Machines

Turning Centers Provide Added Stability for Deep Cuts

Doosan has expanded its range of Puma GT turning centers with four new models: the GT2600, GT2600M, GT2600L and GT2600LM.

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Gantry-Type Machining Center Handles Large Parts Efficiently

Mighty USA’s gantry-type PG5 five-axis VMC for large, heavy workpiecesuses a compact, rigid Kessler swiveling spindle head and offers a variety of control options for high-efficiency applications.

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Gantry Milling Center for Multi-Axis Operation

The Ever 7 mobile overhead gantry-type milling center from Jobs features a mobile crossbeam for three-, 3+2, four- and five-axis machining of large components in the die/mold and aerospace fields.

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Vertical Milling Machine Handles Large Parts in Fewer Setups

Waldrich Coburg introduces its Taurus portal-type vertical milling machine for large workpieces as an alternative to large horizontal boring machines.

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High-Production Lathes Benefit from Robot Loading

Tongtai’s MT-series horizontal turning centers, available from Absolute Machine Tools, are designed for improving cycle times and turning processes on small parts for the automotive industry.

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Easing the Entry into Additive Manufacturing

With funding from America Makes, Optomec and MachMotion worked together to develop a retrofit additive manufacturing system for machining centers.

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Five-Axis

The Art and Science of Hand-Scraping Ways on CNC Machine Tools

Hand-scraping the mating surfaces of a CNC machine tool’s motion system offers myriad advantages.

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Laser & Waterjet

Waterjet Software Eases Path Generation for 3D Parts

Flow International’s FlowXpert 2015 CAD/CAM software introduces updates to the platform’s 3D path generation and cutting capabilities designed to enable waterjet users to work more effectively in 3D.

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Laser & Waterjet

Waterjet Roughs Out Die Sets, Platens

The Hydro-Jet Eco 0515 SL from Knuth Machine Tools has a 59.0" × 19.7" table optimized for smaller workspaces.

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Laser & Waterjet

Rotary Axis Enables Six-Axis Waterjet Cutting

Omax offers its 60120 JetMachining Center, designed for cutting complex parts from materials such as advanced composites, exotic alloys and traditional metals.

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