MACHINES

Swiss-Types

NexTurn SA-20B Swiss Lathe Offers 7-Axes

Machine is built for rigidity, accuracy, reliability and ease of use.

Parts Cleaning

Manufacturing Knowledge is Power

The Knowledge Centers with video produced by brands such as Production Machining on the IMTS spark online platform take deep dives into technology and trends related to various CNC machining and manufacturing topics.
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Swiss-Types

Tsugami B-Axis Swiss-Type Machines Complex Shapes

Swiss CNC Lathe cuts precise angles and sculpted contours, reducing number of required tools and decreasing changeover time.

Machining Centers & Milling Machines

Carving Out a Niche in CNC Plastics Machining

This Vermont shop focuses solely on machining plastics — some filled with abrasive glass — for a range of industries. That makes it stand apart from others, but means it also faces challenges that metal machining shops often don’t encounter.

Turning Machines

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Multitasking’s Latest Trend

Why are an increasing number of machine tool builders adding additive manufacturing to their equipment’s already versatile machining capabilities? Because additive and subtractive are complementary.
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Grinding

Norton Winter Aeon Electroplated Wheels Offer High Accuracy Grinding

High-precision wheels also offer increased productivity and long life.

Automation & Robots

Knuth’s Servoturn 410 NC Lathe has Programmable NC control

Conventional lathe offers extensive functions that take its operation to near CNC level.
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Machining Centers & Milling Machines

Human-Like Robot Automates Secondary Machining Operations

Two seven-axis robots enable two second-op mills to run lights out eight hours in the evenings to win 64 hours of unattended machining time per week for this Ventura, California, shop.

Measurement

Why a CNC Multi-Spindle Machining Center Makes Sense for MetalQuest

An early adopter of multitasking equipment, this Nebraska contract manufacturer has taken what it feels is the next logical step to diversify by adding a multi-spindle for greatly reduced cycle times on an existing high-volume job.

Grinding

United Grinding’s Digital Solutions Boosts Grinding Machine Productivity, Uptime

United Grinding’s Digital Solutions simplifies and optimizes grinding production processes and service.
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