Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of machine tools, automation and accessories, will hold an open house at its Tempe, Ariz. Technology Center on Nov. 5th and 6th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Manufacturing professionals are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Located at 615 West 24th Street in Tempe, Methods will have several precision machines under power with advanced machining demonstrations, including the YASDA YMC 430 Ver. II micro machining center, the Nakamura-Tome AS-200 multitasking turning center, and many others.
Methods' experts will be on hand to discuss manufacturers' application requirements. In addition, visitors will be able to check out the latest tooling, workholding, software and probing technology products displayed by participating companies.
For more information or to register, please call (602) 437-2220, email cporter@methodsmachine.com.
Related Glossary Terms
- machining center
machining center
CNC machine tool capable of drilling, reaming, tapping, milling and boring. Normally comes with an automatic toolchanger. See automatic toolchanger.
- turning
turning
Workpiece is held in a chuck, mounted on a face plate or secured between centers and rotated while a cutting tool, normally a single-point tool, is fed into it along its periphery or across its end or face. Takes the form of straight turning (cutting along the periphery of the workpiece); taper turning (creating a taper); step turning (turning different-size diameters on the same work); chamfering (beveling an edge or shoulder); facing (cutting on an end); turning threads (usually external but can be internal); roughing (high-volume metal removal); and finishing (final light cuts). Performed on lathes, turning centers, chucking machines, automatic screw machines and similar machines.
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