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Five-Axis 10 Feb 2012

Targeted Five-Axis Machining

Focusing on a particular part size range allows this shop to use a versatile type of five-axis machine tool. Five-axis machining now makes up 40 percent of the shop’s business.

Workholding 2 Feb 2012

Rotary Table Line Features Range of Models

Tilt rotary tables are designed for four- and five-axis machining applications.

Workholding 1 Feb 2012

Modular Fixturing System Accomodates Larger Weldments

Bluco Corp.’s modular fixturing system for welding features precision-machined welding tables and a reusable set of tooling components.

Workholding 13 Jan 2012

Magnets Lift Heavy Loads

Neodymium lifting magnets from Master Magnetics are available in four models.

Horizontal Machining Centers 11 Jan 2012

Small Engine Precision Fuels Fifth-Axis Production Concept

The challenge holding tight tolerances for its billet RC helicopter engine components drove this company to develop an innovative fifth-axis tombstone device to complete multiple parts on an HMC in one setup.

Workholding 6 Jan 2012

Collet Pads Change Over Faster Than Solid Collets

Hardinge’s Style-S collet pads are designed to take up less space, cost less and change over faster than solid collets.

Workholding 4 Jan 2012

Five-Axis Clamp Eases Access to Workpieces

The Triag 5axesClamp from Advanced Machine & Engineering is designed to ease the difficulty that five-axis machines have reaching all areas parts using conventional workholding technology.

Workholding 22 Dec 2011

Lightweight Tombstone Suitable for Smaller CNCs

The Tri-Top tombstone from Lang Technovation enables the use of three devices to maximize efficiency and minimize shutdown times for four- and five-axis machines.

Vertical Machining Centers 16 Dec 2011

Pallet Changer Keeps Machine and Operator Busy

A new VMC with an automated pallet changer helped this shop meet customer requirements for lower prices and faster deliveries.

Turn/Mill 16 Dec 2011

Quick-Change Chucks Boost Turn-Mill Benefits

At this Chicago-area manufacturer, quick-change chucks from Kitagawa added to the benefits of moving from multiple setups on multiple machines to producing parts in a single setup on Mazak turn-mills.