Machines

Machine Monitoring in a CNC Swiss Shop

Bold moves put this company well on the road to data-driven manufacturing.

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Five-Axis

Machining Micron-Tolerance Micro-Parts Teaches Lasting Lessons

Different tools and machining strategies have driven this shop to seek new efficiencies beyond its most demanding work and most capable machining center.

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Micromachining

Advancing to Micromachining on a CNC Swiss Lathe

By moving up from a standard lathe to a Swiss-type machine, this company can now bid on making small, complex parts it wasn’t able to in the past, while also slashing cycle times on legacy parts.

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Turning Precision into Power

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas Inc. needed the power to turn large workpieces to very tight tolerances. ProfiTurn H lathes from WaldrichSiegen brought high accuracy and minimal downtime.

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IMTS

Five-Axis Machine for Complete, Six-Sided Machining

Chiron America’s five-axis FZ08MT Precision+ machining center is said to enable complex, five-axis parts to be machined in a single setup from bar stock without the need for additional finishing.

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Grinding

Grinding Center Designed for Multi-Task Operations

Doimak’s RER-G Combi 500 grinding center is designed for flexible, multi-task grinding in OD, ID and thread processes.

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Laser & Waterjet

Laser Robot Provides Cost-Effective Entry into Laser Welding

Trumpf’s TruLaser Robot 5020 provides an easy, cost-effective entry into laser welding for applications ranging from sheet metal parts to bent profiles as well as 3D geometries commonly produced on milling centers.

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VMC for High-Speed Machining

Enshu USA introduces the WE30Ve VMC designed for high-speed, high-precision machining of small to medium-sized parts.

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Grinding

Grinding Machines Designed for Precise Plane Parallelism

Supfina Machine Company’s Spiro series of surface-finishing systems supports fine grinding with precise plane parallelism (less than or equal to 1.0 micron) for precision bearings, pump gears and valve plates.

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Laser & Waterjet

Laser Cutting Machine Promotes Quality in PCD Industry

Rollomatic’s LaserSmart laser and ablation machine produces sharp corner radii in the polycrystalline diamond (PCD) industry with a maximum radius on the cutting edge below 1.0 micron and can also produce a defined radius of 3, 6 and 9 microns.

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