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Manual lathes and manual/CNC (combination or half-NC) lathes
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Teach-in control simplifies lathe operation
A teach-in control system for electronic lathes brings simplicity and ease of programming and/or operation in combination with high-performance operating software.
News from HK Technologies (24 September 2007)
Operations software boosts manual/CNC lathe usage
'Operations Link' software offers operators of manual/CNC 'combination' lathes further important advantages in time-saving, automatic linking of operating cycles and workshop efficiency.
News from TS Harrison and Sons (25 August 2006)
Turning can be manual, electronic or CNC
Combination' or 'half-NC' lathes combine conventional turning, electronic cycle turning and full CNC turning in one machine and the user needs no CNC training to use electronic turning cycles.
News from Ajax Machine Tools ( 8 August 2006)
Instrument makers' lathe has sensitive feed
A compact clock, watch and instrument makers' lathe accepts the 8mm horological collets in headstock and tailstock spindles and has a saddle lever feed for sensitive or rapid traverse.
News from Cowells Small Machine Tools ( 4 July 2006)
Precision CNC toolroom lathe works manually too
A compact precision toolroom lathe has full CNC, but can also be operated manually - the machine's distance between centers is 18in, cross-slide travel is 8in and spindle speed is 0-3000 rev/min.
News from Haas Automation ( 3 July 2006)
Manual/CNC lathe has large 104mm spindle bore
A manual/CNC lathe has a large 104mm spindle bore, which combined with a 560mm swing over bed and a choice of 1000mm, 1750mm or 3000mm between centres, gives maximum flexibility. Brochure available
News from XYZ Machine Tools (29 May 2006)
Budget-priced lathes and millers introduced
A budget priced series of turret millers and lathes, with prices starting at GBP 4950 for a milling machine are fitted with European bearings and electrical components, and all have CE approval. Brochure available
News from XYZ Machine Tools (29 May 2006)
Toolroom CNC lathe is powerful, flexible, simple
Toolroom Lathe has a proprietary conversational operating system that makes cutting parts and creating part programs nearly effortless, and operation ranges from manual to CNC.
News from Haas Automation (26 May 2006)
High value offered in manual and CNC lathes
Manual and CNC lathes include three 'value-for-money' models of heavy duty, geared head manual lathes with 400mm, 500mm and 560mm swing-over-bed dimensions respectively.
News from Clausing Industrial (Europe) ( 8 May 2006)
Manual/CNC lathe can also perform milling
The latest generation of advanced customised controls and conversational programming systems feature on the first Harrison manual/CNC lathe to have a milling facility.
News from TS Harrison and Sons ( 7 April 2006)
Manual/CNC lathe expands turning capacity
User application article Subcontract machinist said his customers knew he had acquired a manual/CNC (combination) lathe because he could make several parts in the time needed previously to machine one. Brochure available
News from XYZ Machine Tools (31 March 2006)
Heavy duty combination lathe has latest CNC
A heavy duty flat bed 'combination' lathe - with 800mm swing and 170mm bore - has Fanuc 210i-TA control with its single screen program creation software and six methods of programming.
News from Colchester Lathe Company (30 March 2006)
Manual/CNC straight bed lathe learnt in a day
A manual/CNC straight bed lathe is a low cost, 'entry level' machine has a control system that can be mastered within a day, even by users with no previous CNC experience. Brochure available
News from XYZ Machine Tools (24 March 2006)
College adds six more manual lathes
User application article Manual turning is the building block for lathe operators and six new manual machines will helps them to understand the turning process and acquire the basic skills.
News from Harrison and Sons (21 July 2005)
Manual/CNC centre lathe has large spindle bore
Manual/CNC lathe has a large 104mm spindle bore, which combined with a 560mm swing over bed and a choice of 1000mm, 1750mm or 3000mm between centres, offers maximum flexibility. Brochure available
News from XYZ Machine Tools ( 8 July 2005)
Budget priced manual machine tools make debut
Manual machine tools remain popular in training organisations and maintenance departments, for which a range of budget priced turret mills, lathes and grinding machines is available. Brochure available
News from XYZ Machine Tools ( 7 July 2005)
Combination lathe chosen for advanced research
User application article Bristol University needed a large machine to be used manually but also had the software programs to turn more complex shapes, for which a 'half-NC' or 'combination' lathe was selected.
News from Harrison, TS ( 1 June 2005)
Combination lathe turns ACME threaded SS shafts
User application article Flat bed combination manual/CNC lathe offered with a special macro written to produce an ACME thread form won a contract against another supplier that planned to thread whirl a shaft.
News from Colchester Lathe Company (11 April 2005)
Manual/CNC lathe is better and quicker
User application article Since acquiring a manual/CNC lathe, a leading motor factory is producing turned parts "better and quicker" allowing new parts - and 'one-offs' - to be produced to high quality standards.
News from Harrison, TS (31 March 2005)
Manual/CNC lathes satisfy safety critical criteria
User application article Nickel-titanium material is expensive and machining by turning is regarded as very difficult, but innovative lathe control helped to optimise machining conditions to get good results. Brochure available
News from XYZ Machine Tools (22 March 2004)
Manual/CNC flatbed lathe benefits from touchscreen
Believed to have one of the most advanced control systems on the market yet, a two-axis, flatbed lathe is designed to operate across a wide spectrum of manual/CNC working parameters.
News from T S Harrison ( 9 February 2004)
Electronic lathe first time user produces in hours
Within a matter of hours an operator with no CNC experience was able to program and produce parts using icon-based commands, virtual tool display and graphic support on an electronic centre lathe.
News from The Colchester Lathe Company (30 January 2004)
Easy-to-use conversational CNC suits small batches
User application article Easy-to-use conversational programming routines on a manual/CNC lathe have made a significant difference when applied to the small batch work, says a precision machining company. Brochure available
News from XYZ Machine Tools (28 November 2003)
Turn a key to select simple turning or CNC
Equally at home in the school workshop, technical college or factory, toolroom standard, flat bed range of lathes have the production capabilities and flexibility of a CNC machine.
News from T S Harrison (18 November 2003)
Value engineering exercise reduces lathe costs
A resurgence in international demand for manual centre lathes combined with avalue engineering exercise have brought down their costs significantly.
News from The Colchester Lathe Company ( 2 July 2003)
Electronic lathe transforms jobbing shop
User application article The productivity and flexibility of a newly acquired electronic lathe has transformed a small agricultural jobbing shop into a busy sub-contract operation serving a wide range of industries.
News from T S Harrison (12 March 2003)
Electronic lathes are effective on small batches
User application article Precision machinist says that electronic manual lathes are more cost-effective on small batch work and prototype production than either the company's CNC lathes or traditional centre lathes.
News from T S Harrison (30 January 2003)
Electronic lathe frees up CNC production machines
The installation of an 'electronic' lathe has saved up to a third in machining times over previous methods for copper welding arms and released CNC machines for higher volume work.
News from StarragHeckert UK ( 9 December 2002)
Quality centre lathe price cut by 40%
The latest 'special edition' variable speed centre lathe is now available from just GBP 12,750 - representing a massive price reduction of 40 per cent from the previous model.
News from The Colchester Lathe Company (21 November 2002)
Demand for centre lathes brings prices down
A dramatic turnaround in the demand for conventional lathes has enabled a lathe builder to reduce the price of selected models in its centre lathe range by up to 40 per cent.
News from The Colchester Lathe Company (30 September 2002)
Easy-to-use manual/CNC lathe launched in Chicago
Unrivalled ease-of-use features the latest manual/CNC lathe, thanks to its specially developed Fanuc/Harrison control and full-size colour touch-screen. It makes its debut at IMTS.
News from 600 Group (26 August 2002)
Manual/CNC lathe reduces product cycle times
User application article The installation of a Harrison Alpha Plus 550S manual/CNC lathe has led to a dramatic reduction in product cycle times for Stoke-based sub-contractor, Alton Precision Engineering.
News from T S Harrison ( 9 January 2002)
Flat bed electronic lathes have extensive memories
Top seller in the Pinacho electronic lathe range is the Mustang, which is now available from Traub Heckert UK of Brackley.
News from Traub Heckert UK (30 August 2001)
Conventional lathe has digital drives
The world innovation - the NEF 320 K - a conventional lathe with navigator system rounds off successful NEF product line.
News from DMG (UK) (15 May 2001)
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