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BOOST PRODUCTIVITY, EFFECIENCY BY MACHINING LIGHTS OUT
Tornos US offers the EC 08. The EC 08 accepts coil stock, eliminating the need for a space-consuming bar feeder and eliminating downtime caused by bar stock changeover. There is also a rotating toolhead that moves around the material in order to produce the desired part, instead of rotating the coil stock itself.
HIGH PERFORMANCE TURNING/MILLING CENTER BOASTS FASTEST CYCLE TIME IN THE INDUSTRY
Methods Machine Tools Inc. offers the Nakamura-Tome WY-250 Multi-Tasking Turning/Milling Center with unsurpassed milling capabilities. An opposed two-spindle, 2-turret construction features a unique upper and lower Y-axis capability for milling or drilling simultaneously on both turrets and a new Super Mill drivetrain producing high horse power and torque for milling speeds up to 6,000 rpm.
TWIN-TURRETS FOR BENCHMARK PRECISION, ACCURACY AND REPEATABILITY
Okuma’s LU series demonstrates the cycle time efficiency and ROI gained by using 4-axis machines in a broad spectrum of turning and milling operations. The flexibility of the 4-axis advantage not only affords the user with a variety of approaches to cutting, but can also reduce cutting time by 40 percent. Employing the twin-turret approach means that the V12 upper turret and V8 lower turrets can move the full length of the workpiece to increase the service area of each turret.
NEW VMC OFFERS HIGH PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY FOR PRECISION APPLICATIONS
MAG Fadal raises performance in precision machining of short-run, high-volume applications with a newly designed VMC 4020 FX that combines a 1219 mm x 508 mm (48 in x 20 in) table with a maximum table load of 1651 kg (3641 lb), 15,000 rpm air/oil spindle and new Infimatic Freedom NC?200 control featuring a special Performance Package.
SWISS TURNING CENTER FOR SMALL, PRECISE PARTS
Tornos US offers the new Micro 7 CNC Swiss turning center. This modular machine is ideal for parts up to 0.28 in (7 mm) in diameter and has a very small footprint, taking up about the same amount of floorspace as the old screw machines it is designed to replace. The Micro 7 achieves precision of plus or minus 2 microns.
MILLING/TURNING WITH DIRECT DRIVE UP TO 1,200 RPM
DMG offers the DMU 60 FD duoBLOCK®, which presents itself with table rotational speeds of up to 1,200 rpm as a universal and nonetheless highly dynamic milling/turning center for workpieces up to 27.6 in diameter. Maximum workpiece heights: 33.5 mm, max. clamping weight 1,322.8 lb.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY ALL ROLLED INTO ONE
Mazak offers the Integrex® e-Series. These combination machining centers/turning centers are some of the most advanced Multi-Tasking machines in the industry. Complete all operations in a single setup ? turning, milling, boring, drilling, etc. This Done-in-One machining concept can now be applied to small and very complex parts.
CRANK SHAFT PRODUCTION CELL DECREASES LEAD TIMES BY COMBINING OPERATIONS
Partners in THINC offers the Okuma LT-200 MY with THINC-OSP control and Abso scales for the automated production of aluminum crank shafts. Gosiger Automation integrates a FANUC robot, LNS barfeeder, Marposs touchsetter, Zoller toolsetter, Sandvik Coromant tooling, Caron Engineering TMAC-7 and AutoComp (for quick SPC) software, Schunk chucks, Kennametal ToolBoss and ISCAR Matrix interfaces/tool management systems and Renishaw inspection probes.
EXCEPTIONAL, ECONOMICAL, AND EASY PRODUCTION OF PARTS
Tornos US offers the Deco ?e? line, four machines that provide a cost-effective alternative for the production of parts that don?t require an end unit. With the Deco 10e (0.4 in diameter capacity), the 13e (0.6 in), the 20e (1 in), and the 26e (1¼ in), there?s an ?e? machine for virtually every producer, for part sizes from 1 mm to 32, and selecting the right Deco turning center is now easier than ever.
THE ULTIMATE IN MILL/TURN CENTERS
GBI Cincinnati offers the matec-30 HV/K. These 5-axis traveling column machining centers have torque drives in the swiveling axes (swivel head and rotary table) and are ideal for very precise mold work, as well as mixed volume, short run operations.
AUTOMATION CELL DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE JOB SHOP FLEXIBLITY
Methods Machine Tools offers the JobShop Cell. Designed specifically for job shops with small to medium lot sizes, the fully integrated production cell combines the drilling, tapping, and milling capability of a lightning-fast RoboDrill Vertical Machining Center with a fully interfaced FANUC 6-axis robot for automated loading/unloading.
PRODUCTION CELL OFFERS TURNING, MILLING, DRILLING, TAPPING, AND BORING
Partners in THINC offers the Okuma Millac 33T, featuring the THINC-OSP control, external program select capability, device net I/O, chilled ballscrews, Absolute Scales, a right angled tool to drill the pin bore, and an Anybus robot loader interface. The multi-function capabilities of turning, milling, drilling, tapping, and boring make this an efficient cell for the machining of a wide range of parts.
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