Buying pre-owned machine tools
March 2009 Machine Technology column
Product Category
Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories
Latest in Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories
Looking for Something Special: CMM Inspection
Exploring the ins and outs of specifying and ordering a flexible specialty machine tool and having a machine builder produce it.
Staying Sharp January 2009: People & Companies
Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Part Time, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
Multitask Machines
Editor's Note: This video report is presented as a supplement to Cutting Tool Engineering's January cover story, "Down-hole, High-tech." The animation from Phillips Engineering Technologies was created to clearly illustrate the operation of a twin-ram vertical turning lathe.
Staying Sharp December 2008: People & Companies
Manager's Desk, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
Staying Sharp October 2008: People & Companies
Manager's Desk, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
Staying Sharp September 2008: People & Companies
Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Part Time, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
Rightsizing Machine Tools
Experts weigh in on how to buy smart—for today and tomorrow.
Staying Sharp August 2008: People & Companies
Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Machine Technology, Part Time, Shop Operations, Ask the Grinding Doc
Staying Sharp July 2008: People & Companies
Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Part Time, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
Short Cycle Time
Daniel Dean, national sales manager for Tsugami USA, explains the features of the Tsugami newest Swiss-turn machine, the SS32, during a brief demonstration captured on video during EASTEC 2008 by Cutting Tool Engineering. The Swiss-turn machine offers 32mm capacity, as well as a unique modular tool zone, increased capability over previous gang type models, and a roomier tool zone for easier setup, Dean reports in this 4 minute and 38 second video report.
Seeing Double
Captured on video at EASTEC 2008, the Milltronics TT24 uses an integrated twin table machining center that Sales Engineer Craig Fostersays will keep CNC operators busy. Foster takes the CTE Plus video crew on a 3 minute and 15 second tour and demonstration of the TT24. The system features a fully integrated twin pallet machine with a unique design requiring no pallet removal, an inline spindle design—24 hp standard—and conversational programming with the Milltronics Centurion control.
