturing capacity and offshore competition, keeping a job shop competitive, particularly in these tight economic times, is not easy. For some shops, specializing in out-of-the-ordinary parts or niche markets is more lucrative than vying for highly sought after production runs of small parts.

Four Types Of Five-Axis Machining Centers

Different machines offer different approaches to rotary travel, and each design has its own strengths. Here's how they compare.

Widening Interest In Twist Drills

Wide-web drills with high-performance points help speed machining center paybacks.

How Accurate Is Your Machining Center?

Virtually every machine tool builder lists, as part of a machine's specification, accuracy and repeatability figures. What's generally not given is the method used to arrive at the figures. Though these methods are defined in linear positioning standards, not all builders use the same standards.