Machining Centers

Measurement

Making the Move to Five-Axis

After the recession, Vineburg Machining Inc. started taking on challenging medical work, which meant taking up five-axis machining. Machinery from Haas helped cut scrap, reduce processing time and improve quality.

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Holemaking

Rough Boring Tool Cuts Challenging Material, Time in Aerospace Application

By using Sandvik Coromant's DuoBore 821D rough boring tool, Excelco/Newbrook Inc. increased feed rates and saved shop production time cutting Nitronic 40 for aerospace work.

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HMC’s Low Center of Gravity Supports Heavy Loads

Toyoda Machinery offers its FA1050S 5-Axis trunnion-style horizontal machining center featuring high power, solid construction and high radial capacity.

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Five-Axis Machining Complements Additive Manufacturing

Intricate components made through laser melting go directly to a five-axis machine as part of a service combining additive and subtractive processing.

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Five-Axis

Five-Axis Demands a Talented Supporting Cast

This mold manufacturer’s choice of workholding, programming and cutting tool technology helped maximize the time available to navigate the challenges of getting used to its first-ever five-axis machining center.

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Five-Axis Machining Center Provides Torsion-Resistant Column

The Tongtai CT-350 VMC, available from Absolute Machine Tools, offers a small footprint and five-axis machining capability.

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VMC Offers Continuous Surface Machining of Complex Workpieces

SNK America’s CMV-100 vertical machining center is said to provide efficient, precise five-axis machining and contouring in applications such as three-dimensional work profiles for dies and molds, aircraft components, and more.

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Large-Part HMC Offers Quick Positioning at High Feed Rates

The Mazak HCN-6800 heavy-duty HMC is designed to deliver the power and versatility needed for productive and precise large-part machining.

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Heavy-Duty VMC Provides High-Accuracy Positioning

The Johnford SV-60H vertical machining center, available from Absolute Machine Tools, is designed for durability, rigidity and capacity combined with speed.

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Five-Axis

Smaller Machining Center Maintains High Volumetric Accuracy

DMG MORI has extended the high-precision machining centers in its Dixi series to include the smaller Dixi 125 for workpieces with diameters ranging to 1,250 mm.

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