Machines/Accessories/Controls

Reduce time producing large parts

12/07/2018

A dual-pallet horizontal machining center with a maximum workpiece swing of 3,200mm can handle the load.

Watchmaker manufactures small parts with a high-precision machine tool

Exclusive watches - “made in Australia?” Absolutely, thanks to Nicholas Hacko, a talented watchmaker who opened a small factory making high-quality timepieces in Sydney a few years ago. To be flexible and competitive, he invested in a high-precision 5-axis machining center from Kern Microtechnik, enabling him to reliably produce the micron-accurate parts, which are the basis for his business today.

Mitsui Seiki features Vertex 5-axis hybrid vertical machining, grinding centers

Robb Hudson, chief executive officer of Mitsui Seiki USA, Inc., took time during IMTS 2018 to reflect on the company's 90th anniversary and discuss the industry factors that led to the development of its new family of Vertex 5-axis hybrid vertical machining/grinding centers.

Catch up with Halter CNC Robotic's LoadAssistant

Daren Manternach, sales executive for Halter CNC Robotics LLC, visited with Cutting Tool Engineering Publisher Dennis Spaeth during IMTS 2018 to chat about the Halter LoadAssistant and the role the load tending robotic cell has played in the company's growth within the U.S. market.

Up! App insight at IMTS

Harry E.M. Brandicourt, director of strategic partnerships and growth strategies at Up! LLC, discusses the Up! app, a free app that connects service requesters with service providers to repair industrial equipment. Version 2.0 has been released. For more information, visit the company's website here.

Building custom machine tools with FANUC - Excalibur Tool in Grants Pass, Oregon

Excalibur Tool, Inc., in Grants Pass, Oregon designs and builds custom CNC grinding machines for a variety of industries and applications. Whether it is a particularly difficult workpiece or extremely fast process time, the Excalibur team has the skills, experience and knowledge to design and build high-quality, value-focused grinding solutions that help their customers meet and exceed their goals.

A multiple-ton rebuild

10/01/2009

Author:

CTE Staff

Part Time column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

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Machine tools are not CMMs

10/01/2009

Author:

Dr. Scott Smith

Machine Technology column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

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Parts of the milling machine

07/01/2009

Author:

Frank Marlow, P.E.

Unlike lathes, which have been around for thousands of years, milling machines are less than 200 years old. Because they require much more power than hand-driven lathes, the introduction of milling machines had to wait for the invention of industrial water and steam power.

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MultiMax

06/01/2009

Author:

CTE Staff

Getting the most from multitask machines requires knowing whether the parts a shop produces are appropriate for the technology, selecting and training the right employees and applying the correct tools.

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