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Machines
CNC Swiss-Type Automatic Lathe
Model SA 12A/18A from Nexturn features a Fanuc, built-in AC spindle motor; ultra precision ball screw; 1/1,000-degree positioning for the main spindle; rapid traverse speed of 32 m/min.; and more. The standard machine features five fixed front-end tools and five fixed back-end tools. An optional, three driven tool
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Turning The Tough Stuff
One of this aerospace shop鈥檚 many specialties is producing ring-shaped parts that are thin-walled, complex, tightly toleranced and made of difficult-to-machine materials such as Inconel, titanium or high-temperature alloys. Turning jet engine parts doesn鈥檛 get much tougher than this.
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How To Machine Composites, Part 5 -- Waterjet Cutting
For trimming composite parts, this shop describes where it uses machining centers and where it uses waterjet.
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Composites Keep A Big Machine Busy
On-machine inspection is part of the way this shop machines large composite structures efficiently.
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Automated From The Start
Turning automation helps this shop produce parts more efficiently.
Read MoreTwin-Table Machining Centers For Production Work
The company鈥檚 vertical, twin-table machines use dual integrated pallets and are designed for non-stop production performance. One table is accessible for loading or unloading work while the other is safely enclosed in the workzone. The company says this optimizes machine productivity, operator efficiency and safety
Read MoreSlant Bed Lathes And VMCs
Romi Machine Tools introduces the GL240 and GL280 slant bed lathes; C420 lathes; and 40- and 50-taper linear motor VMCs with X-axis travels to 80". Also available are four drilling and tapping machines that can also handle milling operations. They are offered in four sizes, VTC560 A and B, VTC600 and VTC800. An aut
Read MoreDouble-Column VMC For Large-Part Milling
Chevalier Machinery Inc. offers a gantry-type VMC for machining heavy, oversized workpieces. The work area in a 104" × 200" model can mill a part that measures 193" × 98" × 35" and weighs as much as 33,000 lbs. The machine features oversized columns and extra-wide box ways on a slanted Y-axis beam for equal force d
Read MoreSurface Grinder Built For Stability, Precision
聽 SPAN.ekMisspelled { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://gpi.gardnerweb.com/ewebeditpro3/wavyred.gif); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x; isStyleInternal: Tru The ACC-16·32CA1 MDI control surface grinding machine features a rigid, T-frame traveling-column design for stability and precisi
Read MoreVertical Spindle Surface Grinder
The KGDM vertical spindle surface grinder from Williams and White is designed to deliver reliable performance in harsh environments. Carriage travel using linear bearing technology is said to result in less downtime and greater grinding accuracy. CNC control of the grinding stone鈥檚 down-feed gives greater controlla
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