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NEW TURNING/MILLING CENTERS PERMIT UNCOMPROMISING COMPLETE MACHINING OF PARTS
DMG has set recognized new standards with its universal lathes of the new CTX series. The high degree of innovation manifests itself especially with the turning/milling machines of the CTX beta TC and CTX gamma TC series with turning lengths from 49.2 to 78.7 in, turning diameters up to 24.8 in and a bar capacity up to 3.0 in diameter.
CYLINDRICAL GRINDING MACHINE WITH 'EASY CONTROL' SOFTWARE
Jones & Shipman offers the Suprema 650 Easy cylindrical grinding machine, which incorporates a universal wheelhead, and has a grinding capacity of 12 in x 25.5 in (300 mm x 650 mm) between centers.
FIVE AXIS VMC FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY, COMPLEX PARTS
Makino adds the D500 to its family of 5-axis machining centers. This 5-axis vertical machining center is designed for complex part production where part quality is paramount.
FULLY FEATURED CNC HMC WITH PALLET CHANGER
DMG America offers the DMC 55 H ECO, part of the ECOLINE series of fully featured CNC machine tools designed specially for job shop use.
VERTICAL MACHINING CENTER FOR CUTTING ALUMINUM, TITANIUM AND HARDENED STEEL
MAG Fadal offers high-performance vertical machining centers optimized for job shop, mold & die, and aircraft/aerospace titanium applications. The VMC 3016 FX (with a 10,000 rpm spindle) is powered by the Infimatic Freedom NC200 control. Steel, stainless, and aluminum parts can be cut on the machine.
HORIZONTAL BORING MILL OFFERS BIG CAPABILITIES AND PRODUCTIVITY
MAG Giddings & Lewis offers the FT 3500 floor-type horizontal boring mill, which features 10 m (32.8 ft) of X travel and 3.6 m (11.8 ft) of Y travel, but standardized modules allow HBMs to be configured with travels from 4 to 16 m (13.1 and 52.5 ft) and Y axis headstock travel to 5 m (16.4 ft).
HMC FOR CLOSE TOLERANCE PARTS FROM THE TOUGHEST MATERIALS
Kitamura’s Mycenter-HX800i Horizontal Machining Center delivers the precision, accuracy and repeatability required to produce close tolerance parts from the toughest materials.
WIRE EDM OFFERS WORLD CLASS SPEED AND COLLISION PROTECTION
GF AgieCharmilles’s FI440CCS wire EDM combines groundbreaking ease of use with maximum reliability, proven performance and world class speed. Flexible and fast, the FI440CCS is capable of machining materials with a wide variety of wire diameters.
HEAVY DUTY, HIGH PRECISION CNC TURNING CENTER
Absolute Machine Tools offers the Ecoca SJ-20, a heavy duty, high precision CNC turning center designed for job shops requiring robust cutting performance and operational flexibility. The SJ-20 is cast from Meehanite iron with a rigid 45 degree slant-bed design.
LARGE PLATFORM VERTICAL MACHINING CENTERS OFFER ADDED STIFFNESS, DAMPING
Bridgeport, a member of The Hardinge Group, offers their GX-Series VMCs: the GX 1300 and GX 1600 Performance vertical machining centers. These performance-focused machines offer mold and die manufacturers, as well as precision engineers in the automotive, aerospace, medical and general engineering sectors, optimum capability and functionality for machining large components.
FIVE AXIS VMC FOR LARGE COMPLEX PARTS
Mori Seiki offers the NMV8000 DCG®, a 5-axis vertical machining center created to meet the needs of manufacturers producing large, complex parts.
VMCS FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN HEAVY-DUTY AND HIGH-SPEED MACHINING
Toyoda Machinery has announced a technology upgrade to its line of vertical machining centers. Toyoda has developed the FV Series, the second generation of vertical machining centers, designed for better performance and reliability.
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