Machines

Slant-Bed Lathe Features Rigid Box Ways

Suited for mixed-volume, short-run or dedicated high-volume applications, Chevalier鈥檚 FBL-360 lathe features a 45-degree slant bed with rigid boxways and programmable tailstock.

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Entry-Level Waterjet Designed to be Reliable, Affordable

Mitsubishi's MWX3 waterjet is designed for production-environment applications.

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HMCs Offer High-Speed Cutting on Small Footprint

Handtmann offers two sizes of the HBZ CompactCell, the 300/100 and the 200/100, which are suited for aerospace industry applications.

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Building on the Right Foundations

One of the largest vertical turning and milling centers in the country will be installed in this Cincinnati-area job shop. Although installing the foundation for this huge machine was a massive undertaking, the company is building on other “foundations” as well.

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Cylindrical Drive Shaft Motors Replace Ballscrews on Upgraded Wire EDMs

In addition to linear shaft motor technology, the MV series from Mitsubishi EDM now features a redesigned automatic wire rethreading system, an enhanced power supply and high speed communication in the servo system, among other advances.

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Dual-Spindle Vertical Turning Center Cuts Chip-to-Chip Times

The VL2 P vertical turning center from Emag uses two spindles working in pendular mode to complete-machine workpieces as large as 100 mm in diameter in two setups.

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Sliding/Fixed Headstock Lathe Adds B Axis for Complex Machining

Index鈥檚 Traub TNL18-7B sliding/fixed headstock automatic lathe features seven linear axes and an additional B axis for particularly challenging machining tasks.

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Vertical Turning Lathes Available in Range of Configurations

Available from YMT, YSP鈥檚 line of CNC vertical turning lathes (VTLs) range from 8" chucks to 32" turret-type machines in single or twin configurations.

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Compact Milling Center Handles Large Workpieces

Featuring stable construction and a swivel-type indexing table, the compact DMU 65 monoBLOCK universal milling center from DMG/Mori Seiki offers a large work area that can accommodate oversized workpieces as large as 840 mm in diameter and weights ranging to 1,800 kg.

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Technology Improves HMC Productivity

Makino鈥檚 Inertia Active Control (IAC) technology for HMCs optimizes B-axis rotation of the direct-drive rotary table to reduce non-cut time, resulting in improved efficiency and profitability for manufacturers.

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