Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

Kistler expands its range of RCDs (Rotating Cutting Force Dynamometers) with the new Type 9171A rotating dynamometer for use in high-performance cutting applications.

High-performance CNC lathes are available from Kaast Machine Tools with a large spindle bore (6", 9", 12" or 14") and double chuck system.

Okuma introduces its new HJ-250E horizontal CNC lathe.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the YASDA YBM Vi40 5-Axis Vertical CNC Jig Boring-Milling Machine for high accuracy, hard milling applications of complex dies, molds and components in industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical and electronic.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has expanded its FEELER FT-Series high-performance CNC turning centers line with the new FT-250SY.

maxon precision motors introduces right angle gearheads designed to be configured with maxon's 22mm and 32mm dc motors.

The new, affordable AccuteX "Great Economy" (GE) Wire EDMs from Absolute Machine Tools, advertised at $89,000, reportedly combine high cutting speed and accuracy.

Titan Tool Supply Inc. announces expanded options and accessories on its Micro-Video Zoom Objective.

Hwacheon Machinery offers its VT-950/1150 series of vertical CNC lathes, ideal machines for large-part turning, with 43.3- and 53-in. swing over the bed and cutting diameters to 52" with chucks sizes from 24" to 40"

Mitsui Seiki has evolved its popular "Vertex 550-5X" line of machines with new features and capabilities, and a broader range of options and configurations within the series.

Doosan's Lynx 220LSY Series is a range of affordable, compact and high-speed Multi-Tasking Turning Centers featuring a Y-axis, an important feature, as milling and drilling capabilities of the Y-axis do away with the need for secondary machining operations that might otherwise be performed on, say, a milling machine.

Introduced in 1959, coordinate measuring machines have become increasingly common over the last 2 decades. The complexity and cost once meant CMMs were only suitable for large manufacturers. Advances in CMM technology and manufacturing techniques have reduced the cost of ownership, and the machines are now found at all types and sizes of shops.