Climbing the Ladder of Success
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
A shop takes advantage of CNC multi-spindle technology to reduce cost per part while meeting customer's quality production needs.
Automatic Lathes Provide Zero Defects, Three-Shift Production
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
Being competitive these days is essential, yet becoming more difficult.
New CNC Multi-Spindle Designed for Form Tools
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
Advances in technology can be disruptive. However, some advances can provide new possibilities for existing methods and tools leading to leaps forward in efficiency and effectiveness.
The Upside of Vertical Turning
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
Vertical turning centers that use the main spindle to load and unload themselves are finding increasing acceptance as multitasking capabilities make them efficient processing centers for producing chucked parts.
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Doing More with Less
Like many other machine tool builders during the late downturn, we had to learn how to do more with fewer people, including improving customer support and service.
Manufacturing Medical Devices for Today and Tomorrow
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
The pace of change in medical device design and manufacturing is rapid and is fueling demand for machine tool capability that not only reduces cost per piece today, but can open doors to producing new types of parts in the future.
Six are Good, Eight are Better
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
At the recently completed EMO Hannover, the multi-spindle builder Index, headquartered in Esslingen, Germany, unveiled its new eight-spindle, CNC automatic production lathe.
Beefed-Up Backworking on New CNC Multi-Spindle
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
This CNC multi-spindle automatic lathe includes a quillstock with six tool carriers and one counter spindle opposite the main six-spindle drum, allowing machining of complex workpieces in a single process.
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.
Cut Cycle Times in Half
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
Jake Grainger says he always had a mechanical bent, and 38 years ago when he first walked into a screw machine shop he was hooked.