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Twin-Spindle, Twin-Turret Turning Center Boosts Pump Manufacturer’s Productivity
Precision Downhole Pumps, a division of Cameron International, in Iola, Kansas. is using two twin-spindle, twin-turret turning centers with Y-axis milling capability to finish complex jobs in one setup instead of the six formerly required. The new machines, from Doosan Infracore, have reduced manufacturing time by more than 30 percent.
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Turn With Or Without A Guide Bushing
The MLK 32/38 hybrid Swiss-type lathe from Maier USA is a seven-axis, sliding headstock machine that has a removable guide bushing. The machine offers bar capacity of 32 mm when a guide bushing is used and 38 mm without a guide bushing.
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Compact, Five-Axis VMC
Sugino鈥檚 Xion II-5-AX is a compact, high speed, five-axis machining center that only requires approximately 21 square feet of floor space. The company says this is half of the room taken up by traditional five-axis machining centers.
Read MoreBig HMC Offers A-Axis Tilt Spindle
MAG鈥檚 HMC 1250 series is now offered with a 180,000-position, A-axis tilt spindle to allow five-axis machining of large parts for aerospace, energy and other heavy industries. The 6,000-rpm, 61.
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Hobbing on a Turning Center
This manufacturer鈥檚 use of live-tool lathes overcomes labor cost in various ways. One of the latest sources of savings involves bringing another operation鈥攈obbing鈥攊nto these machines. INCLUDES VIDEO.
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VMC Line Expanded For High Speed Applications
Toyoda Machinery has added high speed linear way machines to its vertical machining line. The high-performance machines are designed for precise, high speed applications.
Read MoreVMC Manages Long, Heavy Workpieces
Mazak鈥檚 versatile VTC-200G VMC is designed for part production of long, heavy workpieces. The 154.
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Five-Axis Machining Centers Minimize Setup
Hurco鈥檚 VM10U small-footprint, five-axis machining center minimizes setups, eliminates scrap by using powerful verification graphics and minimizes benchwork with smoothing algorithms that deliver quality surface finish. The machine has X-, Y- and Z-axis travels of 21", 16" and 19", respectively.
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Subspindle Turning System Designed For Large Diameters
Bardons & Oliver鈥檚 Big Bore subspindle machine is designed for challenging through-hole applications. The heavy-duty, column-style machine can process complex bar and tube components with virtually no limitations on diameter, weight or length, the company says.
Read MoreSee The Tool's Value Instead Of Its Cost
This company is embracing high-performance tooling on its turning centers. The "sticker shock" is no reason not to do this. In one case, though, the shop found a way to limit the cost of the tool and increase productivity at the same time.
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