Turning On A Machining Center

VIDEO. Part of Renishaw’s automated production process, this turning operation uses tools affixed to the machining center’s table while the workpiece is mounted in the spindle.

Peter Zelinski
Videos Post: 8/18/2009

Editor-in-Chief, Modern Machine Shop

Loading the player ...


Related Topics:

An automated production process on machining centers at Renishaw’s UK manufacturing facility uses those machining centers even to perform turning.

The overall process goes by the acronym RAMTIC, for Renishaw’s Automated Milling, Turning and Inspection Center. An article under “Editor Picks” at right describes the process in more detail.

Featured Content

The machining-center turning operation, show in this video, uses stationary cutting tools mounted on the table. The workpiece loads in the spindle using toolholder-like shanks. The workpiece length is then measured using a toolsetting probe.

To turn the part, the machining center feeds it (while it’s spinning) against the stationary cutting tool. Y-Z interpolation permits precisely contoured turned profiles.

 

Related Suppliers

Related Content

Video: Automatic Part Verification Through Reference Comparison

The machining center in this automated production process inspects its own work and updates its own positioning. Probing a known, traceable reference makes this possible.