Inside the Premium Machine Shop Making Fasteners
By: Evan Doran - Modern Machine Shop
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.
Video Tech Brief: “Doubling Down” on B-Axis Capability in a Swiss-Type
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
This Swiss-type lathe has two programmable B-axis units and the capacity for two individual thread whirling units.
Star CNC’s Swiss-Type Lathe With Double B-Axis Programmable Units
By: Angela Osborne - Production Machining
PMTS 2023: The SD-26 Swiss-type automatic lathe has features designed to offer enhanced workability and operability for the operator from both a hardware and software perspective.
#PMTS
CAD/CAM’s Role in How Machine Shop Benefits from its First Swiss-Type
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
This manufacturer of high-end RC cars leverages the capabilities of its CAD/CAM software to get the most out of its first Swiss-type lathe even when job batch sizes are relatively low.
The Right (Machine) Tool for the Right Job
By: Eli Plaskett - Modern Machine Shop
This high-production shop uses both mechanical and CNC Swiss machines to make parts, but which machine is right for which job?
#workforcedevelopment
PMTS 2021 Product Preview: CNC Turning Centers and Swiss-Types
By: Angela Osborne - Production Machining
Learn about some of the new CNC turning centers and Swiss-Type lathes to be displayed at PMTS 2021.
#PMTS #horizontal-and-vertical-lathes
Precision Machining Technology Moving Shops Forward
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
New equipment and software continue to be developed to support the needs of production machine shops like yours. Here’s a sample of technology now on the market that can help you grow your operation and become more efficient.
SX-38 Swiss-Type Automatic Lathe with Servo-Driven B Axis
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
Star CNC Machine Tool Corp.’s 38-mm sliding headstock lathe, the SX-38, is designed using slant-bed construction to ensure rigidity for the turret mounted tooling.
Star CNC Swiss-Type Lathe Offers Multiple Tool Processing
PMTS 2019: Star CNC Machine Tool’s SV-20R Swiss-type lathe features a gang slide and an opposing turret with a 360-degree programmable B axis for front and back operations.
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Star CNC Booth Introduces Two New Machines
By: Bart Bishop - Production Machining
At IMTS this year Star CNC is introducing the SR-38J and SK-51 CNC Swiss-type automatic lathes, two machines equipped to meet the skilled workforce challenges facing manufactures today.
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