Turning/Milling Machine with 2 Toolholders
DMG has added a machine to its series of turning/milling centers: the CTX gamma 2000 TC with a B axis and high speed 12-station turret, two-channel control and the multi-channel programming system, ShopTurn 3G. The design permits four-axis machining on one spindle or parallel machining on the main and counter-spindle, plus a range of additional manufacturing options.
Gaining Better Sight for Productivity
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
American Optisurgical Inc. (AOI) products help people have a clearer view of life and their surroundings.
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Software Certified by Autodesk InventorGibbs and Associates’ GibbsCAM 2009 has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2010 software under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. Certification is granted only after a product has been thoroughly tested by internal staff at Autodesk.
Laser Highlights
By: Chris Felix - Production Machining
The number of different laser applications is surprising, yet it continues to grow. Here's a look at a few.
CAM For Multitasking Operations
By: Chris Felix - Production Machining
While still running a few different CAM systems in the shop, this manufacturer of aerospace and oil and gas industry components has implemented what it sees as the ideal package for programming its multitasking work.
Universal Lathe Improves Turning Capability
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
Peter Brotherhood (Peterborough, United Kingdom), a steam turbine manufacturer, recently discovered a bottleneck when turning a range of power-generation components. When the company implemented a Gildemeister CTX 620 V4 linear universal turn-mill center by DMG, however, the problem fixed itself.
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When To Combine Milling And Turning
Turn/Mill technology enables users to complete a workpiece in a single handling. This article looks at some of the criteria that make application of this multi-tasking productive.
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Revisiting An Intriguing CNC Multi-Spindle Experiment
By: Leo Rakowski -
Otto Engineering is a manufacturer of mechanical switches and related products. The vertically-integrated company has its own machine shop, which produces many of the switch components that supply the company’s assembly lines. Like most other manufacturing firms, Otto was looking for ways to cut costs and improve the efficiency of its manufacturing operations.
Laser Simplifies Form Tool Chip Control
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
The creation of a 'bird nest' is a problem for any turning operation. These uncontrolled wads of chips tend to wreck havoc on tooling, equipment and continuous operations.
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Seeing A Multi Through Different Eyes
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
Sometimes if you don’t 'know' any better, applying technology in new ways simply makes sense. That’s partly what helped drive this family-owned OEM to acquire its first, and so far only, multi-spindle to help it get a better handle on production and inventory control.