April 2016 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Turning
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on machines for turning parts.
Available from Absolute Machine Tools, this vertical turning center is for machining big aluminum wheels or similar parts. Guideway features keep things free of chips and well-lubricated for precise production.
Emag’s VM 9 vertical turning center can machine chucked components with a maximum diameter of 450 mm, including parts for trucks, construction and agricultural machines, and mechanical and plant engineering, as one-off or small production runs.
The VT400 inverted VTC from Emco Maier for turning cast or forged parts can perform turning, drilling and milling to complete parts with swing diameters ranging to 17.7 inches (450 mm) and lengths ranging to 8 inches (200 mm).
Although not a turning center, Heller’s CP 4000 horizontal machining center can nevertheless perform horizontal, vertical and tilted turning on its A and B axes. The machine uses internal drive signals to identify and correct for workpiece imbalances.
The S206 from Tsugami/Rem Sales enables six-axis Swiss-type turning and laser cutting in a single setup, making it ideal for small, tubular parts for the medical industry.
The slideshow below, based on our April 2016 issue’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight, features machines for turning parts, including vertical turning lathes (VTLs) and multitasking machines such as an HMC capable of turning on the A and B axes.
Click through the slideshow for details and see the links below for more information on each of these machines.
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Absolute’s You Ji YV-600E2T vertical turning center
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Emag’s VM 9 vertical turning center
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Emco Maier’s VT400 inverted vertical turning machine
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Heller’s CP 4000 horizontal machining center
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Tsugami/Rem Sales’ S206 LaserSwiss
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