Bridgeport GX-250 5AX VMC
Hardinge Inc. announces the release of the new Bridgeport GX-250 5AX 5-axis vertical machining center.
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TMV-510G Machining Center
Machine tool importer Absolute Machine Tools has introduced the TMV-510G machining center for graphite components from Tongtai Machine & Tool Co. Ltd.
Retrofitting old machines
Presented as an online supplement to Cutting Tool Engineering's August 2012 report on "New Life for Old Iron," the following video offers a look at several examples of machines retrofitted by Machines in Motion Inc. with the help of Centroid CNC controls, Yaskawa drives and motors, Magnescale positioning scales, and Atrump CNC machinery.
New grinder boosts production capacity
END USER: ZPS-Frézovací Nástroje a.s., +420-576-777-510, www.zps-fn.com. CHALLENGE: Increase capacity when producing milling cutters. SOLUTION: A two-spindle, automated, high-speed grinder. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Erwin Junker Machinery Inc., (847) 488-0406, www.junker-usa.com
Importance of tool presetting
Machine Technology columnist Dr. Scott Smith covers the importance of tool presetting.
New life for old iron
Retrofitting is an effective and economical option to make new money with old machine tools.
XTi Profiler
MAG's new XTi "super profiler" takes aerospace machining to a reportedly record altitude, demonstrating a 90-cubic-inch-per-minute metal removal rate (MRR) in titanium prior to shipment to Aerospace Dynamics International, Inc. (ADI), Valencia, California.
Omega Module
Feed units in machine tools, assembly lines and handling applications often require fast deep plunges into large workspaces. Combined with the increasingly fast cycle times of production machines, this places especially high demands on the axis mechanics in automated processes. Rexroth's new linear motion system, the "Omega Module," addresses this need by featuring a very low traveling mass so that top speeds can be reached.
Linear Bearing Slide Load Carrier
To enhance the load carrying efficiency of Uhing traverse drives and to prevent them from slipping, Amacoil has announced the availability of a linear bearing slide load carrier.
GS 42MS, GS 51MS, GS 150MS and GS 200MS Turning Centers
Hardinge Inc. announces the release of four new turning centers: GS 42MS, GS 51MS, GS 150MS and GS 200MS.
Grono 250
A high performance 11-axis CNC system from NUM has enabled machine tool manufacturer Sicmat to create a gear honing machine for post-hardening fine finishing.
D300 Vertical Machining Center
Makino announces the D300 5-axis vertical machining center as the newest entry into the 5-axis aerospace machining arena.