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Hobbing On A Turning Center
6/2/2009
This manufacturer’s use of live-tool lathes overcomes labor cost in various ways. One of the latest sources...
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Bringing It All Together
12/12/2008
Shops that serve medical instrument and implant manufacturers face special challenges. Thei...
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Lathe and Feeder Talk Via Ethernet Interface
10/23/2008
Research into the connectivity and communication between machine tools and equipment like bar feeders, part un...
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Spinning Turning Tool Offers Alternative To Single-Point Cutters
8/22/2008
CAM developer DP Technology recently performed a successful test cut of a new cutting tool for turning ...
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Two-Man Shop Runs Unattended With Automated Turning Center
6/17/2008
After investing in a gantry-loaded turning center equipped with machine-mounted gaging system, this two-man...
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Turning Is Optional
5/29/2008
The part requires only milling and drilling, but it is still run on a lathe. Except for the cutoff tool, al...
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Dixi Rising
4/21/2008
Heavy investment in this Swiss builder’s production facility will allow its output to rise just as the dema...
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Continuous Turning On Turn-Mills
1/14/2008
A new CAM feature continuously manages B-axis head rotation to allow turn-mills to completely turn inner an...
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Milling Chuck Pumps Up Productivity
12/14/2007
Rigid toolholding offers a platform for productivity on this pump manufacturer's mill-turn center.
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Turning Center With Ample Tool Positions
8/1/2007
This multi-axis machine extends beyond the capabilities of a turning center, offering the tooling capacity ...
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From Out Of The Lab
5/16/2007
Disruptive technology's purpose is to disrupt the way machining is done. This article includes some of the...
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Always In The Learning Mode
3/1/2007
Finding what works is both a guiding principle and a driving force for this machine tool builder.
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Self-Reversing Tapping Head Speeds CNC Production Job
12/4/2006
When Prestige Precision Products (PPP), a shop in Rochester, New York, began ramping up for a recent high-p...
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Vises Eliminate Multiple Setups
2/21/2006
Manufacturing an array of component parts in small to medium quantities required that Purakal Cylinders Inc...
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As The Turn/Mill Concept Evolves, Is New Terminology Needed?
9/26/2005
This series of turn/mill machines combines the full turning capability of a pure turning center and the ful...
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Motor Type Vs. Machine Design
9/9/2005
On a machining center, the choice of ballscrews or linear motors may not be as important as where the motor...
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Vertical Integration Reduces Cycle Times
4/22/2005
In the fast-paced marketplace, manufacturers may feel the pressure to shorten turnaround times without comp...
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Vertical Grinding Has Advantages
10/28/2004
In vertical grinding, the workpiece is held upright in a rotary chuck with the grinding spindle overhead. T...
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Continuous Flow Manufacturing: A Model Of Success
9/16/2004
At first glance, it might appear that this investment casting company, like many of its peers, reduced its ...
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Prototyping Has Its Place
9/1/2004
This shop takes on prototype projects not only to lure production work, but also to educate its employees a...
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Adding Four-Axis Lathes To The Production Line
8/16/2004
Usually thought of as stand-alone machines, they fit right into this automotive stamper's automated product...
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Making It In Medical
6/17/2004
Examining this shop's healthy medical machining business shows that both medical components and medical cus...
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New Turning Center Design Aims At Maximum Turning And Milling Rates
6/15/2004
Much of machine tool development is based on an incremental approach to design. In such cases, each "n...
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Center Of Gravity Is Key To Reduced Vibration
3/24/2004
The metalworking industry's keen interest in high speed, high accuracy machining during the last decade has...
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Investing In New Business
1/20/2004
When this South Carolina screw machine shop started losing jobs to China, it looked for ways to replace the...
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Eliminating Setup Means Parts On Demand As Needed
12/1/2003
Long setup times on individual machines were stifling productivity. Setup times of 8 to 24 hours were not u...
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Training By The Numbers
9/15/2003
A formal training program not only helped ease this firm’s transition from cam automatics to CNC lathes, bu...
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Turning Center Helps Medical Company Reduce Cycle Times
7/15/2003
Keen competition in a growing market segment and maintaining necessary standards of quality make the medica...
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Securing A New Process
5/15/2003
A Minnesota manufacturer of precision parts boosts productivity by expanding its workholding capacity.
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Moving To Lean Manufacturing
2/15/2003
Machining cells have replaced transfer lines as part of a $100-million-plus modernization program to machin...
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Vertical Machining Center Helps Job Shop Stay Competitive
1/15/2003
This shop has applied this vertical machining center to help with its core business of prototype and small ...
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The Software Around The Machine
12/15/2002
Walk into Mori Seiki's Digital Technology Laboratory (DTL) in Sacramento, California, and you might think y...
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Yet Another VMC--Why Not?
6/15/2002
With so many vertical machining centers on the market, why would a major machine tool builder introduce yet...
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Merging Functions For Better Efficiency
12/15/2001
By eliminating extra steps, a multi-process machine enables a medical manufacturer to streamline its produc...
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Machine Improvements Save On Lathes For Oilfield Manufacturer
11/15/2000
Some shops would measure a productivity improvement in terms of the extra capacity freed up on a given mach...
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High Volume, High Flexibility
6/15/1999
Does a highly automated process have to be highly customized? Here is a snapshot of one low-manpower proces...
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Hitachi Seiki Introduces Open CNC/PC Network Connectivity
6/15/1999
There are many ways to integrate a personal computer (PC) with a computer numerical control (CNC) system.
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High Speed Machining In The Mix
6/15/1998
Can shops have machining centers versatile enough to handle both high speed and conventional cutting? Yes, ...
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Why Y-Axis For Turn/Mill Machines?(2)
9/1/1995
Live tooling on turning centers greatly expands multiple processing capability. With the addition of Y-axis...