CNC Lathes & Turning Centers

After introducing mechanical face drivers to the U.S., LMC Workholding offers patented face drivers and live centers from Tecnologie FRB.

LMC Workholding offers the AX series of Atling self-centering steady rest, offering several new design features which extend the lifetime of the steady rest and its parts.

U.S. gear manufacturers have traditionally used an imported center for hobbing, cutting and grinding. Many of these companies have expressed their preference for a source of American-made centers with comparable quality, lower cost, quicker delivery, and faster turnaround on repairs. Riten Industries now offers its "Raptor" series, specially-engineered live centers that are available for immediate delivery through its extensive distribution network.

After introducing mechanical face drivers to the U.S., LMC Workholding is now offering patented face drivers and live centers from Tecnologie FRB.

Royal Products, a leading live center manufacturer known for custom designs, has standardized five live center point styles.

Makino announces its new A-Series 5-axis horizontal machining centers for high-speed, high-efficiency aluminum machining of large, thin aerospace structural components, including wing spars, wing panels and floor beams.

Klingelnberg was prominent in bringing high-precision measurement machines from the test room onto the shop floor, thus essentially propelling the realization of efficiency concepts in manufacturing lines. Now, the company has implemented an own assembly line for five series of precision measuring centers in Hueckeswagen, Germany. The logistics concept was developed and implemented by STROTHMANN.

Quickmill has introduced the Annihilator Series of Gantry Machining Centers to the metal cutting industry.

Riten Industries Inc.'s Extra-Light live centers are designed specifically to turn or grind parts weighing as little as two ounces.

Riten Industries Inc. says its redesigned CNC Sprint series of live centers feature accuracy guaranteed to +/- 0.00004.

Challenging Swiss-style machining jobs can require specialty collets or novel applications of standard workholding.

February 2009 Talking Shop column