Machines

Secrets to the Art of Hand Scraping

Hand scraping of mating surfaces on a machine tool enables the surfaces to be flatter, more accurately aligned, longer wearing and freer to glide across one another. No automated or mechanical operation can match these benefits. Machine builder Okuma explains how this seeming paradox is true.

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Turning Machines

CNC Turning Center Equipped with Twin Spindles

Murata Machinery鈥檚 MW120GTEX twin-spindle CNC lathe is said to provide high-precision processing and rigidity within a compact space.

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Turning Machines

Vertical Lathe Provides High-Precision Cutting in a Small Footprint

Designed as an update to its V60R model, Okuma’s V760EX vertical lathe features a larger work envelope in the same footprint, accommodating larger workpieces with a maximum turning diameter of 760 mm.

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Turn/Mill

Multitasking Turning Centers Equipped with Y Axis

Doosan’s Lynx 220LSY series of compact, high-speed multitasking turning centers feature a Y axis with milling and drilling capabilities to eliminate the need for secondary machining operations.

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Laser & Waterjet

CAM Software Enhances AWJ as an Additive Process

Intelli-CAM from Omax Corp is especially tailored for the needs of AWJ machine users. This CAM software provides features that support additive manufacturing applications.

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Turning Machines

Turning Centers Promote Efficiency in Compact Footprints

DMG MORI’s EcoTurn 450 and EcoTurn 650 turning centers, part of its Ecoline series, feature stable construction to enable accurate machining, even with difficult metal-removing conditions, the company says.

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Grinding

CNC Grinder Features Extended X-, Y-Axis Paths

Schütte’s 325 linear five-axis CNC grinder features extended X- and Y-axis movement, plus two auxiliary slides for workpiece clamping and improved grinding-wheel guidance over the entire machining envelope.

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Five-Axis

Bloodhound Fin Support Machined with Vortex

Machining strategy contributes to 40 percent cycle time saving on large five-axis aluminum part.

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Turn/Mill

Turn-Mill Machine Minimizes Thermal Deformation

Doosan’s Puma SMX 3100 S turn-mill multitasking machine combines the capabilities of a horizontal turning center and a vertical machining center.

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Workholding

Video: Robot Changes Vise Jaws for Continuous Machining

If a robot can load and unload parts, why can鈥檛 it do the same for workholding? Here is video of a robot changing the vise jaws so the same machining center can run different operations in unattended machining.

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