Machine Tools
High-Production Multitasking Becoming More Flexible
Rotary transfer machines remain well-suited for high-volume production, but are now more accommodating to smaller batch sizes.
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Precision Machining Technology Review: June 2025
Production Machining’s June 2025 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Kaiser Tool Co., Tungaloy, Renishaw, Mazak, Oasis Inspection Systems and Star Cutter Co.
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Swiss Happens: 8 Swiss-Type Articles to Keep Your Skills Sharp
Learn the history of Swiss-type lathes, practical ways to implement these sliding-headstock machines in your shop, and much more in this collection of articles.
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How Might You Use a Desktop CNC Swiss-Type?
This compact machine could be valuable for education and training purposes as well as low-volume production work that shops might not want to run on their traditional Swiss-types.
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Eurotech Elite Seeks Partners to Build American-Made CNC Lathes
Eurotech Elite hopes to connect and build relationships with U.S.-based, family-owned manufacturers with expertise in machining large components with tight tolerances.
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Second B Axis Improves Efficiency of Swiss-Type Machining
A highly stable, fully programmable B axis on the subspindle of Nomura DS’s 20J3XBTC enables users to more quickly machine complex parts complete.
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Faster Swiss-Type Setup is a Probing Issue
Perhaps no other technological development has impacted setup time reduction on Swiss-type lathes more than automatic tool probing functions.
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3 Stories of Swiss First Additions
A few shops share their stories about the how’s and why’s of adding their first Swiss-type CNC turning center as well as lessons learned along the way.
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Succeeding at Swiss
McCormick Industries is no stranger to Swiss-type machining. Here are examples of ways the shop has found to become more efficient not only at using its CNC sliding-headstock machines, but at its overall shopfloor processes and practices, too.
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Welcome to Our Special Swiss-Type-Machining Issue
Coverage of CNC sliding-headstock machining technology, processes and practices has been a staple for the Production Machining brand since day one. With this issue, we pay tribute to it and pay it forward.
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