Turn/Mill
Turn-Mills 101
Turn-mills are a type of multitasking machine that can shorten cycle times and help facilitate lights-out machining for two common machining types.
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Digitalization and Multitasking Accelerate Prototyping
Protolabs’ Mazak Integrex multitasking machines facilitate efficient automation of the prototyping company's high-mix, low-volume workload.
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Methods Launches Twin-Turret Multitasking Machine
Operators can use the Nakamura-Tome SC-100X2’s twin turrets for superimposed machining or twin-spindle machining, achieving high speed and precision with both.
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Video: A look at an Automatic Tool Changer on a Swiss-Type Lathe
A few months ago during Westec, we had a chance to talk to Marubeni-Citizen Cincom about a few new capabilities on its flagship Swiss-style lathe. Check it out here.
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WFL Millturn Technologies Offers Integrated Tool Loading
The M20 Millturn provides a turning output of up to 44 kW, meaning even hard-to-machine materials can be handled with ease.
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How to Get More Efficient Production from Swiss-Type and Multitasking Machines
SolidCAM for multi-axis Swiss type and multitasking machines provides a very efficient CAM programming process, generating optimal and safe Mill-Turn programs, with dramatically improved milling tool life.
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A New Player in the Swiss-Style Machine Market
Mazak has officially entered the Swiss-style market with its new line of Syncrex machines. Here’s what two of the company’s leaders had to say about the decision.
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The Culture Change of Large-Part Machining Automation
For Major Tool & Machine in its 75th anniversary year, confronting the skills gap involves a systemized approach focused on automation, and developing and retaining talent.
Read MoreSodick Partners with Hartwig to Deliver EDM, Milling and AM Products and Services
Together, Sodick and Hartwig claim they will provide customers with a variety of solutions for wire EDM, featuring rigid linear motors for more accurate cutting, as well as sinker and small hole EDMs and high-speed milling.
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Look Again — Multiprocess Machine Tools Hint at Machine Shop Changes
The acceptance of complex machine tools has measurably increased. Recent articles offer a multifaceted look at multitasking machines.
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