Mazak Corp.

Shop Gains Process Control with Automation
Eliminating variability from the manufacturing flow is a goal for most shops. Automation can allow reallocation of resources to accomplish this.

Multitasking Large Components
 The Mazak Integrex j-400 provides multitasking capabilities for processing large and complex components.

Stepping Up to Unattended Machining
Lights out, unattended machining is a goal for many precision machined parts manufacturers. For many parts using easily machined materials, the process is fairly straightforward. However, this Ohio shop uses a systematic process to maximize unattended machining of more difficult materials.

Mazak Exports Kentucky-Built Machines
Mazak Corporation has begun exporting machines designed and built at the company’s Florence, Ky., plant to Japan and other countries in Asia, as well as to Brazil and other South American countries.

Manufacturing Industry Mourns Loss of Industry Leader
Teruyuki (Terry) Yamazaki, chairman and CEO of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, passed away at the age of 82 on September 15.

Taking a Turn Toward Production Flexibility
Swiss-type screw machines provide unparalleled machining capabilities when it comes to processing small, detailed parts.

Multitasking Machine Features Boring Capabilities
The Quick Turn Nexus 450-II MY is the largest of the company’s Nexus series of turning and multitasking machines developed for the oil and gas services and construction machinery industries.

Machine Tool Manufacturer Joins Reshoring Effort
 Mazak Corporation has signed on as a sponsor of the Reshoring Initiative.

Turn-Mill Classics
Here are trailers for some of the classic articles on turn-mill multitasking. This is a broad showing of turn-mill technology in the form of machines, processes, programming and applications.

High-Volume Part Production
Designed for high-volume production of small parts, the Hyper Quadrex 200MSY includes twin opposed turning spindles that deliver 30 hp and 5,000 rpm each.

PM News: March 2011
Cleaning Technologies Group Names New PresidentTim Piazza was named president of Blackstone-NEY Ultrasonics.

The Pursuit of Perfection
The “Pursuit of Perfection” is how Acero Precision defines its mission and while such lofty words make nice copy, all one needs to do is visit this contract manufacturer to experience how serious the company is about the technology, personnel and processes necessary to make it more than an abstract goal.

PM News: January 2011
Expanding Range of Turning MachinesStar Micronics Co.

December PM News
News from AME, Mazak, Methods Machine Tools, NUM, NTMA, MTConnect and the Morris Group.

Energy-Conscious Machine Tools
Energy costs are on the rise, and new regulations mandate that manufacturing facilities reduce their consumption levels and overall carbon footprints.

Strength in Numbers
There was a time when many machine tool builders were very vertically integrated.

September 2010 News
Company Endows Chair in Production Engineering at UniversityMachine tool manufacturer MAG Industrial Automation Systems is to endow a chair in production engineering at Tongji University’s Chinese-German College for Postgraduate Studies (CDHK), in Shanghai.

Milling and Turning with Automatic Tool Changing
The Integrex j-Series performs four-axis simultaneous machining with five-axis tool tip positioning.

Multitasking Center
Mazak’s Integrexe-1060V/8 II multitasking center provides full turning and milling capabilities and features a milling spindle that tilts as much as 150 degrees to allow both horizontal and vertical machining operations, angle boring and milling on multiple faces. The machine also offers full simultaneous five-axis cutting to reduce throughput time for large parts of substantial complexity.

December 2009 News
Sales Organization RestructuredDave Lucius is the new VP of sales at Methods Machine Tools and will oversee the entire North American sales organization. He was previously the company’s VP, national distribution.

2-Axis Lathes for High Productivity
Mazak’s Quick Turn (QT) Smart series of two-axis lathes are designed for high productivity turning. The line’s QT-SMART 350 delivers fast axis feed rates, high accuracy and rigidity and a user-friendly Mazatrol Smart control, making it especially useful for job shops and other high production environments.

VMC for Aerospace and Energy Applications
Mazak's VTC-800/30SR VMC offers versatile machining operation with a swing milling spindle, full traveling column and fixed table design. The machining center provides machining stability and is equipped with 110-degree, B-axis spindle, which is available at either 12,000 or 18,000 rpm, ensuring high-speed, high accuracy positioning over extended periods of operation, the company says.

October 2009 News
October 2009 News

Multitasking Machine For Automotive Parts
Mazak’s multitasking Hyper Quadrex 100MSY offers high-productivity, high-rigidity and high-efficiency turning and machining, the company says.  The machine features two horizontally opposed spindles, each with a 6” through-hole chuck. The turning spindles each generate 15 hp and 6,000 rpm.

Investing For Success In Demanding Markets
This company constantly strives to uphold a quality reputation, stay lean and continue to expand its business. It attributes its most recent success to the addition of three Variaxis machining centers.

HMC For Large Parts
Mazak's Nexus 8800-II HMC for large parts features a 60-tool storage magazine, 10,000-rpm, 50-hp integrated spindle/motor generating as many as 900 ft. /lbs of torque, the highest torque rating available on an integrated spindle motor, according to the company.

Multitasking For Small, Complex Parts
According to manufacturer Mazak, the Integrex i-150 provides enhanced, “done-in-one” processing for small, accurate and complex parts. With its compact footprint, the center is suited for medical appliance manufacturers and high-precision component machining involving round, square or angular features. Also, simultaneous five-axis surfacing is possible with minimum operator intervention, the company says.

Multitasking Machine For Medium-Sized Bar Work--Mazak Corp.
Available from Mazak, the Hyper Quadrex 150 MSY is designed for producing turned and machined workpieces from barstock as large as 2. 56" (65 mm) in diameter. The machine features two horizontally opposed spindles for turning and C-axis control as well as two full-function tool turrets with X-, Y- and Z-axis motions.

Two-Turret, Two-Spindle CNC Turning Center
• Brochure highlights the Hyper Quadrex 150MSY from Mazak along with its special features and benefits • Compares one of these turning centers with two machines that do the same work • Specifications are listed and illustrated using charts and graphs  .

Boost Throughput With Multitasking
As a shop’s typical workload moves beyond high-production turned parts, new ways to reduce leadtimes and improve machining accuracy are evolving.

Running A Good Race
For this Missouri job shop, it’s not about what you call the machine tool, it’s about how you use it. The shop considers multi-spindle turning as simply using more than one spindle in various configurations best suited to the production requirements of the application.

Automated Cells
- Brochure describes the turnkeyed Productivity Platform automated cell from Mazak- Pictures optional add-on stations- Lists robot technical specifications for each of the 11 models- Controller specifications are also included.

CAM Software Turns Operators Into Engineers
Like many other United Kingdom subcontracting companies, Jetblades Engineering has had to change its operating methods to cope with the new manufacturing environment. Managing Director Mark Kirby relies more than ever on the company’s CAM software as he moves the firm from production machining to short-run manufacturing.

Multitasking For Large Parts
The Nexus QTN 450M is a high-torque, multitasking CNC turning center featuring a large-bore spindle. With a maximum swing of 33. 3” and a maximum machining diameter of 22.

Complete Machining Of Large Workpieces
Fusing the capabilities of a simultaneous five-axis machining center and CNC turning center, the Integrex e-1550V accomplishes complete machining of large workpieces in a single setup through a 50-hp, 12,000-rpm milling spindle that can tilt 150 degrees and a 50-hp, 300 rpm rotating table. Maximum workpiece dimensions are 78. 7" × 56.

Multitasking Added To CNC Turning Centers
Mazak's Quick Turn Nexus-100MS with multitasking capabilities has spindle power on the advanced integral spindle/motor that is 40 percent higher (15 hp, 6,000 rpm) on the main turning spindle (6" chuck) for high-precision metal removal and high speed cutting of aluminum and other nonferrous materials. The second spindle has a 5" chuck size, 15-hp output and a 6,000-rpm maximum spindle speed. The additional milling spindle has a 5-hp output and 4,500-rpm maximum speed (6,000 rpm optional).

High-Production CNC Multitasking Center
For high production of chucked workpieces, the Multiplex Triple 8200Y high-production CNC multitasking center featuring two horizontally opposed 8” chuck headstocks with a 12-tool turret for each side and a third lower turret with nine tools that can work with both headstocks. Maximum swing is 12. 6”.

Multitasking Machine Includes Robot
The company's Integrex e-410H, a multi-tasking machine delivering turning, milling, drilling, tapping and other operations in one setup, now contains a material-handling robot. Called the Integrex e-bot Cell 720, it is designed to provide up to 720 hours of automated production or 90 8-hour shifts, nonstop, according to the company. As a CNC turning center, it is a two-spindle machine with the same specifications for both spindles: a 35 hp output and a 4,000 rpm maximum spindle speed with 10" chucks on each spindle.

Multitasking Added To CNC Turning Centers(2)
The Nexus QTN-250MS features advanced integral spindle/motor technology (35 hp, 4,000 rpm) on the main turning spindle. The second spindle has a 6" chuck size, 10-hp output and 6,000 rpm maximum spindle speed. An additional rotary tool spindle has 7.