Machining Centers

Vertical Lathe Executes Heavy-Duty, Long and Continuous Cutting

New VT1000EX Vertical Lathe from Okuma America Corp. possesses the capability to cut and machine difficult materials through, according to Okuma, its highly rigid, mechanical configuration, extreme thrust and torque.

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VMC Enables Reliable Unmanned Five-Axis Production

IMTS22: Matsuura showcases a range of machining centers, including the new MX-420 PC10 configured with 10 pallets and 90 tools.

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The Job Shop Is the First Half of the Business

By day, NTL Industries went from a lathe and a mill in a home garage to an 11-employee enterprise in under five years. By night, it tackles a new future.

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Vertical Machining Center Designed for Flexibility

IMTS22: Hardinge’s Bridgeport XR1000 VMC is said to be ideal for machining everything from simple workpieces and quality molds/dies to complex prismatic parts.

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View From My Shop Episode 6: Baker Industries' Huge Parts and Massive Machining Centers

In the latest episode of The View From My Shop, 91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ takes a tour of Baker Industries, a manufacturer of tooling, prototypes and low-volume production components. See how this large-scale operation gets everything done across multiple facilities on the same site.

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Soraluce Demonstrates Hardware and Software Advances at Annual Summit

The company continues to refine its large-format machine tools with its dynamic workpiece stabilization capabilities and connected software infrastructure. 

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Flexible Five-Axis Machine Ideal for Lights-Out Manufacturing

IMTS22: Kitamura Machinery is revealing its all new MedCenter5AX simultaneous five-axis machining center with high precision and rigidity, enabling an automated production process.  

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The Strategic Value of Machine Tool Flexibility

This aerospace and defense supplier has a strategy to take advantage of the flexibility in its newest and largest five-axis gantry-type machining center.

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What to Do When Five-Axis Machining Is Off the Table

For Fischer USA, 3+2 machining with a high-precision rotary table adds flexibility without the cost of a full five-axis machine.

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Five-Axis Machining Center Accommodates Small Workpieces

Mitsui Seiki’s compact PJ 303X machining center, to be highlighted at IMTS 2022, provides high precision, speed and versatility for critical parts like lens molds, medical products and EDM electrodes.  

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