Machine Tools – Metalcutting

Videos • October 12, 2022

IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Mazak

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

Videos • October 1, 2022

IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Makino

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.

Videos • October 1, 2022

IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Marubeni Citizen-Cincom

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

Videos • October 1, 2022

IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with ANCA

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).

Videos • October 1, 2022

IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with UNISIG

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.

Products • September 27, 2022

MX7 ULTRA

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.

Products • September 3, 2022

Combination Bench Lathe and Mill

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.

Products • July 14, 2022

TechniDrill TBTA-10-180

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.

Products • July 12, 2022

Micro5 5-axis machining center

The compact Micro5 machining center, to be demonstrated by Chiron Group at IMTS 2022, booth 134542 in the Germany stand, is ideal for machining the smallest medical instruments and delicate parts for microprecision industry. The innovative machine is said to guarantee maximum precision for small, microtechnical workpieces such as medical, watchmaking, jewelry and small electronics. nn

Products • June 25, 2022

G220 Turn-Mill Center

The G220 features a Z-axis slide with a motorized milling spindle and hydrodynamically mounted Y/B axis arranged above the axis of rotation. The powerful milling spindle is available with an HSK-T63 interface with specs of 12,000 rpm, 60.3 hp (49 kW) and 53.1 ft lbs (72 Nm) at 25% DC, or an HSK-T40 interface with specs of 18,000 rpm, 25.5 hp (19 kW) and 22.1 ft lbs (30 Nm) at 25% DC. This facilitates a wide range of milling and drilling operations, and the machine is also capable of full 5-axis machining.

Products • June 22, 2022

TBTA-3A-6 Deep-Hole Drilling Machine

The TBTA-3A-6 has 6 inches (152 mm) of BTA drilling capacity and 48 inches (1,219 mm) of drilling depth. The work table moves horizontally back and forth to provide the X-axis travel, and the drill slide moves vertically on a column to provide Y-axis travel. The spindle motor is available with up to 75 HP. The high-pressure coolant system is rated at 200 gallons/minute of coolant flow and 1,500 psi of coolant pressure.

Articles • June 15, 2022 • William Leventon

Multipurpose mills

General-purpose endmills often fit the bill at high-mix, low-volume shops.