When a CNC Turn-Mill Doesn’t Turn
A shop in Big Sky Country uses a B-axis multitasking machine to produce complex, prismatic medical parts that require no turning complete from barstock.
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Methods Multitasking Machine Reduces Cycle Times
Methods Machine Tools Inc. introduces Nakamura-Tome’s WY-100V two-turret, twin-spindle precision CNC multitasking lathe to the U.S. market.
Absolute Machine Tools Turning Center Provides Improved Chip Removal
Johnford SL-300L-II slant-bed turning centers are constructed with a one-piece Meehanite cast iron base for strength and rigidity, as well as to dissipate heat away from the part.
Does a Scanning Probe Make Sense on a Swiss-Type?
Swiss-types have limited tooling capacity, but there can be advantages to giving up some of that capacity to take advantage of a touch probe — in fact, a scanning probe — to enable in-process part measurements.