Machining (CNC)

ZOLLER Inc. introduces the new ZOLLER »venturion«, a premium presetting and measuring machine for all kinds of tools. The »venturion« is made from the finest components to ensure ZOLLER users have a reliable machine to preset and measure all their tools for years to come.

Tsugami/Rem Sales LLC announced its newest machine offering; the Tsugami M08J, a 2-axis turning center with a manual tailstock, programmable quill and A2-6 spindle nose.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced a new release of its HxGN SMART Quality online quality data and measurement resource management software, the enterprise IT solution designed to help manufacturers utilize aggregated quality data to gain actionable intelligence and insight for process optimization. Providing a single platform for managing product quality and measurement resources, HxGN SMART Quality homogenizes data from disparate systems across multiple locations to offer a company-wide view of quality.

AccuteX’s new AL-600SA CNC Wire EDM is from Absolute Machine Tools. The AL-600SA moving-table model can be fully equipped with 6-axis capability, PCD cutting circuit, and AccuteX’s exclusive linear shaft motors that provide a 10-year positioning guarantee. These motors were designed and built fully in-house specifically for AccuteX wire EDMs. This concept ensures enhanced precision and performance with its maintenance-free design, 10 percent faster cutting, HIWIN linear guideways, 0.000004” Fagor glass scales and 64 bit processing.

Quicktech i-42 ROBO (pictured) and i-60 ROBO 4-axis mill-turn centers feature integrated 6-axis Mitsubishi robots for fast, automated loading and unloading of medium-diameter (i42: 42mm/1.68", i60: 60mm/2.36") bar stock. In addition to carrying out highly productive turning, the machines can perform complex milling with standard live tools.

The West Coast headquarters of Gosiger Inc. is overseeing placement of the first HHV-2 universal machining center for bar or extrusion components from Modig Machine Tool, Sweden. Gosiger exclusively represents Modig in California.

In an effort to ensure optimal mill productivity and tooling performance, JM Performance Products Inc. developed its patented Taper Shank Test Fixture to check toolholders and test for taper deformation.

Fastems LLC is launching a new generation of flexible manufacturing systems engineered to fulfill manufacturers’ growing needs to handle shorter product life cycles, higher product mixes and lower volumes.

Users of the Mitsubishi Electric Automation MELSEC iQ-R automation platform can now achieve even greater productivity and lower cycle times with the introduction of the C80 Series CNC. The rack-based C80 features a CNC-dedicated CPU to maximize the control’s performance.

Kitamura Machinery announced its new SUPERCELL-300G 5-axis, horizontal flexible manufacturing cell. It has a 20-station APC with work ID system and 174 tool matrix-style tool.changer.