Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

Machine Technology column from the February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine offers machining strategies for difficult-to-cut materials.

Turning a lathe vertical can be a productivity turn for the better—for large and small parts.

DE-STA-CO announces the release of a new product, the CAMCO RSD rotary servo drive.

J.W. Winco Inc., a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it now offers series AN 350 Tube Expander Fittings, as part of its new complete line of tube connection and conveyor components.

Rem Sales LLC offers the new Tsugami B0 385 38mm 5-axis Swiss Turn.

Mitsui Seiki's new 2500mm HU100A-5XLL Horizontal Machining Center is now available and designed for machining large, complex, and heavy (up to 6600 lbs.) hard metal parts.

The Element vertical lift model from Kardex Remstar is a basic combination of vertically arranged storage trays that are delivered using an extractor platform to the operator at an ergonomic access opening.

END USER: Wabtec Corp.; (864) 433-5900; www.wabtec.com. CHALLENGE: Increase machining productivity for two-piece railroad drawbars. SOLUTION: Dual-pallet HMC with long spindle extension.

Machine Technology column from Cutting Tool Engineering's January 2011 issue discusses the need for modulated toolpaths to ensure chip breaking when turning.

Simplified application of five machining axes produces big cost savings in routine part making.

DMG/Mori Seiki USA's X-Class machine has a thick, high-rigidity bed with X- and Z-axis linear guides in a high position, and a spindle with large-diameter bearing.

Sound hoods for automated deburring and finishing equipment, to help industrial companies provide a safer, more comfortable environment for workers while achieving noise levels that meet regulatory agency requirements, are now available as standard and custom units from ALMCO Inc.