Horizontal Machining Centers

Are U.S. Machine Shops Choosing to Stay Small for the Long Haul?

Spending plans offer a clue to the new way shops plan to expand their output.

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Automation

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.

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Tooling up for Deep-Hole Machining

Imparting complex geometry on the inside (and the outside) of workpieces requires the right equipment, the right cutting tools and the expertise to make the most of both. 

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Four-, Five-Axis HMCs Fit Multiple Applications, Materials

Burkhardt+Weber’s MCC series of HMCs, with axis travels measuring 1,100 × 900 × 1,100 mm, is suited for standalone machining needs and linked production lines.

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Buying an HMC: Peripheral Equipment Considerations

Is it time to move up to an HMC? Let’s consider some of the peripheral equipment that HMC buyers should think about.

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Updated Five-Axis HMC Efficiently Machines Aluminum

Makino’s updated MAG3-EX five-axis horizontal machining center is designed for processing aluminum aerospace parts.

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Workholding

Buying an HMC: Tooling and Workholding Considerations

Is it time to move up to an HMC? Let’s look at tooling- and workholding-related concerns that those interested in acquiring an HMC will want to keep in mind.

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BTA Drilling Machine Reduces Weight of Helicopter Drive Shafts

The DeHoff BTA/STS 2084 drilling machine is designed for drilling on-center holes using the BTA/STS process for applications such as the manufacture of drive shafts for helicopter tail rotors.

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Buying an HMC: What Makes Horizontal Machining Centers Different

Is it time to move up to a horizontal machining center? Let’s consider some of the structural, application and design factors that differentiate HMCs from vertical machines.

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Technology Corrects Spindles Working Independently

EMO 2017: Licon will present its i3 technology, which enables correction of spindles working independently of each other. 

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