Machining Centers

Five-Axis

Five-Axis Machine Center Designed for Small Workpieces

Mazak has released the Ultimate Die & Mold (UD) 400/5X vertical machining center, which provides precise five-axis machining for smaller workpieces.

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Hybrid Additive/Subtractive VMC Offers Five-Axis Motion

The hybrid multitasking machine combines laser metal deposition with five-axis machining. 

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Mazak to Host Technology Event for Midwest Shops

Event-goers can view technology demonstrations and attend presentations on industry trends given by Mazak partners DP Technology (Esprit), LNS America, Memex and Sandvik.

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Five-Axis

Five-Axis VMC's AWC Enables Continuous, Unattended Operation

Mazak’s Variaxis i-300 simultaneous five-axis VMC includes a a high-capacity auto work changer (AWC) for flexibility and efficiency.

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Milling Tools

Toyoda to Host Seminar at YG-1's North Carolina Facility

The lunch learning seminar will focus on prolonging tool life and maintaining accuracy when machining tough metals using YG-1’s cutting tools and Toyoda’s Stealth 1165 VMC. 

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Deep-Hole Drilling Machine for Micro Bores

Auerbach Maschinenfabrik has launched the MTB 100 micro deep-hole drilling machine, developed for diameters ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 mm with a maximum drilling depth of 300 mm.

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Basics

Why a Two-Spindle VMC? Double the Machining Without Double the Footprint

The two-spindle VMC increases output where space and other factors are constrained. With W-axis compensation for Z-height differences, setups don’t have to be perfect to use two spindles in tandem.

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Hybrid Five-Axis Machine Builds Near-Net Shape Part Features

Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018: Mazak will exhibit its various Smooth Technology products in addition to live cutting demonstrations on its VC-500 AM and small-footprint Integrex i-100 Bartac-S machine tools.

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Basics

Buying a Five-Axis: Selecting the Right Machine

Horizontal or vertical? Trunnion or swivel head? What’s the effective difference between different configurations of five-axis machining centers?

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Five-Axis

CAM Software Helps Shop Five-Axis Machine Aerospace Part

A five-axis machine and HyperMill CAM software from Open Mind Technologies gave a shop the ability to meet the tight tolerances required for the camera-mounting brackets on a NASA satellite mission.

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