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Open House Showcases Five-Axis Capabilities, Digital Tools

Five-axis machining technology was the highlight of the Hwacheon open house in Lincolnshire, Illinois this August.

Hwacheon Machinery Announces Two New Distributors

MachineTech and Numerequip Inc. join Hwacheon's dealer network. The additions of these companies provides customers in respective regions with solutions, demonstrations, training and engineers.

Trunnion Style Machining Center Built for Precise Production

IMTS22: Hwacheon's D2-5AX is designed for heavy duty, precise five-axis machining and features an automation option with automatic workpiece changer.

Trunnion Style Machining Center Built for Precise Production

IMTS22: Hwacheon's D2-5AX is designed for heavy duty, precise five-axis machining and features an automation option with automatic workpiece changer.

Parlec Releases Line of Ductile Iron Toolholders

Parlec says ductile iron has 6.6 times the vibration damping properties of alloy steels, which enhances cutting tool performance and extends tool life. The higher graphite content of ductile iron is said to reduce friction and prevent premature wear of the tool holder.

Robotic Cell Improves Quote, Wins Shop an Aerospace Job

By adding a FANUC-controlled automation cell, Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing improved the cost-competitiveness of its quote and won a major aerospace job.

Live Tool Speed Increaser Spurs Engraving Cost Savings

By using a Heimatec speed increaser provided by Platinum Tooling, Kurt Machining was able to achieve ninefold cost savings for a project engraving 6060 aluminum.

December 2018 Product Spotlight: Turning

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on turning machines and tooling.

Turning Center Reduces Setup Time

IMTS 2018: Hwacheon’s C2 multi-process turning center with Y- and C-axis control can manufacture parts with complicated shapes in a single chucking operation.

VMC Dry Cuts Graphite

Hwacheon Machinery America’s Hi-M G1 vertical machining center offers quick and precise performance, making it ideal for dry cutting graphite electrode material in die/mold work.

Video: “Three-Stack” Turret Lathe with ATC

This turret lathe features an automatic toolchanger to increase flexibility for job shops that encounter a variety of different part types.

VMC Features Automatic Tool Load Adjustment

Hwacheon Machinery offers its Vesta 1000 VMC for stable, high-speed, precision machining and long-term productivity in job shops serving the die/mold, automotive, energy, medical and aerospace industries.

Vertical CNC Lathes Can Combine to Single Control for Mass Production

Hwacheon Machinery offers its VT-450/VT-650 single-spindle and VT-450/-650-2SP twin-spindle vertical CNC lathes designed for mass production with reduced cutting times for automotive parts such as brake discs, brake drums, hubs and valves.

Houstex 2015 Preview Slideshow

Click through the slideshow to see a selection of technologies to be displayed at Houstex in advance of the February 24-26 trade show.

Three-Axis VMC Limits Vibration

Hwacheon’s Sirius UM three-axis vertical machining center is designed for high-precision performance machining, such as that required by die-mold applications.

Hwacheon Looks to Gain Market Share in the U.S.

If I asked you to start naming Korean machine tool builders, Hwacheon might not be among the first few you mention. However, the company is working to change that.

Heavy-duty Horizontal Turning Center

The Hwacheon Hi-TECH 450 turning center with its small footprint provides space efficiency, while offering the largest turning diameter in its class of mid-size lathes at 500mm as well as turning length of 1350 mm, according to the company.

VMC Features Built-In Spindle for High-Speed Cutting

The Hwacheon Sirius UL+ VMC is equipped with a 20,000-rpm, built-in spindle for high-speed cutting.

The Softer Side of Machine Tool Builders

These low-cost VMCs come standard with a number of software features that enable them to compensate for machining’s inherent physical and thermal challenges.

Standard Software Addresses Common Machining Challenges

These low-cost VMCs come standard with a number of software features that enable them to compensate for machining’s inherent physical and thermal challenges.

Last Glance at IMTS 2010

It would be impossible to cover all of the key exhibitors at IMTS 2010—even if every booth got merely a quick glance. However, the editors of MMS did get glimpses of some interesting technologies exhibited at the show...

Korea Shows It Can

Machine tool builders in Korea have been playing a catch-up game for the past decade. A review of current developments in machine tool technology indicates that Korea is rapidly pulling up with manufacturers in Japan, Europe and the United States. The products from Korea closely match their counterparts from other global suppliers in terms of capability and quality.

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Open House Showcases Five-Axis Capabilities, Digital Tools

Hwacheon Machinery Announces Two New Distributors

Trunnion Style Machining Center Built for Precise Production

Trunnion Style Machining Center Built for Precise Production

Parlec Releases Line of Ductile Iron Toolholders

Robotic Cell Improves Quote, Wins Shop an Aerospace Job

Live Tool Speed Increaser Spurs Engraving Cost Savings

December 2018 Product Spotlight: Turning

Turning Center Reduces Setup Time

VMC Dry Cuts Graphite

Video: “Three-Stack” Turret Lathe with ATC

VMC Features Automatic Tool Load Adjustment

Vertical CNC Lathes Can Combine to Single Control for Mass Production

Houstex 2015 Preview Slideshow

Three-Axis VMC Limits Vibration

Hwacheon Looks to Gain Market Share in the U.S.

Heavy-duty Horizontal Turning Center

VMC Features Built-In Spindle for High-Speed Cutting

The Softer Side of Machine Tool Builders

Standard Software Addresses Common Machining Challenges

Last Glance at IMTS 2010

Korea Shows It Can