Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "CNC System",
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 Heavy-duty plate saw cuts tool steel quickly from
Kasto, which we summarised at the time by saying "A heavy-duty, CNC vertical bandsaw for cutting billets, plates, square or flat materials up to 1060 x 2060mm in section can cross-cutting 'difficult' metals as titanium, Hastelloy and Inconel".
Earlier in the week,
we featured the news release Measuring probes set tools, measure parts from
NCMT: "CNC machine tool manually operated measuring probes will be introduced for tool length setting, datuming and component measurement at MACH 2008".
In January 2008, we covered the news from Anilam
concerning its CNCs and DROs at MACH 2008
- take a look at Powerful CNCs and DROs need not be expensive
which says: "Affordable CNCs and DROs will be demonstrated at MACH 2008 performing milling, machining centre and turning applications and show that price does not compromise performance".
Take a look also at the news release from Press and Shear Machinery, Quieter CNC turret punch press is faster too,
as well as Low-cost CNC punching unit is high speed from UK Machine Tools,
and Vertical machining centre cuts tough alloys from Hurco Europe.
See also:
Compact gear shaving machine is productive
(January 2008)
A compact, highly productive machine for the fine finishing of soft spur and helical gears performs plunge as well as diagonal and parallel shaving processes
CNC miller/borer vertically turns as well
(December 2007)
Described as a 'cross between a heavy duty vertical turning and boring facility and a 5-axis machining centre' a bed-type machine has a 30kW turning table
Machining centres produce hydraulic parts families
(December 2007)
A manufacturer's on-going development in hydraulic pumps and motors is paralleled by the installation of multi-tasking machining centres for small and medium batch production
Linear motors smooth wire EDM operation
(October 2007)
Applying linear motor drives to wire-cut EDMs raises precision and provide vibration-free operation, while latest control systems reduce energy consumptipon by about 40%
Heavy duty milling centres have high capacity
(October 2007)
Four heavy duty CNC milling machines and machining centres combine high-quality build and technologically advanced features for large capacity, heavy-duty milling performance
CNC automatic lathes up speed, flexibility
(October 2007)
Italian builder of CNC automatics introduced advances in the design and control of CNC single- and multi-spindle lathes as well as multislide machines, all developed to raise output and flexibility
Vertical machining centre speeds machining by two
(October 2007)
A Brother 4-axis, twin-pallet, vertical machining centre supplied by Whitehouse Machine Tools is helping Hydraulic Projects machine control valve and marine steering system components
Robotic honing has automatic bore sizing
(August 2007)
A vertical CNC honing system designed for automatic precision sizing and finishing of deep bores up to 200mm diameter features robotic part loading offers variety of bore-diameter gaging systems
CNC machine tools expand subcontracting service
(August 2007)
Sheet metal fabricator is expanding into a wider range of services, having purchased a 'job shop' package of manual/CNC turret mill and manual/CNClathe and, latterly, VMCs
3D laser cutter avoids complex drive systems
(August 2007)
A 3D laser cutting machine has direct drive motors and transducers in the laser focusing head to avoid using complex kinematics and gear trains, so eliminating backlash and minimising wear
Vertical machining centres take heavy loads
(July 2007)
Cincinnati Machine exhibits at EMO 2007 will include vertical machining centes equipped for 5-axis and five-sides machining of workpieces up to 10,000kg
Bandsaw pulls-pushes blades to better cutting
(July 2007)
In a bandsaw drive, the system pushes as well as pulls the bandsaw blade, so it adds more cutting power as well as extending saw blade life, reducing noise and increasing productivity
Open days sell sliding headstock automatics
(May 2007)
A total of GBP 1.2 million in UK sales of Star CNC sliding head automatics - including eight at recent open days at the UK company - have been reported by Star Micronics
News on the Retrofit CNC system from ACI (UK)
(March 2007)
Rather than replace an older, but very useful CNC horizontal machining centre, a vintage car restorer opted to retrofit an up-to-date CNC and so saved on machine tool replacement costs
Laser cutting work handling is retrofittable
(March 2007)
A retrofittable automatic work handling system automates operation of CNC laser cutting/profiling machines, allowing the user to operate them in 'lights-out' mode
Fabricator has UK's largest water jet profiler
(February 2007)
Sheffield-based subcontractor fabricatorclaims to have the largest water jet cutting and profiling machine in the UK, which has a 9m x 4m capacity
News on the Heidenhain iTNC 530 CNC system from Heidenhain (GB)
(January 2007)
Added to an existing CNC are an adaptive feed rate control, global programming settings and expansion of the DXF converter to improve ease of operation
Laser combines manual and CNC welding
(January 2007)
Universal welding laser can be operated as an ergonomically optimized manual welding laser; as a deposit welding laser with joystick or as a high-precision CNC system
Five-axis machining centres get linear drives
(November 2006)
Five-axis CNC machining centres are offered with optional linear motor drives to X and Y axes for those seeking the very latest in production technology
News on the Fidia F0 CNC system from Fidia
(October 2006)
A flexible and economic numerical control can be used for various machine tool control applications: milling machines for moulds and dies, machining centres and grinding machines
CNC system speeds steel profiles drilling
(September 2006)
CNC steel profiles/sections drilling system is equipped with three simultaneously operating drilling units, one for drilling in the profile's web and the other two drilling units for the flanges
CNC routers help carpenters win new business
(September 2006)
A generation of CNC routers is helping carpenters generate new sources of revenues by producing wood, plastics and composites products in much less time and at far higher level of accuracy
CNC I/O module to cut machine tool wiring costs
(September 2006)
A terminal type I/O module designed to speed up the wiring process, improve the overall reliability of machine tool wiring, and help them reduce costs for new products or during retrofit applications
Universal welding laser is manual or CNC
(September 2006)
With one universal operating concept, universal welding laser operates as a manual welding laser; as a deposit welding laser with joystick or as a high-precision CNC system
Laser combines manual and CNC welding
(August 2006)
Universal welding laser can be operated as an ergonomically optimized manual welding laser; as a deposit welding laser with joystick or as a high-precision CNC system
Housing bore honed on machining centre
(August 2006)
CNC tooling and abrasive honing system is lower cost than conventional honing and is becoming the preferred process for finishing the inside diameter of a part at extremely tight tolerances
Standardised NVH test rig has lower cost
(August 2006)
Standardised test rig for measuring axle noise, vibration and harshness has significantly lower capital cost and lead-time from date of order to commissioning will be cut by a third
High-speed spindle thermal expansion compensated
(August 2006)
A special sensor system, for compensating thermal growth in high speed machining spindles, also enables machine tool operators to change the spindle without having to re-calibrate
Compact 'mini mill' VMC offers larger X-axis
(July 2006)
While still saving space, 'mini-mill' CNC milling machines are getting bigger - as shown by the introduction of a compact vertical machining centre equipped with an X-axis travel of 610mm
CNC machining centre stoppages reduced
(July 2006)
CNC machining centre stoppages in the Indian manufacturing industry will soon be reduced to less than 5%, thanks to a technological breakthrough achieved recently
VMCs' programming system speeds throughput
(July 2006)
The simplicity of CNC programming on three VMCs allows jobs to be turned around faster, resulting in improved profitability coupled with a short learning curve for new operator-programmers
CNC system speeds wood routing
(June 2006)
To achieve the necessary control of a high speed CNC wood routing machine, a Delta Tau Universal Motion and Automation Control was selected, as it offered the best cost to performance solution
Latest machine tool CNC is even easier to use
(June 2006)
Latest machine tool control system is even easier and quicker to use than its predecessors and delivers elements that take machine control and machining to new efficiency levels
First quarter sales buoyant reports ACI (UK)
(May 2006)
Measurement and control specialist ACI (UK) reports increased Q1 sales for the ranges of Acu-Rite, Anilam and Quadra-Chek Metronics digital readouts and computer numerical control systems