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Our RSS feed for CNC turning centres, mill/turning, multi-tasking centres, horizontal and VTLs. press releasesMulti-tasking mill-turning centre is versatile
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. Brochure available
News from Yamazaki Mazak UK (29 April 2004)
Toolroom made thorough evaluation of 3-axis lathes
User application article An extensive search of three-axis lathes led to three UK suppliers of CNC mill/turn centres facing in-depth evaluation of machine, control, software and running economics before a choice was made.
News from The Colchester Lathe Company (27 April 2004)
Linear motors boost mill-turn centre capabilities
Linear motor axis powered mill-turn centre carries out the most comprehensive 6-sided machining, including turning, drilling, milling or deep-hole drilling of chuck, bar or shaft workpieces.
News from DMG (UK) (27 April 2004)
Mill-turning centre has horizontal/vertical axis
Mill-turning centre has three distinct modules all in one machine; a turning unit with horizontal axis, a turning unit with vertical axis and a multi-purpose head with a swivelling B axis.
News from CNC Machine Tools (26 April 2004)
'Entry level' turning centres have driven tooling
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. Brochure available
News from Yamazaki Mazak UK (22 April 2004)
Multi-function centre integrates IT and MT
Multi-function mill-turning centre integrating IT and manufacturing technology to enable the organisation of turning, milling and drilling operations in a single set-up. Brochure available
News from Yamazaki Mazak UK (22 April 2004)
Three turrets deploy 72 tools for mill-turn jobs
Claiming to make available more turret-mounted tooling than practically any other lathe on the market, an 11-axis, twin-opposed-spindle, mill-turn centre deploys three, 24-tool, turrets.
News from Mills Manufacturing Technology (23 March 2004)
B-axis toolchanger lathes machine in one set-up
Rigid and accurate B-axis toolchanger lathes are aimed at OEMs and subcontractors that want to produce complex, high-added-value components in a single set-up.
News from Mills Manufacturing Technology ( 8 March 2004)
Twin-spindle VTLs machine knuckles accurately
User application article Weight and eccentricity of automotive knuckles determined they had to be machined in a vertical turning lathe cell to reliably achieve the close machining accuracies required. Brochure available
News from NCMT (27 February 2004)
Robotic lathe boosts vehicle component production
User application article A robotically-loaded MHP lathe from Geo Kingsbury forms part of an automated cell for machining bells at GKN Driveline, Birmingham. It is 55% more productive than similar, manually-loaded lathes
News from Geo. Kingsbury Machine Tools (12 February 2004)
UK CNC lathe builder moves into mill-turn centres
'One-hit' machining technology is about to take the well-proven Colchester Tornado 'value for money' philosophy into a new production arena
News from The Colchester Lathe Company ( 6 February 2004)
Centre combines turning and multi-task machining
A multi-axis turning center that easily handles multiple small processing tasks integrates the capabilities of both a lathe and a machining center to produce complex workpieces.
News from Mori Seiki (US) ( 6 February 2004)
Powerful machining centre turns and mills
A powerful, portal-type vertical turning and milling centre, for five-sides machining, has its pallet changer located sideways at the rear to improve operator access to the machining area.
News from Unisign (30 January 2004)
Adding on latest CNC keeps work at home
User application article Adding on extensive CNC milling and turning facilities has seen a grinding services company to win additional high volume work and show successful manufacturing is still viable in UK. Brochure available
News from XYZ Machine Tools (16 December 2003)
Automotive standard modular centre can flow turn
Developed to meet automotive production line work, a modular slant bed turning centre can perform specialist processes such as flow turning and can carry out on-board process correction.
News from StarragHeckert UK (11 December 2003)
CNC counter spindle lathe shortens cycle times
Ccycle times are shortened and the programming simplified on a counterspindle CNC production lathe that machines two components simultaneously in the main and counter spindles.
News from EMCO Maier Ges.m.b.H., (18 November 2003)
Counter spindle NC axis speeds part transfer
User application article The use of an NC axis for the drive of the counter spindle speeds up part transfer in CNC production lathes while the latest CNC and digital drives have resulted in a fast, more dynamic machine.
News from EMCO Maier Ges.m.b.H., (18 November 2003)
High speed mill-turn centre machines six sides
Whether for turning, drilling, milling, or deep-hole drilling operations on chucking, bar, or shaft components, this high speed mill-turn centre offers comprehensive complete six-side machining.
News from DMG (UK) (13 November 2003)
IT merged with MT on mill-turning centres
Even greater opportunities for optimising machining operations within the machine shop are offered on mill-turning centres by integrating IT and MT to turn, mill and drill in one set-up. Brochure available
News from Yamazaki Mazak UK ( 4 November 2003)
More power added to multi-tasking turning centres
Latest developments in powerful multi-tasking mill-turning machine tools combine the characteristics of a machining centre and lathe into one CNC machine. Brochure available
News from Yamazaki Mazak UK ( 4 November 2003)
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