Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

News • April 14, 2015

SMTCL-Americas partners with West Coast Customs

Machine tool builder SMTCL-Americas, City Of Industry, Calif., has partnered with West Coast Customs by supplying a CNC machine tool to the Burbank, Calif., custom auto body shop. The VMC2100B vertical machining center will allow West Coast Customs to create customized wheels and body parts in-house. This partnership will also allow SMTCL customers to purchase the West Coast Custom Edition VMC2100B.

News • April 9, 2015

SMTCL holds April open house

SMTCL- Americas, City of Industry, Calif., kicked off the beginning of spring with a sales training course and open house. Instructed by Chief Operations Officer Jerry McCarty, 18 individuals became certified on SMTCL machines. This creates a larger distributor network in California and other regions to better service potential customers, according to the company.

News • April 6, 2015

Methods sponsors capstone project

Methods Machine Tools Inc., a Sudbury, Mass.-based supplier of machine tools, automation and accessories, sponsored a senior year "capstone" project for several fifth-year electromechanical engineering students from Boston's Wentworth Institute of Technology. The project involved researching and designing a new type of infeed system for potential use in future Methods automated cell projects. The students presented different designs to Methods and a winner was chosen at Wentworth Dec. 15. The students are currently working on building the capstone project this semester and plan to have the prototype completed by April.

Articles • April 1, 2015 • Preben Hansen

Consider live tooling when purchasing a machine

When shops purchase new machinery, a common error some make is accepting the standard live tooling package from the builder without considering other options. This is not a criticism of those packages, but end users should do as much evaluation of their processes when determining the proper tooling package as they do when evaluating machine tools. This examination can range from the simple, such as external vs. internal coolant, to the sublime, such as adjustable vs. extended tooling configurations, to the truly exotic.

Articles • April 1, 2015 • Christopher Tate

Tooling that quickly boosts profits

Quick-change tooling can boost profits.

Articles • April 1, 2015 • Alan Richter

Vertically aligned

Vertical machining centers play a central role in the growth of S&S Machine Shop.

Products • April 1, 2015

Linear High Power Line-Scan Light

Smart Vision Lights has introduced its Linear High Power (LHP) Line-Scan Light.

Products • April 1, 2015

GPV-10-20 Vertical CNC Grinder

Shigiya (USA) Ltd. has upgraded its GPV-10 vertical CNC grinder to include polygon capability.

Products • April 1, 2015

MU-8000V Vertical Machining Center

Okuma's new MU-8000V vertical machining center is excellent for 5-axis multi-sided machining.

Products • April 1, 2015

Lever Control Option

Changing linear pitch on Uhing rolling ring linear drives is now fast and easy using a lever control option on the drive unit.

Products • April 1, 2015

SLN-G Series Wire EDM

The SLN-G series wire EDM from Sodick is designed with the operator in mind.

Products • April 1, 2015

VT-450/VT-650 and VT-450/-650-2SP Vertical CNC Lathes

Hwacheon Machinery offers its VT-450/VT-650 single spindle and VT-450/-650-2SP twin-spindle vertical CNC lathes designed for mass production, reducing cutting times for automotive parts such as brake discs, brake drums, hubs and valves.