Transfer Machines

Transfer Machines 19 Oct 2006

Rotary Transfer Machines For Extruded Bar

To address the requirements of extruded bar applications, Italian builder Picchi, which is distributed in the United States through RBR Associates (Darien, Illinois), has developed a line of rotary transfer machines designed to handle round, hex, square, rectangular, elliptical and even complicated extruded shapes.

Transfer Machines 16 May 2006

Pinning Down Production Clinches Significant Savings

Rotary transfer machines have allowed this shop to capitalize on single-operation capabilities to increase production, cut leadtimes and save manufacturing costs.

Transfer Machines 11 Oct 2005

Rotary Transfer Machine’s Flexibility Spurs Shop’s Growth

Initially purchased for a high-volume job, this rotary transfer machine proves an efficient tool for short- to medium-run family-of-parts jobs as well.

Transfer Machines 18 Feb 2005

Complex Parts Require A Quality Machine

With the help of a machine representative in the area, this shop decided to purchase a rotary transfer machine to be able to keep up with its high-volume production runs.

CNC & Machine Controls 18 Feb 2005

Monitoring Tools On A Rotary Transfer Machine

For this precision machining firm, tool monitoring is extending tool life, improving machine uptime and reducing cycle times.

Transfer Machines 27 Apr 2004

Rotary Transfer Machines Help Shop Make Transition

Camcraft Precision Machined Components purchased two rotary transfer machines from Hydromat Inc. after winning a bid on an automotive plunger.

Transfer Machines 27 Feb 2004

CNC Transfer Machine Boasts Short-Run Flexibility

More and more manufacturers are requiring their precision machined parts suppliers to enter into just-in-time (JIT) relationships in which smaller order quantities are supplied at more frequent intervals.

Transfer Machines 15 Jul 2003

Closing The CNC Price Gap

Applying CNC technology to the manufacturing of precision parts is generally accepted as a premium that one must pay for the advantages over conventional actuation systems. Increasingly, however, the gap is narrowing as economies of scale for producing CNC equipped machine tools are incorporated in the unit price of a given machine. In other words, spreading the costs of manufacturing over a larger base of installations will reduce the price of each machine.

Transfer Machines 15 May 2003

Making Transfer Machines More Flexible

Are your lot sizes too big for machining centers but too small for dedicated transfer machines? Here's a solution.

Transfer Machines 15 Sep 2002

Machine Both Shaft Ends Simultaneously

If your production operations include shaft work, you will want to know about this rotary transfer machine, which produces up to 30 shafts per minute by machining both shaft ends simultaneously.