Machining Centers
Are U.S. Machine Shops Choosing to Stay Small for the Long Haul?
Spending plans offer a clue to the new way shops plan to expand their output.
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Knee Milling Center Provides Programmable Three-Axis Control
Milltronics USA is introducing the VK4II CNC knee mill.
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DMG MORI Presents Davis Technology Days
Attendees saw the U.S. premier of two five-axis machining centers. They also saw vertical machining centers and the company’s advanced machine tool factory.
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A Vertical Bridge Mill Provides Big Opportunities
Seeing your company as a boring-mill shop is a problem when only 20 percent of your jobs are actually boring-mill related. It’s also a problem to have the space and potential to produce large parts when you only win 6 to 14 percent of the large-part jobs you quote.
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When Buying a Five-Axis Machine, Bigger Isn't Always Better
For trunnion-type five-axis machine tools, workpiece size will have an impact on what size machine you should buy.
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Five-Axis Machine’s Water-Cooled Traveling Column Increases Rigidity
Zimmermann is introducing the FZH400 five-axis machining center with a water-cooled traveling column.
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SW North America Opens Manufacturing Facility
The Michigan facility will help the company grow its presence in the automotive market.
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Heller Hires New VP of Sales for North America
Stephen Pegram will use his experience in the machine tool industry to grow the company’s special machine tool business.
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Aluminum Material Removal Rate New World Record?
Sweden’s Modig Machine Tool says it has achieved the world’s highest material removal rate in aerospace-grade aluminum at 1,001 cubic inches per minute.
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Manufacturing News of Note: November 2017
Acquiring a cutting tool manufacturer, growing apprenticeships in the United States and other industry news.
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