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Five-axis machining centres can be customised
Range of 5-axis machining centres can now be tailored to meet most needs and a universal spindle can now be combined with a high precision C-axis rotary table for full mill/turn capability.
News from Cincinnati Machine UK (28 April 2005)
Machine mills, grinds and polishes in one set-up
Five-axis multi-tasking machine performs milling, grinding, belting, polishing and gauging in one set-up and is able to produc e work with high surface finish tolerances.
News from Schutte TGM (28 March 2005)
VMC offers full 5-axis/5-sides machining
Vertical machining centre with a 5-axis rotary table comfortably machines workpieces up to 400mm in diameter and 300mm high, and has up to 150 deg tilt capability.
News from Cincinnati Machine UK (31 January 2005)
Five-axis vertical machining centre with turning
The Supermiller 400 has expansion capability to a five-axis machining centre with turning capability. Brochure available
News from Fredk. Pollard and Co ( 5 October 2004)
Five-axis machining centres do it in 'one hit'
User application article To fulfil its objective of machining complex items such as suspension, transmission and engine components in 'one hit', a subcontractor has acquired five-axis twin-column machining centres. Brochure available
News from Yamazaki Mazak UK (24 September 2004)
Gantry-type VMC brings agility to 5-axis work
A gantry-type, vertical-spindle machining centre with integrated fourth and fifth axes provided by a 280mm diameter rotary table on a +/-115 degree swivelling trunnion machines complex parts.
News from Geo. Kingsbury Machine Tools (20 September 2004)
Five-axis VMCs feature high precision tilt head
A range of 5-axis fixed table VMCs has a high precision spindle head that features up to +/-95 deg tilt in the A-axis and full 360 deg contouring in the C-axis - ideal for machining complex parts.
News from Cincinnati Machine UK (30 August 2004)
Five-axis investment reduces set-ups from 18 to 1
User application article Investing GBP 500,000 in a high specification, five-axis machining centre, with another soon to follow, means jobs can be done in one or two set-ups instead of 18 as before.
News from DMG (UK) (26 August 2004)
Tilt and turn helps single set-up machining
The double column construction of a five-axis machining centre coupled with a tilting rotary table allows large, complex components to be completed in a single set-up. Brochure available
News from Yamazaki Mazak UK (23 August 2004)
Ultra high speed machining centre to be shown
Ultra high speed 5 axis, linear motor powered axis machining centre can be supplied with a 60, 000 rev/min spindle at no extra cost with options on robotic loading and multi-pallet systems.
News from Matsuura Machinery Plc (20 August 2004)
Precise 5-axis VMC machines small components
For the continuous 5-axis machining small, complex workpieces, a machining centre offers a repeatable positioning accuracy of under 0.001mm and a rotational repeatability of under 0.0002 deg.
News from Primacon Maschinenbau GmbH ( 5 July 2004)
Turbine blade re-processing time to be cut by half
User application article Adaptive 5-axis reverse-engineering and machining of complex aerospace compressor blades enables blade re-processing time to be cut by half, with production of a more consistent aerofoil surface.
News from StarragHeckert UK (27 May 2004)
C of G technology plus 5-axis up productivity
Driven from the Centre of Gravity technology, together with the 5-axis capability of machine tools, will help aerospace companies achieve their productivity targets. Brochure available
News from Fredk. Pollard and Co (21 May 2004)
Five-axis productivity raised by 25% on impellers
User application article A 5-axis VMC has proven to be 25 per cent more productive than other 5-axis equipment as bigger diameter milling cutters that take double the depth of cut could be used.
News from Geo. Kingsbury Machine Tools (21 May 2004)
One-metre cube M-C offers 1m traverse in all axes
Designed for the five-axis/five-side machining of complex workpieces, a machining centre offers full 1m traverses in all three major axes, impressive productivity and maximum precision.
News from DMG (UK) (13 November 2003)
5-axis M-C machines complex parts in one set-up
Multi-face, simultaneous 5 axis twin column machining centres feature a high rigidity tilting/rotary table that permits complex workpieces to be finish machined in one set-up. Brochure available
News from Yamazaki Mazak UK (29 October 2003)
5-axis VMC's rotary movements are more rigid
Speed, accuracy and repeatability of the rotary axes of a fully interpolative 5-axis VMC are substantial elements providing much greater rigidity than previously available 'add-ons'. Brochure available
News from NCMT (21 May 2003)
5-axis HMC machines aircraft structural parts
Ideal for machining smaller aircraft structural components from aluminium and titanium, a horizontal-spindle, 5-axis machining centre offers high speed, high power spindle technology. Brochure available
News from NCMT (27 March 2003)
Larger portal type M-C offers power and speed
Moving up in machine size, Deckel Maho has introduced a large, modular, portal type, universal CNC machining centre for the five-axis machining of heavy components.
News from Gildemeister (21 February 2003)
Five-axis VMCs offer pendelum operations
Five-axis travelling column VMCs feature a rotary and tilting table at one end of the machine and a plain table at the other. Brochure available
News from C Dugard (31 October 2002)
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