First-Class Manufacturing with Additive
By: Chris Felix - Production Machining
Close attention to detail and automation of key processes is helping this shop earn its place as a leader in the 3D printing industry.
#additive
Homage to a Machine Tool Family Man
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
I thought it was worth sharing the following homage to a "machine tool man" because it speaks to the generational nature of the machine tool industry and how we tend to pay it forward.
Tornos Users can now Benefit from Mastercam Swiss CAM
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
Tornos customers using the company’s TISIS with ISO programming functions can now make use of Mastercam Swiss CAM to speed up programming on Tornos’ line of machine tools.
Tornos and Star CNC Showfloor Demos at PMTS
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
There are several education tracks available at this year’s edition, and on Thursday of the show, there are two more showfloor demonstrations that attendees can take advantage of.
Making Small Parts
By: Chris Felix - Production Machining
It still amazes me how small some of the parts can be in our industry. Although it looks like it might be just a chip, this medical component has an 8-thousandths hole through it with four mills along the sides.
A Swiss Shop’s Next Generation
By: Chris Felix - Production Machining
The shallow talent pool of available skilled machinists can be an even bigger obstacle to the shop that is rapidly growing. Perhaps the best solution is to attack the problem from within.
#workforcedevelopment
Sliding Headstock on Six Spindles
By: Chris Felix - Production Machining
On my most recent trip to Europe, I visited the headquarters of Tornos in Moutier, Switzerland.
Finishing Touch
By: Tim Pennington -
Tornos is not an everyday name in the surface finishing industry, but the company is well known as a machine tool builder, with some of the best machines in the world coming out of its European headquarters.
A Full Service Provider in Today's Economy
I’ve had discussions with many of our customers and other Swiss turning shops in recent weeks about how business is going, what they like or don’t like about their machines, and what concerns they have today and for their future.
A Multi-Spindle and Swiss Combination
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
At the recently completed EMO show in Hannover, Germany, the world’s machine tool and metalworking industry put on the biggest exposition on earth.