Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Vertical Turning Lathes",
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 Vertical turning lathes mill and grind too from
Dugard, which we summarised at the time by saying "A range of elevating cross rail-type vertical turning lathes machine parts up to 2.8m diameter by 1.6m height, including milling, drilling and, optionally, grinding too".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Mill-turn centre machines complex components from
Ward CNC Machinery: "A 3-axis mill-turn centre with C-axis and driven tooling enables complex mill-turn-drill operations to be quickly and efficiently performed in a single set-up".
In November 2007, we covered the news from Mike Page - editor's feature articles
concerning its CNC machine tools and wind turbines
- take a look at Wind generates more machine tool sales energy
which says: "For some builders of heavy-duty machine tools at EMO 2007, the worldwide spread of wind farms has generated up to 30% in new business, reports Mike Page".
Take a look also at the news release from Ward CNC Machinery, Heavy duty milling centres have high capacity,
as well as Linear encoders enliven vertical boring mills from Newall Measurement Systems,
and Machining optimised with cutting tools progress from Sandvik Coromant UK.
See also:
Large capacity horizontal borers added
(March 2007)
Kuraki large capacity CNC horizontal boring mills and O-M heavy duty, high accuracy vertical turning lathes will be distributed in the UK by Matsuura Machinery
Vertical turning lathes can be customised
(January 2007)
Aero engine rework companies ar are buying standard vertical turning lathes - built from modules - and tailored to suit the requirements of this specialised market
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
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
Powerful vertical turning lathes have a Y-axis
(March 2006)
Adding a Y-axis onto a range of vertical turning lathes has given them machining centre-type production capabilities for a wide range of prismatic components up to 50 tonnes
News on the Remanufactured vertical turning lathes from Pennine Automation
(December 2005)
Machine tool company is putting more investment into re-manufactured VTL's - having acuired more 'carcasses' to offer competitive CNC vertical borers to the aerospace and turbine industry
Latest touch probe systems on machine tools
(November 2005)
The directors of Castle Precision have embraced the latest technology, applied so effectively that in some cases 'wasteful' operations have been reduced by over 80%
Dugard now represents Hyundai-Kia in the UK
(May 2005)
Following the merger of Hyundai and Kia, C Dugard, has been appointed to represent both leading brands in the UK as a single agency under the Hyundai-Kia banner
Tool maker adds HMC to cope with chuck demand
(July 2004)
Another HMC with twin pallet changer has been installed at a toolmaker's factory to meet increased European demand for its workholding products, principally chuck jaws for lathes
Lathe chuck jaw demand brings in new HMC to cope
(June 2004)
HMC with twin pallet changer capable of taking heavy fixture loading has been installed at a tool maker to meet increased demand from Europe for its workholding products
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
Hanging-spindle VTLs up machining productivity
(September 2003)
The installation at the end of 2002 of two hanging-spindle vertical turning lathes has brought substantial productivity benefits at an Abingdon, UK-based contract machinist
News on the BV production vertical turning lathes from Whitehouse Machine Tools
(May 2003)
Vertical turning lathes are designed to meet European customers' needs for cost-effective chuck machining, particularly for small-and medium-sized series as well as volume production
Pick-up spindle VTLs installed to reduce costs
(October 2002)
Another example of the increasing popularity of self-loading vertical turning lathes are the two installed by a contract machinist to keep production costs down
CNC boosts add productivity and flexibility
(September 2002)
Installation of a CNC lathe and a horizontal machining centre has provided significant productivity and flexibility benefits for a workholding equipment manufacturer
Small parts FMS to amortise in one year
(February 2001)
At the end of October 2000, the first phase of a GBP 600,000 flexible manufacturing system project became operational at the Poole factory of Westwind Air Bearings