Turning Machines

Minimizing Parts And Designing Components Solves Several Needs

Milltronics Manufacturing Company, a CNC (computerized numerical controls) machine tool builder located in Waconia, Minnesota, is a major manufacturer and marketer of high quality, cost effective machining centers, toolroom and bridge mills and toolroom lathes sold both in the United States and abroad.

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Let There Be Lights

Austin, Texas is home to High End Systems, Inc. They design, manufacture and distribute lighting systems used worldwide in the entertainment industry and for architectural applications.

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Okuma America Introduces Next-Generation CNC Lathe

Machine tool builder Okuma America Corporation has introduced a new CNC lathe to address the growing need for a family of products suited to the needs of both first-time CNC users as well as experienced manufacturers supplying diverse industries with precision turned parts. Designated the Crown, Okuma's lathe offers a high-torque spindle motor, direct-drive headstock, servo-driven tool turret, an ergonomically-configured machine enclosure, and a compact 95. 47 by 69.

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Low Cost Turning Automation Yields A High Rate Of Return

Two CNC lathes, with live tooling, tool monitor, and auto-load short-bar bar feeders are helping this California manufacturer compete. They've seen impressive reductions in throughput time and manufacturing costs. And, they're just getting started.

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New Hitachi Seiki Machines Reflect Trends

Any machine tool builder striving to be responsive to customer interests and demands will reflect those interests and demands in the new machines it introduces. A case in point is Hitachi Seiki, which recently introduced a new horizontal machining center and a new turning center.

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Automotive

Teaming Up For Turning Efficiency

When a Federal-Mogul Corporation's work volume increased five years ago with Ford Motor Company to manufacture polytetraflouroethylene (Teflon) PTFE piston rings, they turned to automated CNC turning centers to turn out millions of rings per year.

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This Die And Mold Shop's World Is Round

  Making die sets and mold components calls on most metalworking disciplines. Milling, EDM and grinding all come into play. Hard turning is the specialty at this Midwest shop. Here's how they successfully apply this sometimes elusive technology.

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Five Fold Growth Forged With CNC Turning Centers

This shop saw its production volume mushroom after it began making tooling for the hot forging of automotive and non-automotive engine valves.

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Near-Net-Shape Turning Leads The Way To Simpler Automation

With cutting times measured in seconds, near-net-shape applications are the proving ground for automation efficiency, repeatability and accuracy in production turning.

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Can This New CNC Multispindle Work For Your Shop?

A century-old builder believes their new CNC machine extends multispindle processing technology to include any production turning shop.

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