Machining Centers
HMC Provides Quality Needed for Medical Manufacturing
Big River Engineering and Manufacturing purchased a high-precision Makino a51 HMC to meet FDA regulations and gain customers in the medical device manufacturing industry.
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Traveling-Column VMC Accommodates Long Workpieces
The Kent USA KVTC-3270 CNC traveling-column vertical machining center provides a large working envelope with X-, Y- and Z-axis travels measuring 126" × 28" × 24" (3,200 × 720 × 620 mm), respectively, while occupying minimal shopfloor space.
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Expanded Possibilities for Cryogenic Machining
The technology for liquid nitrogen cooling is now available for machining applications in various industries on any brand of machine tool.
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Five-Axis VMC Achieves Workpiece Accuracy
The Kern Micro five-axis vertical machining center from Kern Precision is suitable for machining nanoscale to large-sized parts.
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Shop Uses HMC to Become Serious Contender
By investing in horizontal machining centers, L.B.G. Machine was able to increase the productivity necessary to take on high-precision work.
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Five-Axis HMCs Open Medical Shop Capability
By implementing Grob’s horizontal five-axis machine, B&J Medical was able to make parts quickly and accurately, meeting ISO certification demands for medical manufacturers.
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Vertical Jig Boring-Milling Machine Enables High Accuracy
Available from Methods Machine Tools, the Yasda YBM 649V3 three-axis CNC vertical jig borer provides high-speed, precision boring and milling for high-accuracy mold, die and complex component manufacturing.
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How One CNC Shop Effectively Machines Glass-Fiber-Filled Plastics
You know how to machine metals, but what about plastic machining? More specifically, glass-fiber-reinforced plastic? This machine shop has it figured out.
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New Okuma Plant Relies on Automation, Production Control
The company says the DS1 facility in Japan is capable of 2 times the production capacity and 1/2 the lead time of the previous site.
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Rigid Five-Axis Machining Center for Heavy Workpieces
Available from Yama Seiki, the Awea MVP series five-axis machining center features a rigid cross-rail construction with an automatic toolchanger and optional head exchange.
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