Machines
Five-Axis Machining Complements Additive Manufacturing
Intricate components made through laser melting go directly to a five-axis machine as part of a service combining additive and subtractive processing.
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Expanded Sinker EDM Series Accommodates Large Workpieces
Makino has expanded its EDNC series of sinker EDM machines with the EDNC10, EDNC15 and EDNC20 models.
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EDM’s Dry Annealing Process Stiffens Wire
Seibu’s M35B high-precision wire EDM provides X-, Y- and Z-axis travels measuring 13.8" × 9.8" × 9.0" and is ideal for the machining of small to medium size parts.
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Video: Chatter Control in Spindle Speed Variation
Instead of running at a consistent speed, a CNC parameter enables the lathe’s spindle speed to automatically cycle up and down through a range. The process, therefore, spends only an instant at any problematic speed.
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Grinding Equipment for Production, Flexibility, Automation
This month’s curation of products focuses on grinding machines and related equipment.
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Five-Axis Demands a Talented Supporting Cast
This mold manufacturer’s choice of workholding, programming and cutting tool technology helped maximize the time available to navigate the challenges of getting used to its first-ever five-axis machining center.
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Five-Axis Machining Center Provides Torsion-Resistant Column
The Tongtai CT-350 VMC, available from Absolute Machine Tools, offers a small footprint and five-axis machining capability.
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VMC Offers Continuous Surface Machining of Complex Workpieces
SNK America’s CMV-100 vertical machining center is said to provide efficient, precise five-axis machining and contouring in applications such as three-dimensional work profiles for dies and molds, aircraft components, and more.
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February 2016 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Grinding
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on grinding machines of various capacities.
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Machining Center Turns, Mills, Drills on 5 ½ Sides of Workpiece
The Mikron Multistep XT-200 machines challenging workpieces in a single clamping operation and with a chip-to-chip time of less than 1 sec.
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