Gosiger Import

While not glamorous, cleaning is a necessity for quality parts production. This supplier provides a solution to many of the issues shops face for fast, effective and environmentally friendly parts cleaning.

The iFP washing system operates on a recycling vacuum principle. Typical washing systems are normally water-based (aqueous) or solvent-based styles that can, in the worst case, amount to little more than open vats of caustic and hazardous chemicals. In today's competitive marketplace, manufacturers need better results.

Gosiger Import, a division of Gosiger Inc., markets precision machining equipment to manufacturers throughout the United States. The company’s three principal lines are Euroturn multi-spindle automatic screw machines, Nomura CNC Swiss turning centers and BTB flexible, rotary transfer machines.

With strong roots solving manufacturing issues in Europe, rotary transfer machine technology is finding justification solving similar issues in North America. It’s still not for everybody, but increasingly, with technological advances in capability and flexibility, it may make more sense for shops on this side of the pond.

 - Product brochure highlights individual Nomura automatic lathe models ranging from the NN-10 to the NN-YB - Outlines the model line-up with a brief overview of key elements, while individual sections provide detailed technical specifications and machine layout drawings - Includes each machine line's key features as well as available flexible attachments such as polygonal cutting, hob cutting and a four-cross drill attachment .

The six-spindle automatic lathe, the Euroturn 6/26 CNC from Maxim International, is built with six independent cross slides, six independent endworking slides, five independent compound slides and an independent backworking slide. The machine is especially useful for high-volume turning applications, especially in the automotive and aerospace industries. The lathes offers an advanced CNC control incorporating an operator-friendly Graphic Programming System.

Much buzz around the industry is focused on how best to apply CNC in multi-spindle screw machine shops. Some advocate total commitment to the technology, while others believe a mixture of mechanical and electronic actuation is the ticket. We visited multi-spindle builder Euroturn to see how it decides what an appropriate level of CNC and mechanical actuation is.