Machines

Five-Axis

3 Mindset Changes for Lights-Out CNC Machining

Expanding capacity into the unattended hours calls for counterintuitive new ways of thinking about the work.

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Grinding

Weiler Abrasives Celebrates 75th Anniversary

The company now has 1,300 employees across eight different countries, but it still does business with its first 1944 customer. 

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Grinding

Weldcote C-Prime Flap Discs Avoid Discoloration, Workpiece Deformation

Weldcote Metals, a division of Zika Group, has introduced its line of C-Prime and C-Prime Plus ceramic flap discs.

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Grinding

Studer S131R Grinds Hard Materials Typical of Dies

United Grinding’s Studer S131R, a radius internal cylindrical grinding machine, is well-suited for making dies out of hard materials such as tungsten carbide and ceramics.

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Five-Axis

In Lights-Out Machining, Part Loading Is Not the Problem — Here is How This Shop Handles Unloading

Correct unloading of the parts affects part quality as well as the capacity of the unattended machining system. Here is more of the experience from our “168” shop.

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Turning Machines

Data-Driven Manufacturing Scales Down

An automatic gaging station demonstrates the potential of shopfloor connectivity at the level of the individual machine tool.

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May 2019 Product Spotlight: Machining Centers

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on machining centers of varying capacities and configurations.

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Omax Promotes General Manager and VP of Sales

Omax now has a new general manager and vice president of sales. 

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Turn/Mill

Tornos Introduces Larger-Capacity Version of SwissNano

Tornos now offers a larger-capacity 7-mm SwissNano model for precision turning, drilling, cutting, deburring, roughing and finishing operations. 

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Five-Axis

Hurco's BX40Ui Five-Axis Machining Center Features Versatile CNC

Hurco’s double-column BX40Ui five-axis machining center is equipped with a trunnion table mounted along the Y axis for performance and flexibility.

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