Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Vertical Machining Centres",
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 Powerful CNCs and DROs need not be expensive from
Anilam, which we summarised at the time by saying "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".
Earlier in the week,
we featured the news release Vertical machining centres cut patterns from
Haas Automation: "Producer of low volume reaction injection moulded parts and polyurethane castings uses five vertical machining centres to cut master pattern equipment from polyurethane tooling board".
In January 2008, we covered the news from 600 Centre
concerning its Fanuc F-Series VMC - Protocon
- take a look at Vertical machining centres precisely cut Inconel
which says: "Latest high speed vertical machining centre used by an aerospace subcontract machining firm is maintaining 5 micron accuracy in the complex machining of Inconel components".
Take a look also at the news release from Cincinnati Machine, Five-axis machining centre has 150 deg tilt table,
as well as CAD/CAM reduces jobs times from 4h to 30min from Radan Computational,
and Metal cutting tooling inserts last longer from Walter GB.
See also:
HMCs replace VMCs and raise productivity 25%
(December 2007)
Two of the latest 4-axis horizontal machining centres are machining aircraft steel engine mounts and have raised productivity by 25% compared with vertical machining centre work
Vertical machining centres offer wide choice
(December 2007)
Vertical machining centres are in a rang covering from a simple, low-cost, high rigidity general purpose machine, to a high specification type with 15,000 rev/min spindle and 48m/min rapid traverse
News on the Unipent 4000 vertical machining centres from Unisign
(November 2007)
Moving bridge type CNC vertical machining centre combines powerful 5-axis machining capabilities with highly dynamic machine features and high product accuracy
Large display has 22 CNC machine tools
(October 2007)
One of the largest exhibition stands at the recent EMO 2007 machine tool show was the Yamazak Mazak Corporation one with 22 CNC machine tools on display
Automated system stores, retrieves pallets
(October 2007)
Clitheroe Light Engineering invested in an automated Fastems system for storing and retrieving machine pallets, together with machines and a load/unload station which form a three-machine FMS
Vertical machining centres aid subcontractor
(October 2007)
Recent purchases by Verulam Engineering have included a Dugard Eagle 10 lathe, a Dugard Eagle 1000 VMC with Heidenhain iTNC 530 control and fourth axis and a Dugard Eagle 450 XP VMC
VMC offers thermal stability for precision
(September 2007)
A high-performance vertical machining centre provides the accuracy, rigidity and thermal stability required for high-precision work, using massive cast-iron construction
CNC converts maintenance shop into factory
(September 2007)
Investment of over GBP 200,000 in new CNC machine tools has added a successful and expanding subcontract operation onto a well established maintenance workshop service
Vertical machining centres, lathes and mill/turns
(September 2007)
A new range of vertical machining centres (VMC) is seen for the first time at EMO 2007, with new lathes and mill/turn centres from the Tornado and Alpha ranges
Manual shopfloor progress chasing computerised
(September 2007)
Hydraulics manufacturer relates how it used to take 30 min to progress chase a job - until a scheduling system was introduced and integrated with existing MRP and networkd manufacturing system
Twin-spindle machining centres cut downtime
(August 2007)
If you are regularly machining small to medium batches of relatively complex prismatic parts it may be time to look at twin-spindle machining centres, says Mike Page
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
Latest CNC to be shown in precision machining
(July 2007)
As well as showing its latest milling machines, CNC lathes and turning centres and workholding producs, Hardinge will demonstrate Heidenhain's iTNC 620 CNC in pecision machining action at EMO
CNC machine tools Open Day scheduled
(July 2007)
Having already penetrated various engineering markets with its manual/CNC lathes and milling/machining centres, XYZ Machine Tools will be demonstrating bridge-type millers at its Open Days
CNC lathes and mill-turn centres to be shown
(July 2007)
Latest 2-axis CNC lathes have significantly increased spindle power and size of the linear ways and will be shown at EMO 2007 alongside advanced mill-turn centres
Machining centres speed subcontract throughput
(July 2007)
A 5-axis machining centre installed at a subcontract machine shop reduced cycle times 25-30%, encouraging the company to oder more machining centres from the same supplier
Add a fourth axis to your 3-axis machining centre
(June 2007)
The easiest and most ready way to add a fourth NC axis to a 3-axis machining centre or milling/boring machine is to fit an NC rotary table or indexer
Event sells five vertical machining centres
(June 2007)
Hurco Europe reports the sale of five of its vertical machining centres during its recent open house event in the UK, including one the largest capacity VMCs to a subcontractor
News on the Kitamura Mycenter 3Xvertical machining centres from Leader CNC
(June 2007)
Using a vertical machining centre's 15,000 rev/min spindle and the advanced look ahead features on its CNC, a company is realising 40% savings machining 3D profiles in advanced alloys
Vertical machining centres raise part conformance
(June 2007)
Seven 5-axis, vertical machining centres, six equipped with individual 32-pallet storage systems, form the core of a Formula One racing team's high performance prismatic metalcutting capability
Plier manufacturer benefits from waterjets
(June 2007)
Jet machining centre results in improved manufacturing efficiency and flexibility at Maun Industries
Five-axis production of superbike suspension
(May 2007)
Hemlock Engineering's five-axis production centre at Stapleford, Nottingham has developed a radial foot component for the front forks of a superbike
Machining centre uses two, not eight, set-ups
(May 2007)
Formula One racing car components that once required eight set-ups for machining are now completed in just two, with considerable costs and time savings, using a 5-axis machining centre
CNC machine tools boost oil/gas part manufacture
(May 2007)
Manufacturer of oil and gas sector components in difficult to machine metals and alloys has invested in a GBP 1,25 million expansion programme, including five CNC machine tools
News on the Vertical machining centres from Hurco Europe
(May 2007)
Owned by its US parent, Hurco Europe - a builder of precise vertical machining centres - will be celbrating its 25th Anniversary at a forthcoming 'open house' during June, 2007
Latest CAM halves press tool machining times
(May 2007)
Power press tools maker found its old CAM system could not cope with the recent doubling of factory size and a trial with a new system revealed that a 24h machining job can now be done in 12h
News on the 5-axis vertical machining centres from Kingsbury Machine Tools
(May 2007)
Modified gantry design on a 5-axis vertical machining centre positions all guideways above the working area and Y-axis has a patented arrangement of three staggered guideways to give stable traverse
Vertical machining centre has acceleration of 2G
(May 2007)
The new C Dugard agency for Akira-Seiki vertical machining centres will include one of the fastest rapid traverse rates of 96 m/min available on a vertical machining centre with an acceleration of 2G
CAM halves 5-axis machining cycle times
(April 2007)
An aerospace CNC machine shop has found that using a CAM system to program its 5-axis machining centre has halved cycle times on a family of four aircraft parts while improving surface finishes
Sliding-head lathe ups mill-turning productivity
(April 2007)
Sliding-head mill-turning centres with high pressure coolant, supplied by Star Micronics, have boosted productivity by 30 per cent at DKW Engineering
'One-hit' sliding head autos replace lost work
(April 2007)
Once quite badly hit by loss of machining work to China, a UK subcontractor invested in 'one-hit' machining and is now exporting complex components, so replacing much of its lost business
South East Asian support for CAM software
(March 2007)
CAM system provider to hold resellers meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in June 2007, which includes both conference and training sessions
High end precision machining centres agency
(March 2007)
HK Technologies has been selected as the new and exclusive agency for the United Kingdom and Ireland for Unisign, a Netherlands based manufacturer of High End Precision Machining Centres
Round-the-clock precision subcontracting
(March 2007)
Impact Precision's round-the-clock precision subcontract business has been expanded with new machine tools including a nine-axis Daewoo Puma MX 2500 ST mill/turn centre