MACHINES

Turn-Mills 4/26/2024

When a CNC Turn-Mill Doesn’t Turn

A shop in Big Sky Country uses a B-axis multitasking machine to produce complex, prismatic medical parts that require no turning complete from barstock.
#basics

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Transfer Machines 4/12/2024

Edge Technologies Bar Feeder Maximizes RPM Potential

The second-generation Patriot 338 and 551 were designed for faster changeovers, ease of use and safe operation.

Grinding 3/12/2024

Junker Grinding Machines Feature Modular Design

The Platform 3 series of modular grinding machines is designed to provide increased flexibility and cost-effectiveness.

Transfer Machines 3/5/2024

Edge Technologies Bar Feeder Provides Optimal Stock Support

The FMB Turbo RS 4-45 bar feeder provides reduced vibration, a boost to maximum rpm, better surface finishes and the ability to hold tighter tolerances.

Automation & Robots

Inside the Premium Machine Shop Making Fasteners

AMPG can’t help but take risks — its management doesn’t know how to run machines. But these risks have enabled it to become a runaway success in its market.

Evan Doran Associate Editor, Modern Machine Shop

Turning Machines 3/1/2024

Absolute Machine Tools Turning Center Provides Improved Chip Removal

Johnford SL-300L-II slant-bed turning centers are constructed with a one-piece Meehanite cast iron base for strength and rigidity, as well as to dissipate heat away from the part.

Grinding 2/15/2024

Emag Grinding Solutions Provide Precise Gear-Profile Grinding

The G 160 and G 250 gear-profile grinding machines provide short chip-to-chip times, intelligent axis concepts as well as thermal and mechanical stability.

Measurement 1/26/2024

Does a Scanning Probe Make Sense on a Swiss-Type?

Swiss-types have limited tooling capacity, but there can be advantages to giving up some of that capacity to take advantage of a touch probe — in fact, a scanning probe — to enable in-process part measurements.
#techbrief

1/25/2024

Keeping Watch on Small Parts

From watch parts to exotic medical applications, this shop takes on the world of micromachining.

1/4/2024

Should You Bring Tool Regrinding In-House?

In some situations, the potentially high investment in an in-house tool grinding process can be justified with a relatively fast ROI. (Includes video.)

12/22/2023

CNC Rotary Transfer Machine Features Ballscrew Electromechanical Tooling Units

A CNC rotary transfer machine, a newly developed machine platform, is said to offer high rigidity, flexibility and accuracy for a range of high-volume, precision-machining applications.

Horizontal & Vertical Lathes

When a “Boxy” Part is Machined on a Lathe

South Morgan Technologies has long thrived on its ability to mill prismatic parts on a turning platform. Today, newer technology and techniques enable saying “yes” to that work than ever before.
#horizontal-and-vertical-lathes

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief, Production Machining magazine

VIDEOS

Swiss-Types 10/5/2023

Video Tech Brief: Anatomy of a Robust, High-Production Swiss-Type Lathe

This Swiss-type is equipped with a total of 52 tools, including a 40-tool magazine, 10 tools on the back tool post, and an optional 2 tools on the deep hole drill holder.

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Machining Centers & Milling Machines 9/21/2023

Video Tech Brief: Five-Axis Machining’s Value for the Medical Industry

Watch to see how a medical bone plate is created on a five-axis machining center.

Swiss-Types 9/7/2023

Video Tech Brief: “Doubling Down” on B-Axis Capability in a Swiss-Type

This Swiss-type lathe has two programmable B-axis units and the capacity for two individual thread whirling units.