Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Chuck Size",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Mill-turn centre capabilities increased from
Dugard, which we summarised at the time by saying "A multi-tasking, mill-turn centre offers high power in a heavy duty single cast bed construction with rigid box guideways and a rigid B-axis milling head".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Four turret-type vertical turning centres from
Mills Manufacturing Technology: "Four different size 'turret-type' vertical turning centres have been added to the range of Doosan Infracore machine tool products available from Mills Manufacturing Technology".
In September 2007, we covered the news from Colchester-Harrison
concerning its Mill/turn centres
- take a look at Rigidity for multi axis mill turn centres
which says: "The 'Duo-Stable' construction on Colchester-Harrison's latest Tornado machines offers higher productivity and stability".
Take a look also at the news release from Dugard, Heavy duty lathe has extended Y-axis on turret,
as well as Programmable bearings raise grinding accuracy from 600 Centre,
and 'Collet jaw' chuck speeds lathe changeovers from Schunk Intec.
See also:
Small turning centre gives power and precision
(October 2006)
Turning centre with a 25mm bar capacity and 405mm between centres offers very small footprint, a very solid machine bed, a thermo-symmetrical headstock with a precision spindle bearing
CNC lathes have thermally-balanced bed
(September 2006)
CNC lathes feature a special one-piece, thermally balanced bed that promotes powerful and stable operation, coupled with four-track rigid precision linear guideways and high-speed servo turrets
Package brings machining back 'in-house'
(August 2006)
Manufacturer of cutting and shredding equipment used to subcontract machining until the summer of 2005, but two CNC lathes and a machining centre in a package now do the work
Oil/gas products firm relies on latest CNC lathes
(August 2006)
CNC lathes and mill/turn centres are robust and handle big and heavy duty machining applications in difficult-to-machine materials - Inconel, SS, hard steels and nickel/chrome alloys
Twin-spindle CNC slant bed lathe has Y axes
(July 2006)
With C and Y axes plus 12 driven tools, a twin-spindle CNC slant bed lathe has X, Y, Z axes travels of 245mm, 160mm and 710mm, as well as 710mm travel in the B axis (right-hand spindle)
Heavy duty 2-axis, 50HP CNC lathe introduced
(May 2006)
Shown for the first time among CNC lathes at MACH 2006 was a heavy duty 2-axis slant bed 50HP lathe has turning length of 1800mm and diameter of 700mm, and is for large shaft work
Universal power chuck takes bar or billet
(April 2006)
A universal three-jaw power chuck with patented 'collet jaw' capability adequately bridges the gap between a universal chuck for billet/forging/casting and a bar machining collet chuck
Pick-up spindle VTLs are self-loaders
(March 2006)
The inverted spindle travelling column design of vertical turning lathes provides a self-loading cycle and two machines can be installed side by side to handshake and reposition the part
Cell combines turn/mill cycles, runs unmanned
(March 2006)
Available as a standard, very cost-effective ready-to-run package, a 7-axis turn/mill chucking cell has an integrated programmable automatic loading and unloading system
Mill/turn centre to show orbital milling
(March 2006)
Six-axis, 'lights out' mill/turn centre package will demonstrate unmanned orbital milling, off-centre drilling and tapping, the machining of hexagons and engraving at MACH 2006
Machines surface grind hard, difficult materials
(March 2006)
High specification electronic machines with advanced control systems have been developed to surface grind the harder and more difficult materials as well as traditional steels
CNC lathes have high specification
(March 2006)
Five high-specification yet cost-competitive CNC turning machines to be shown at MACH 2006 - including high capacity, long bed types - suit different production demands - and budgets
Machine tools to focus on 'complete machining'
(February 2006)
Focussing on 'complete machining' systems, there will be 13 machine tools, including latest VMCs, turning centres and high specification vertical turning centre on show
Lathe load/unload system integrates with handling
(February 2006)
Multi-function CNC lathe builder has developed an integrated loading and unloading system within the existing machine footprint and it integrates with user specified material handling systems
Twin-spindle CNC lathe is attractively priced
(January 2006)
Equipped with C- and Y-axis plus 12 driven tools, a twin-spindle CNC slant bed lathe - built to Japanese quality - is being offered in the UK at at Taiwanese machine prices
7-axis turning cell with automatic loading system
(November 2005)
New from Colchester Lathe is the fully integrated 7-axis turning cell development of the Tornado T6MS that features a fully programmable, APL5000 automatic loading and unloading system
Spindle design quality boosts turning accuracy
(November 2005)
Performing machining trials over 30 components from 42mm diameter brass bar, the latest turning centre maintained a size tolerance within 3.5 microns, qualifying the quality of the spindle design
Surface grinders have high specification
(October 2005)
Electronic automatic surface grinding machines feature a control that incorporates DRO for cross traverse and an electronic pulse generator to replace conventional manual cross-feed handle
CNC lathe performs orbital milling
(October 2005)
Orbital milling, off-centre drilling and tapping, the machining of hexagons and engraving will demonstrate Y-axis use on the latest six-axis CNC turning centre
Mill/turn cell has programmable handling
(September 2005)
Integrated 7-axis mill/turning cell development features a fully programmable, automatic workpiece loading and unloading system provides maximum unmanned utilisation
CNC lathe has large spindle bore
(June 2005)
A large spindle bore variant has been introduced to the Victor 2-axis CNC range of lathes that have chuck sizes of 150 and 200mm respectively
Lathes offer accuracy, high metal removal rates
(May 2005)
Believed to be highly productive and unmatched in specification at a selling price starting at under GBP 57,000 - CNC lathes demonstrate high levels of metal removal and accuracy
High grade titanium cut with ease
(February 2005)
The Colchester Tornado T8M three-axis mill/turn lathe has demonstrated its ability to cut aerospace specification titanium at four times the normal metal removal rate
Three-axis CNC lathe has six driven tool stations
(June 2004)
The three-axis version of a slant bed CNC lathe has six driven tool positions on its 12 station turret and fetures new ergonomically designed guarding system and layout
Multi-tasking mill-turning centre is versatile
(April 2004)
Latest powerful multi-tasking machine tool offers exceptional versatility and combines the turning and milling performance of a dedicated lathe and a machining centre in a single machine
'Entry level' turning centres have driven tooling
(April 2004)
Two 'entry level' turning centres introduced at MACH 2004 feature three-axis turning, one-hit machining and combine a small footprint with a large machining envelope
VMC has latest manual guide CAM on board
(March 2004)
Of ten machines shown under power, a twin pallet VMC has the latest manual guide CAM while two updated two axis lathes will be hard turning aerospace components to 'super precision' finish
Machine CNC controls chuck clamping force
(March 2004)
Clamping force is controlled through the machine tool's controller in a geared programmable power chuck allowing the safe operating speed can be more than twice that of a conventional chuck
Advanced 2-axis turning machine range expanded
(November 2003)
Since their introduction, a series of two axis turning machines have rapidly established a reputation for advanced technology and high performance combined with exceptional value
More power added to multi-tasking turning centres
(November 2003)
Latest developments in powerful multi-tasking mill-turning machine tools combine the characteristics of a machining centre and lathe into one CNC machine
Chuck offers wider versatility and shorter set-ups
(October 2003)
Offering a jaw stroke of more than 50mm per jaw, when compared with the typical power chuck of 5mm, a programmable power chuck provides greater versatility and reduction in setting up times
'Collet jaw' chucks offer greater versatility
(October 2003)
A 'collet jaw' chuck is more universal than either three-jaw chucks or collets and covers a greater diameter range than conventional collets thus increasing flexibility and cost effectiveness
Plenty of power built into mill-turn centre
(July 2003)
A powerful, high torque mill-turn centre with an 18/15kW main spindle motor driving a chuck of up to 10 inches in diameter also has an opposing spindle with a six inch chuck
Programmable power chuck reduces set-up times
(June 2003)
Programmable power chuck, that provides far greater versatility and a significant reduction in setting up times, will be shown at the UK's Productivity Partnership in the North exhibition