Machines

Grinding

Grinding and Cut-Off Wheels Require Less Pressure

3M Cubitron II bonded abrasive grinding and cut-off wheels offer precision-shaped grain technology.

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Turn/Mill

Stem Solution Found In Multi-Tasking Turning Center

A small shop committed to labor-saving automation added a nine-axis turning center to machine mountain bike stems. The value of this complex machine is that it delivers a simple process. The learning curve was worth it, the owners say.

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CNC Horizontal Bar Milling Machine with Turn-Mill Capability

Tornos’ Almac FB 1005 CNC horizontal bar milling machine is capable of machining on as many as six axes with 19 live spindles.

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Automation

Bridge Gantry-Type Robot for Large Parts

The bridge gantry-type RBP from Reis Robotics is designed for the economic production of large structures.

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Gantry-Type Machining Centers Offer High Speed, Precision

Available from YMT, the Quickjet GTV-97 gantry-type vertical machining center is designed for high speed, high-precision applications.

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Laser & Waterjet

Electro Servo Pump Uses Direct Servo Technology

The Quantum NXT electro servo pump (ESP) from Techni Waterjet incorporates core direct servo technology that replaces hydraulic cylinders with servo-linear actuators.

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Turn/Mill

Swiss-Type Automatic Lathe Accommodates 41 Tools

Star CNC Machine Tool’s SR-20RIV Swiss-type automatic lathe features a full B axis and a three-spindle attachment for machining complicated components in one operation.

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Just a Touch More Capacity

“Automated” does not have to mean utterly unattended. What many shops need is to find just a little more productive capacity with their existing staff and equipment.

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Grinding

Diamond and CBN Wheels Provide High-Performance Round-Tool Flute Grinding

Norton Paradigm diamond and CBN wheels from Saint-Gobain Abrasives are designed for high-performance grinding of carbide and round-tool fluting on high speed steel to decrease cycle times and cost per part.

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Turning Machines

Video: Two-Spindle Inverted Vertical Turning

See how Emag's vertical turning center reduces "nebenzeit."

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