Vertical Machining Centers

SMTCL Americas Hosts Open House Event

The company offered a number of discounts on the machine tools in its offering in collaboration with its partners.

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Mitsui Seiki USA Appoints Chairman, CEO, COO

Together, they will manage inventory mix, business strategy development and implementation, and financial oversight.

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AMT Elects 2017-2018 Officers, Directors

The new AMT chairman is Ronald S. Karaisz II, president of Kar Enterprises, Hydromat of Michigan and Novi Precision Products.

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Air-Powered Spindles Enable 50,000-rpm Milling

Eastec 2017: Air Turbine Spindles’ new 50,000-rpm 660 series is said to dramatically reduce cycle time and machine spindle wear in applications ranging from micromachining to heavy-duty milling in tool steel, titanium, ceramics or Inconel.

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Hardinge Group to Host Machine Technology Show

The June 6-8 event will feature products, seminars, networking and more.

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Basics

Buying a VMC: Considering Structure and Stability

Design and construction govern a vertical machining center’s ability to machine parts to tight tolerances with accuracy and repeatability.

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Hybrid Vertical Machining Center Integrates Wire-Arc Technology

Hybrid combines five-axis subtractive capabilities with arc-welding head.

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Five-Axis Machine for Small, Complex Parts

Mazak’s VC-500A/5X vertical machining center features a trunnion-style rotary/tilt table for precise, cost-effective five-axis machining of intricate work and a Mazatrol SmoothX CNC for easier programming and faster part cycle times.

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Additive Manufacturing Belongs in a Machine Shop

A fourth-generation family machine shop integrates metal additive manufacturing as another production operation.

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Shop Management System Streamlines Aerospace Production

For Sealth Aero Marine, jobs were hard to track and production information was hard to access. ProShop, from Adion Systems made these processes easier and improved sales and on-time deliveries.

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