Emerging Leader Ryan Ervin Strives to Modernize Sales Tactics
Modernizing sales processes and using technology to improve simple sales tasks is important to Ryan. Therefore, he stays abreast of the latest technology by being an active member of industry associations.

Bridgeport V1320 Vertical Milling Center Reduces Vibration
Hardinge’s Bridgeport V1320 vertical milling center is equipped with dual Y-axis ballscrews to improve surface quality, reduce vibration, provide outstanding acceleration, improve roundness accuracy and increase tool life. 

Privet Fund Management LLC Acquires Hardinge Inc.
Privet Fund Management LLC has acquired all shares of Hardinge common stock not currently owned by Privet for $18.50 in cash, for a total transaction value of approximately $245 million.

Heimatec Sells Tecnicrafts' Products for Swiss Turning
Heimatec Inc. is selling collets and guide bushings from Tecnicrafts Industries that are exclusively used for Swiss turning applications.

Hardinge Webinar Focuses on Achieving Turning Tolerances
Bill Clark, an application engineer with Hardinge, spoke about turning tolerance requirements during a webinar on April 25. Listen to the recording, if you missed the live webinar.

Flex Grip is One Closer with Four Workholding Solutions
Lexair’s Flex Grip manual/hydraulic closers are clamped through a screw pump with a spring return opening and a parts stop disk is inserted and removed from the top to eliminate the need to remove the closer from the mounting base. 

PMTS 2017 Slideshow
The ninth Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) opened yesterday to record crowds and the largest exhibit hall in show history. Here are some photos from the first day and a half. There's still time to attend the precision machining industry's signature event. Register Today at PMTS.com.

Subspindle Workholding Options
The advent of subspindle turning operations has impacted throughput for many shops. Understanding workholding options available for backworking can help a shop make better decisions when specifying how to hold parts for op. 20.

Hardinge and Marubeni Showfloor Demos at PMTS 2015
On Wednesday, April 22, Harding and Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Inc. welcome visitors to see the machines they have on display go through their paces.

Merging Turning and Automation
Hardinge Inc. recently demonstrated automated production of hydraulic spool valve housings on its T51 MSY SP Super-Precision turning center.

Shared Tooling
What tooling do a multi-spindle automatic, a CNC lathe and a vertical machining center have in common?

Hardinge Inc.
The company originally known as Hardinge Brothers was founded in 1890 by Canadians, Henry and Franklin Hardinge.

High Accuracy From Direct-Drive Rotary Technology
Consider direct-drive, high-accuracy rotary tables when applying fourth-axis machining capability on the shop floor.

June 2010 PM News
News from AME, Hardinge, TE-CO, Methods Machining, Nikon Metrology, Star SU, MSC, SMW Autoblok and more.

High-Performance 5-Axis VMC
Hardinge’s XR-series of five-axis VMCs is offered in two configurations of precision and high precision to suit manufacturing requirements. This machine is positioned in the top of Bridgeport’s machining center portfolio.

October 2009 News
October 2009 News

Turning Center with Collet-Ready Spindle
The RS 51 MSY turning center with live tooling, C axis, Y axis and subspindle offers exceptional vibration control, thermal stability and accuracy, the company says. The turning center has a collet-ready spindle that uses a range of the company’s precision workholding devices and is designed to be hard-turning and hard-milling machine that economically produces complex hardened parts in a single setup. All RS Series models (RS 42, RS 51 and RS 65) feature the Eppinger Self Alignment (ESA) top-plate tooling system, allowing highly accurate tool positioning and directing cutting forces to the machine base, the company says.

Turning Center Categorization
 With the number of turning centers on the market, matching a machine with the right capabilities for a shop's needs can affect price and performance. Thsi article looks at three levels of turning center capabilities and how each plays out various application specifications.