MACHINES

Swiss-Types

New Line of Swiss-Types for Job Shops Eyeing High-Production Work

Mazak now offers the Syncrex line of Swiss-type CNC lathes — its first — targeting machine shops getting into higher volume production of complex parts.
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Machining Centers & Milling Machines

Video: Machine Shop Creates Robot Machining Cell Before There was Work for It

This machine shop’s self-integrated robot was purchased without a project in mind. However, when a particular part order came in, the robot paired with the proper machine tool was an optimal fit for the job, offering consistency and an increase in throughput.

Horizontal & Vertical Lathes

Emco’s Maxxturn 65 G2 Designed for Versatile Machining

A modular design provides a range of options for specific customer requirements.

Grinding

Norton IDeal-Prime ID Wheels Optimized for Grinding Efficiency

Grinding wheels are designed to offer high efficiency, accuracy and cost savings in precision applications.

Machining Centers & Milling Machines

Expand Machinery’s Genmill 5X-4 Offers Rigid Base Design

Milling machine provides fast tool indexing and rapid rates for increased productivity.

Grinding

Double‐Rough Pinch Grinding Cuts Cycle Time in Half

This alternative to customary pinch grinding uses two roughing wheels to decrease cycle times for blank preparation of carbide cutting tools.

Turn-Mills

For CNC Multitasking Machines, Why Part Along Y?

Newly designed tooling takes advantage of a multitasking machine’s Y-axis motion to more effectively perform parting-off operations compared to conventional X-axis processes.

Grinding

Glebar Centerless Grinder’s Wider Work Wheel Increases Throughout

An oscillating regulating wheel powered by servo motors reduces setup time and improves sphericity.

Horizontal & Vertical Lathes

Will Transmission Manufacturers Turn to Out-Of-Round Turning?

Out-of-round turning can be an efficient alternative to profile milling and grinding for polygon couplings that could replace traditional spline connections in automotive transmissions.

Machining Centers & Milling Machines

PMTS 2021 Product Preview: Multipurpose Machining Centers

Learn about some of the new multipurpose machining centers that will be on display at PMTS 2021.
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