Turn/Mill

Turn/Mill 30 Mar 2016

HMC Performs Turning, Monitors for Precise Clamping

Heller’s CP 4000 horizontal machining centers accomplish horizontal, vertical and tilted turning using A and B axes with high dynamics and chip removal rates.

Turn/Mill 29 Mar 2016

Turn-Mill Series Provides Three Turrets, 13 Axes

Eurotech’s Multipla T3 series of twin-spindle, bar-fed turn-mills provides multiple turrets and 13 axes for high performance.

Automation 28 Mar 2016

Self-Loading Vertical Turning Center Maintains Tight Tolerances

Emco Maier is expanding its successful line of compact, inverted vertical turning machines for production with the VT400, designed with integrated automation for complete machining of cast or forged chucked parts ranging to 400 mm (15.75") in diameter.

Turn/Mill 10 Mar 2016

Machining Centers Maintain Rigid, Stable Performance

This month’s curation of products focuses on a diverse variety of machining centers.

Five-Axis 8 Mar 2016

March 2016 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Machining Centers

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on horizontal, vertical and five-axis machining centers.

Turn/Mill 4 Mar 2016

Video: Rotating Table Swivels 180 Degrees on this Mill-Turn

For an unusual bell-shaped workpiece, Stein Seal turned to Grob Systems for a mill-turn machine with a horizontal spindle. A rotating, swiveling worktable on the vertical Y axis of this G550T machine enables it to do heavy-duty turning in a horizontal orientation. It can even take a workpiece from an upright position to one facing completely upside down. To see this table in action on another application, watch this video.

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Basics 20 Mar 2023

The Benefits of Horizontal Turning on a Mill-Turn Machine

A mill-turn machine that can rotate a large, bell-shaped workpiece in a horizontal orientation enabled this manufacturer to hit tight tolerance and cost targets. Minimizing non-value-added time and running lights out were also essential for success.