Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

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Doosan Infracore introduces the DNM 400A vertical machining center, designed for high productivity with precision tolerances, and built to fit the most crowded shop floors — and all at a price below $70,000.

Peter Wolters GmbH, a manufacturer of high-precision machine tools headquartered in Rendsburg, Germany, today announced the release of its newµm Macro-S tool for CBN rotor grinding.

Heidenhain Corp.'s recently introduced a new phase of its absolute angle encoders that is said to offer numerous advantages for today's machine tools. The angle encoders with integral bearing and hollow shaft provide reliable position and speed control through use on rotational axes such as on rotary tables, tilting axes and direct drives, and are often the encoders of choice when angle measurement in accuracy of a few angular seconds is required.

The Okuma MU-Series brings abundant power to the 5-axis design.

Heimatec Inc.'s Unitec is a patented flexible tool adapter system that allows a standard ER output live tool to accept various adapters for different applications.

ZPS America LLC has introduced the ZPS 642 CNC multispindle production center.

Machine Technology column for the October 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Fred Young, CEO of Forest City Gear, Roscoe, Ill., shared his "Strategy for Buying Machine Tools" as part of the Fast Track Seminar series hosted at the Cutting Tool Engineering booth during IMTS 2010.

Sodick Inc. is releasing the new AQ1200L Linear Motor Driven Wire EDM. The AQ1200L is Sodick's largest Wire EDM and features our linear motor system.

A new automatically changed grinding attachment adds surface finishing to the one-stop processing capabilities of MAG's vertical turning centers, allowing finishing of ID, OD and plane surfaces on parts up to 4700mm (185 inches) diameter.

MAG's new FTR 3500 floor-type horizontal boring mill (HBM) is a versatile, mid-sized job-shop machine, capable of a full 2 m reach inside parts with a ram-supported spindle.