Machine Tools – Metalcutting

This small machine weighs 42 pounds and ships in a Pelican case for ease of storage, transportation and portability. It can run off a regular electrical plug, battery or generator — for use at home, in the office, in the classroom, garage or workshop and even on the road (or camping on a mountaintop).

Standard features on the #9683128 10" Vertical Metal-Cutting Band Saw from Palmgren include: 3-speed belt driven system, machined cast iron table with miter gauge slot, balanced cast blade wheels and a rip fence assembly and miter gauge.

Kirk Stewart, the chief strategy officer and general manager of sales for SW North America Inc., provides a brief demo of the company's W08-12 machine featuring linear motors, two worktables and a position tolerance of 0.006 mm.

As more options come onto the market, choosing what is right for a specific business becomes more challenging.

Kevin Bates, Mazak Corp.'s general manager, Midwest region, discusses the company's new line of SYNCREX Swiss-turning machines at IMTS 2022.

Kimberly Carroll, Makino Inc.'s director of marketing, showcases an interactive digital experience that allowed the company to display its entire fleet of machines at IMTS 2022.

Zachary Hewes, a Marubeni Citizen-Cincom applications engineer, chats with a booth visitor about the company's Miyano BNA-42SY5 machine.

ANCA USA General Manager Russell Riddiford visits with various ANCA experts during IMTS 2022 to discuss several of the machines on display, including the new ANCA Integrated Manufacturing System (AIMS).

Steve Landmann, UNISIG's regional sales manager, demonstrates the company's automated small-diameter drilling system featuring the ability to load workpieces through the back side of the spindle.

To increase the stiffness of the C-axis, the MX7 ULTRA combines developments to the nanometer or micro degree resolution in the linear and rotary axis, tuning parameters, several system enhancements, and major mechanical changes.

The 11-inch bench engine lathe and gear head mill is able to handle a wide range of turning, milling and drilling operations typically found on much larger machinery. Constructed from heavy cast iron, its smooth power transmission with precision thrust and ball bearings in the head stock and spindles are designed to provide years of trouble-free operation.

The TBTA-10-180 is a single spindle machine with 10 inches (254 mm) of trepanning diameter capacity and 180 inches (4,572 mm) of trepanning depth. It has the capability for both a rotating tool and a counter-rotating workpiece, both of which are driven by 100 HP motors.