Machining Centers

Laser & Waterjet

Bow Machining II

What does a bow say about manufacturing? Quite a bit, actually. Bows from Elite feature trigger parts machined through EDM, composite laminate upper and lower limbs cut with waterjet, and a riser and other components milled out of aluminum on a vertical machining center.

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Bow Machining I

Toyoda's Stealth vertical machining center is part of a manufacturing process that bow maker Mathews Inc. uses to produce 300,000 bows per year.

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Five-Axis

Events Highlight New EDMs, Micromachining Technology

Back-to-back events drew hundreds to Makino’s Auburn Hills, Michigan tech center last week for technical presentations, machine demos, networking and more.

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VMC’s Double-Column Structure Promotes Accuracy

Okuma’s MU-6300V CNC vertical machining center is designed for efficient five-axis, multi-sided machining.

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Bridge-Type, High-Speed Machining Center

Hyundai WIA's Hi-MOLD65000 bridge type, high speed machining center is well-suited for precision machining due to the bridge design’s high rigidity and the generation of low heat, the company states.

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HMC Mills, Turns Large Workpieces

Heller’s CP 8000 horizontal machining center conducts milling and turning operations for complete five-axis machining in a single setup.

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Slide-Guided Machining Centers for Hard Materials

The MCR series of slide-guided machining centers from Burkhardt+Weber is designed for use with hard and gummy materials such as Inconel, Duplex and Superduplex in oil and gas industry applications.

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Aerospace

Taking Titanium Seriously

Does titanium justify a machine that is engineered for this metal?

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Five-Axis

5 to 10 for 5

An auto tuning option for Okuma five-axis machines is said to reduce tuning time for geometric errors from five hours to just 10 minutes.

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Five-Axis

Five-Axis Machining Center for Small Batch Production

Breton’s Ultrix 1000 RT HD high speed five-axis machining center is designed for small batch production of small- to medium-size workpieces such as wheels and rings ranging to 1,200 mm in diameter.

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