Vertical Machining Centers
Double-Column VMC Designed for Rigidity
Chevalier’s range of FVM double-column vertical machining centers features oversized columns; wide boxway spacing on a slanted Y axis; and a close, symmetrical Z-axis design for a rigid, stable structure.
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Micromachining Center Reduces Energy Consumption
Willemin-Macodel’s 701S three-axis micromachining center offers a compact footprint measuring 1 m2 and reduced energy consumption for toolmaking, watchmaking and micromold applications.
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VMC for Precision Die/Mold Applications
The NXV 1020AM vertical machining center from YCM Americas is designed for die and mold machining applications.
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Bridge-Type Machines Offer Fully Automatic Five-Face Machining
Designed for moldmaking applications, the SF and NF series Vision Wide bridge machining centers available from CNC Systems both offer fully automatic five-face machining.
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Vertical Gantry Mill for Large, Nonferrous Components
Fives Cincinnati’s modular Precision Mill/Trim (PMT) five-axis gantry machine tool is designed for high-speed multiprocessing of large nonferrous components such as composite structures, aluminum skins, molds and patterns.
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Mini VMC Resists Heat Generation
Sharp Industries offers its SV-2414 boxway mini mill with X-, Y- and Z-axis travels measuring 23.6" × 15.7" × 18.1".
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Product Spotlight Slideshow: Machining Centers
Every print issue of MMS highlights a particular type of product. For March, we focused on VMCs, HMCs and other machining centers.
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March 2014 Product Spotlight: Machining Centers
This slideshow features the machining centers we cover in the Modern Equipment Review Spotlight section in our March issue.
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Gaining Capabilities with a Five-Face Machining Center
By using the RB-4VM five-face bridge-type machining center from SNK America Inc., Marvel Manufacturing Co. Inc. was able to produce complex parts for band saws with increased precision.
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VMCs Equipped with High-Speed Processing Control
The FANUC D21 RoboDrill series of vertical machining centers from Methods Machine Tools features a FANUC 31iB control for FSSB high-speed processing.
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