Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

Hardinge Inc. has released the T-42 Super-Precision turning centers.

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. has expanded its turning tool line to include HSK T63 tooling for multitask machines. The line offers modular turning tools for mill/turn applications in either a 45° tilt style or a 90° right-angle style.

Okuma America Corp. says its new M460-VE vertical machining center marries value with high-performance machining technology.

Machine Technology column by Dr. Scott Smith.

Integrated automation of turning centers can be the solution to meeting production schedules and profit goals.

Machine Technology column from the January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Part Time column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Machine Technology column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Produced as an online complement to the October 2009 Productive Times article in Cutting Tool Engineering, this brief video looks at Myles Tool's decision to use a wheel truing machine from Rush Machinery.

Unlike lathes, which have been around for thousands of years, milling machines are less than 200 years old. Because they require much more power than hand-driven lathes, the introduction of milling machines had to wait for the invention of industrial water and steam power.

Getting the most from multitask machines requires knowing whether the parts a shop produces are appropriate for the technology, selecting and training the right employees and applying the correct tools.

Shop Operations column for May 2009 Cutting Tool Engineering