Machines
Applying Laser Technology Flexibly and Efficiently
This month’s curation of laser machining products showcases flexible and innovative machine designs for laser cutting, welding and marking.
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Collaboratively-Developed Laser Cutter Uses Custom CNC for Dynamic Gap Control
Favor Laser’s XO high-performance laser cutting machine is based on custom CNC hardware and software from NUM Corp.
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Twin-Spindle Turning Center Offers Large Machining Area
Methods Machine Tools introduces the Nakamura-Tome NTRX-300, a multitasking turning center capable of complete part machining in one operation with a built-in automated load/unload system and operator recognition management software.
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Six-Spindle Turning Center Provides 27 NC Axes
Index’s MS16 Plus lathe accommodates parts as large as 22 mm in diameter and is capable of turning, drilling, milling, tapping, deep-hole drilling or slotting in each of its six CNC spindles.
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Multitasking Turning Center Performs Complex Machining
Hyundai Wia’s L2100SY multitasking wedge-type Y-axis CNC turning center features an 8" chuck on the main spindle and a 6" chuck on the subspindle to support complex machining in a single setup.
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Punching Above Your Weight
A multitasking machine enabled this small shop to bid competitively against larger operations by eliminating setups and reducing cycle times, but it first had to learn what jobs work best using turn-mill equipment.
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October 2015 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Laser Machining
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on laser cutting, welding and marking machines.
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When One? When Two?
East Branch Engineering often uses live-tool turning centers to complete complex parts in one setup. However, it also leverages a flexible and reconfigurable “mini-cell” strategy to enable a single operator to tend two machines at once, essentially gaining “free” machining time by overlapping operations.
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Fiber Laser Machine Processes Tube, Flat Sheet
BLM Group introduces the compact LC5, equipped with a 4.5-kW fiber laser and automatic loading/unloading for processing both tube and flat sheet in high-production applications.
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Universal Turning Machine Accommodates Long Workpieces
DMG MORI’s NLX 6000|2000, which is the successor of DMG MORI’s SL series, is designed for applications in the energy and oil industries as well as hydraulic and mechanical engineering.
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