Machining Centers

Drilling Machine Changes from BTA to Gundrill Tooling without Dismantling
Horizontal Machining Centers

Drilling Machine Changes from BTA to Gundrill Tooling without Dismantling

Unisig has added the high-precision UNI-50BTA to its UNI series of deep-hole drilling machines.

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Shorter Lead Times for Custom Metal Blanks
Vertical Machining Centers

Shorter Lead Times for Custom Metal Blanks

With the help of newly-acquired duplex milling technology, TCI Precision Metals offers shorter lead times for its custom machine-ready blanks.

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Taking It Slow Pays Off for Learning Five-Axis Machining
Five-Axis

Taking It Slow Pays Off for Learning Five-Axis Machining

A deliberately incremental approach helped this shop flatten a significant learning curve for collaborating on the postprocessor, easing setups and using cutting tools effectively.

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Increase Machining Efficiency through Machine Monitoring
Aerospace

Increase Machining Efficiency through Machine Monitoring

A manufacturer that is distinctive for its attention to in-cycle machining productivity describes its efforts to obtain efficiency improvements outside of the machining cycle. The shop’s primary tool is a simple, daily, graphical recap that illustrates when each machine tool was and was not making parts.

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Five-Axis Blends Require Minding Ballnose Tolerances
Cutting Tools

Five-Axis Blends Require Minding Ballnose Tolerances

Proper symmetry, expressed via the end mill’s diameter and radius tolerance, is critical to ensure smooth surface finishes during five-axis contouring operations.

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Video: Accelerated Blisk Milling
Aerospace

Video: Accelerated Blisk Milling

CAM and cutting tool companies develop a process for machining a titanium bladed disk in less than half the conventionally expected cycle time.

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Gantry Machine Streamlines Mold Production
Die/Mold

Gantry Machine Streamlines Mold Production

Century Tool and Gage's large-size plates used in the injection-molding process were causing production bottlenecks. The Annihilator gantry machining center from Quickmill improved productivity and quality.

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VMC Helps Shop Find Tight-Tolerance Niche
Vertical Machining Centers

VMC Helps Shop Find Tight-Tolerance Niche

YDC Precision Machine's VMCs needed more capacity and capability, so it invested in a Makino PS95 vertical machining center that cut cycle times in half.

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VMC’s Improved Automatic Pallet Changer Handles Heavier Loads
Vertical Machining Centers

VMC’s Improved Automatic Pallet Changer Handles Heavier Loads

Hardinge offers Bridgeport’s fully digital Conquest V480 APC E series vertical machining center with Mitsubishi M70 CNC.

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Multi-Function Machines Turn, Mill and Grind
Five-Axis

Multi-Function Machines Turn, Mill and Grind

MCM offers a range of four- and five-axis machines, as well as multitasking machine models that can turn, mill and grind.

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