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Getting More Production From Swiss Turning Centers
Buying a new CNC Swiss turning center is a substantial investment. For the best return, look closely for capabilities that enable the best utilization of the machine.
Tsugami America Lathe Enables Simultaneous Machining
Eastec 2023: The BW129Z Swiss-type lathe uses a three-path control system and dual independent-gang slides to reduce cycle time and produce complex parts quickly.
Tsugami Sliding Headstock Lathe for Complex Parts
PMTS 2023: The SS38MH-5AX features a powerful 20,000-rpm, 10-hp tool spindle capable of turning and milling.
Reinventing the Wheel with Robot-Automated CNC Multitasking
One race team discovers how to efficiently manufacture a new wheel nut design for the next-generation NASCAR stock car with the help of a CNC mill/turn and a built-in robot.
Production Machining Readers Choose April as Favorite Cover from 2022
The results of our recent cover survey reveal that a shot of a B-axis Swiss-type’s workzone was the most intriguing to survey participants.
Tsugami/Rem Sales Is Now Tsugami America
Tsugami/Rem Sales introduces new Tsugami America branding with a new logo and website to reinforce the company’s continued efforts to support its distribution network and customers across North America.
Adaptive Machining: The Last Puzzle Piece for Automated Production?
Automatically monitoring and adjusting cutting parameters inside a machine while checking for tool wear is just as important to establishing a reliable lights-out machining process as having a robot outside the machine.
Introducing Tsugami America
Announced at IMTS 2022, Tsugami/Rem Sales is now Tsugami America, a name change in part to reinforce the company’s continued efforts to be partners in machining technology with its North American customers.
Automation Suite Supports High Precision
IMTS 2022: Caron Engineering offers a variety of smart manufacturing solutions for automation, cycle time reduction, unmanned operations as well as total process monitoring and control for tool loading, offset adjustment and more.
The Right (Machine) Tool for the Right Job
This high-production shop uses both mechanical and CNC Swiss machines to make parts, but which machine is right for which job?
Shop Optimizes its Swiss-Turning Flexibility
Paramount Machine uses various Swiss-type lathes, some with a B axis, to produce parts more effectively than it did on conventional chucker lathes. Today, nearly every job under 1.5 inches in diameter runs across those machines even if the batch size is a mere 5 pieces.
The Value of Dual Thread Whirling Units for Bone Screws
Dual thread whirling units on a Swiss-type enable it to produce medical bone screws with two different thread leads in one setup, eliminating the need for time-consuming, single-point threading.
Let’s Go to the Tech Brief Video
Machining “Tech Brief” topics in print can also be presented via video. Here are a few examples.
Video Tech Brief: Dual Thread Whirling on a Swiss-Type CNC Lathe
The dual thread whirling units on Tsugami Swiss-type lathes can produce medical bone screws with two different thread leads in one setup, eliminating the need for single-point threading.
Vertical Integration Enables Rapid Manufacturing Response
For this contract manufacturer, having myriad machining and manufacturing capabilities in-house enables it to deliver assemblies to customers faster and with higher quality.
PMTS 2021 Product Preview: Multipurpose Machining Centers
Learn about some of the new multipurpose machining centers that will be on display at PMTS 2021.
Tsugami Partners with CNC Zilla in Mid-Atlantic Region
Swiss machine users in the Mid-Atlantic region can receive dedicated local support and service for Precision Tsugami machine tools.
Precision Machining Technology Review: Turning Machines
Production Machining’s March Showcase includes Tsugami/Rem Sales, Expand Machinery, NexTurn Swiss Machine, Mazak and Romi Machine Tools.
Tsugami B-Axis Swiss-Type Machines Complex Shapes
Swiss CNC Lathe cuts precise angles and sculpted contours, reducing number of required tools and decreasing changeover time.
Carving Out a Niche in CNC Plastics Machining
This Vermont shop focuses solely on machining plastics — some filled with abrasive glass — for a range of industries. That makes it stand apart from others, but means it also faces challenges that metal machining shops often don’t encounter.
Precision Machining Technology Moving Shops Forward
New equipment and software continue to be developed to support the needs of production machine shops like yours. Here’s a sample of technology now on the market that can help you grow your operation and become more efficient.
Tsugami Machines Offer Job Shop Flexibility
Tsugami/Rem Sales’ latest machines offer job shop flexibility.
Tsugami/Rem Sales Appoints VP of Strategic Relationships
Mr. Hahne’s main focus will be working with strategic accounts, primarily in, but not limited to, the medical machining industry.
Emerging Leader Kyle Zabrensky Embraces Customer Service
The inventory/fulfillment manager goes above and beyond for customers and takes initiative to improve and streamline processes.
Standardized Controls Aid Shop's Apprenticeship Program
Cox Manufacturing’s commitment to standardization, from the parts it makes to its machine controls and apprenticeship program, is an important factor in its growth.
VIDEOS: PMTS 2019 In-Booth Demos, in Case You Missed Them
Find videos from in-booth demonstrations from Absolute Machine Tools, Edge Technologies, Gosiger, Hardinge, Index Corp., Marubeni Citizen, Tsugami, and ZPS.
Tsugami System Combines Swiss-Style Lathe and Laser Cutter
Tsugami/Rem Sales presents the SS38MH-5AX and LaserSwiss machines.
Tsugami B0386-III Chucker Machines Large Diameter Parts
PMTS 2019: Tsugami/Rem Sales’ 38 mm chucker, B0386-III, is a convertible Swiss-type CNC lathe.
Stop by for These PMTS Tech Talk and Showfloor Demo Presentations
The PMTS 2019 Tech Talk and Showfloor Demo schedule includes presentations from CJ Winter/Davenport and Tsugami/Rem Sales. Take advantage of these learning opportunities at the show!
Still Learning After 102 Years
It’s said that successful people endeavor to maintain the mentality of being a student for a lifetime. Under four generations of family ownership, and a century-plus in business, Nolte Precise exemplifies this philosophy of always learning as it applies to a modern metalworking shop.
LaserSwiss Combines Styles
The compact, 12-mm, five-axis Swiss-type CNC lathe is the smallest LaserSwiss the company offers.
Emerging Leader Derek Briggs, Swiss Product Manager, Tsugami/Rem Sales
Derek researches and implements new technologies that integrate with Tsugami machines and improve the customer experience. He can either be found helping peers on the showroom floor and teaching training classes or traveling domestically and internationally for his job.
Tsugami M08J CNC Lathe Features Rigid Construction
Tsugami/Rem Sales’ Tsugami M08J CNC lathe is a two-axis turning center with a manual tailstock, programmable quill and A2-6 spindle nose that features a rigid construction.
Tsugami/Rem Sales Celebrate 40th Anniversary
2018 marks the 40th anniversary of Tsugami/Rem Sales, a partnership started in 1978 with Rem Sales as the exclusive source for Precision Tsugami CNC machine tools across North America.
Production Machining 2018 Emerging Leaders
Young professionals are a vital asset to the precision machined parts industry, and it is important to acknowledge those who are making strides toward shaping the industry’s future. Production Machining is recognizing our industry’s young talent who were nominated by their peers through our new Emerging Leaders program.
Tsugami/Rem Sales Partners with MachineMetrics
Tsugami/Rem Sales integrates Swiss-type machines with MachineMetrics Health, enabling remote machine support.
Heimatec Sells Tecnicrafts' Products for Swiss Turning
Heimatec Inc. is selling collets and guide bushings from Tecnicrafts Industries that are exclusively used for Swiss turning applications.
Split-Slide Lathe Cuts Parts with Three Cutting Tools
Tsugami/Rem Sales’ BW129Z is a 12-mm, nine-axis split-slide lathe, with a simultaneous three-path control system and dual independent gang slides, that can house 28 tools and is equipped with a FANUC 31i-B CNC.
Tsugami/Rem Sales Event to Feature Partner Presentations
Tsugami/Rem Sales will host the second annual Technology Center Open House, a two-day event that will consist of presentations by long-time industry partners, Esprit and Edge Technologies.
VIDEOS: Tips for Screw Making on Swiss-Type Machines
Here’s a three-part video series focused on Swiss screw making to help explain the benefits of thread whirling, back turning and broaching while taking into consideration CAM programming, tooling and machine specifications.
SS207-5AX Swiss-Type CNC Lathe Combines Welding and Cutting
Tsugami’s SS207-5AX Swiss-type CNC lathe with two fully integrated SPI lasers, one for laser cutting and one for welding, is the first LaserSwiss to incorporate laser welding.
Locked and Loaded for Further Growth in Firearms Production
Even with a strong and varied manufacturing background, it wasn’t until a few years ago that this father and son team found its way into the manufacture of weaponry components. Nonetheless, business is booming.
Mastering LaserSwiss Machining
With applications in the medical, aerospace and automotive markets, the addition of laser cutting to Swiss-type turning has introduced an entirely new approach to precision machining.
Advances in Swiss-Type Technology
R&D efforts in recent years have led to higher efficiencies, increased agility and expanded capabilities for shops performing Swiss-type turning.
Reeling in Live Demos at Tsugami Booth
IMTS demonstrations will include a new model of the LaserSwiss style automatic lathe and an aluminum fishing reel being machined complete.
Tsugami/Rem Sales Opens New Tech Center in California
Tsugami/Rem Sales, the exclusive North American importer of Precision Tsugami machine tools, recently held a grand opening of its new Tsugami Technical Center in Fullerton, California.
Demos on the PMTS Show Floor
Tsugami/REM Sales is planning live demonstrations for attendees featuring its line of Swiss-type and multitasking machines.
Swiss-Type with Laser Cutting Capability
New capability for Swiss machines uses a laser.
Swiss Laser was a Hit
The new Tsugami S206-II debuted to enthusiastic crowds at IMTS earlier this month.
Shop Opts for Choice in Swiss Machines
Precision CNC (Lancaster, Ohio) is a traditional machine shop that has moved into Swiss machining. From the beginning of its Swiss operation, it has used “combination” machines in its stable of Swiss-types, which offer machining capability with or without a guide bushing. Here’s how and why it uses them.
Shop Grows its Multitasking Operations
Here's a look at what this shop's expanded multitasking capabilities have meant to its success and how it plans to continue building momentum.
PMPA Member Solves Precision Machining Problems
Morris Group Inc. is one of the largest suppliers of machine tools and related engineering and support services in North America.
Barfeeding Small Diameters
This shop may be located off the beaten path but it’s certainly found a successful and profitable home by applying top of the line technology to its medical part production mix.
Optimizing B Axis on Gang Tool-Based Swiss Machines
This technological innovation has been increasing in popularity as well as multitasking sophistication.
Adding Swiss Machining to the Production Mix
In business since 1946, this Michigan shop has survived and thrived, and it is building up a CNC Swiss machining department to augment its banks of multi-spindle automatics.
Swiss and More
The parts that are produced on Swiss machines these days amaze me.
PM News, June 2011
Kennametal Names New V.P for Global Product ManagementKennametal Inc. has appointed Gretchen W.
April 2011 PM News
A Winning PartnershipSandvik Coromant and the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) team have again extended their partnership for 2 more years.
CNC Swiss Delivers in Many Ways
Designed to efficiently process long, slender parts for the watch industry, the Swiss-type screw machine has evolved well beyond its original application niche.
December PM News
News from AME, Mazak, Methods Machine Tools, NUM, NTMA, MTConnect and the Morris Group.
Combining Old and New Technologies Pays Off
By pursuing a pragmatic growth policy that coupled advanced CNC Swiss technology with the speed and cost effectiveness of existing cam machines, Precision Plus (Elkhorn, Wis.) has thrived.
Cutting Tool R&D Proves Productive
Paying attention to small differences in cutting tool technology makes an impact at this New England Swiss shop.
Focusing on the Swiss You Need
These two Swiss machines are designed to offer flexibility at a good price.
February 2010 News
Makino in MexicoMakino has opened an international technology center located in Querétaro, Mexico.
Continuous Improvement Streamlines Throughput on CNC Swiss-types
Applying continuous improvement is how this Swiss shop keeps ahead of the crowd.
Technical Member Profile: Tsugami-Rem Sales LLC
Tsugami-Rem Sales LLC is the exclusive North American importer of Tsugami equipment, including Swiss-type automatic and gang-tooled lathes, bar-fed multifunction machines and machining centers.
Shop Sticks With Stick Tooling
Who says we can’t be competitive on simple parts? The secret for making it happen at one Connecticut shop is the combination of modern CNC Swiss-type machines and good old-fashioned “stick” tooling.
Addressing Industry Needs
On a recent trip to Tsugami in Japan, I interviewed Mr. Takao Nishijima, chairman of the board and CEO. Following are some of his insights about the future of world and U.S. precision parts manufacturing and how Tsugami plans to use the trends of the industry to fuel its growth.
OEM Transitions To Contract Manufacturer
An example of a perfect match, from one of the first customers Tier One landed, was a contract for 10,000 gearbox housings used in a stomach-suturing instrument. The process plan called for one operation on a CNC Swiss-type turning center and two additional operations on a CNC mill.
Swiss Democracy
Many builders of Swiss-type moving headstock machines have introduced models that do not require the use of a guide bushing to support the workpiece.