Mazak’s Quick Turn 250MSY and GR100 Add Automated Multitasking
The Mazak GR100 integrates into any of the Quick Turn 200/250 series machine models.
Milltronics' VM8434XP VMC with Linear Cross Roller Guides
The VM8434XP is built with direct-coupled ballscrews and a dual-wound spindle motor for faster acceleration/deceleration and more torque.
Methods Introduces its Own Brand of VMCs
Methods Machine Tools Inc. line of Methods branded three-axis vertical and five-axis bridge-type machining centers are all engineered and built to Methods' highest specifications and quality standards.
FlexCNC G-Series VMC Machines Long Parts
Eastec 2019: FlexCNC’s G-series vertical machining centers are designed for face milling, helical milling, rough milling and drilling of large or long parts in a single set-up.
Hurco BX40Ui Machining Center Designed for Rigidity
The Hurco BX40Ui five-axis CNC double-column machining center, with trunnion table mounted along the Y-axis, is said to combine performance and flexibility.
Tongtai Vertical Machining Center Features Multi-Axes
PMTS 2019: Absolute Machine Tool’s Tongtai VTX-5 vertical machining center is a fixed column, moving table CNC milling and tapping center designed for high-volume machining.
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VMC Adds Mazatrol SmoothG Control
Mazak Corp. added the Mazatrol SmoothG CNC and Smooth Technology software to its VTC-330C vertical machining center.
W02-22 Integrates Robot and Storage Pallet
Multi-spindle, five-axis machine tools feature robotic loading and unloading and pallet storage for workpiece blanks and finished parts.
Medical Grows as Its End Market Slows
While the baby-boom generation inexorably falls apart, bone screws, plates, rods, artificial joints and less-invasive surgical fixes indicate a bright future for manufacturers of the parts needed to help keep “Humpty” together. The trick for medical-part makers is keeping up with the evolving technology needed to meet industry demands.
DNM 4000 VMC Machines Tough Materials
Doosan Machine Tools’s DNM 4000 compact VMC features a 12,000-rpm, 25-hp 40-taper spindle with 86 foot-pounds of torque and a Big-Plus dual-contact interface.