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      <title>Take another look at rotary transfer machines</title>
      <description>Rotary transfer machines were originally conceived with short cycle times and long, high volume production runs, but today, they offer flexibility, writes Mike Page.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mike Page - editor's feature articles</category>
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      <title>Transfer machines take batch sizes down to 100-off</title>
      <description>Though associated with large batch and continuous volume production, two transfer machine designs can be changed over quickly to machine small batches down to 100-off.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Tool SA Agno</category>
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      <title>Multi-tasking machining systems range broadened</title>
      <description>A machining system offers unlimited flexibility, optimum productivity and high quality, for work pieces in any material or shape, conforming within a machining envelope of up to 250 x 250 x 250mm.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik131.html</link>
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      <title>Modular transfer system machines small batches</title>
      <description>To machine small to medium batches, modular linear transfer system combines advantages of vertical, horizontal or universal machining centres including 5-axis processing and turning.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
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      <title>Rotary and linear machining systems are accurate</title>
      <description>Complex features in fuel injection components can be incorporated into a single highly repetitive automated cycle including the generation under CNC of profiles and internal recesses.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
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      <title>Bar fed rotary transfer challenges CNC automatics</title>
      <description>A 12-station multi-axis rotary transfer machine accepts bar stock up to 60mm diameter to provide a six-face component machining capability as an alternative to CNC automatic lathes.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
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      <title>Machined parts produced in batches or volume</title>
      <description>Over the last few years a Swiss machine tool company has restructured into a 'solution provider' involving small to medium batch work to producing parts on the fastest rotary transfer machines.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik127.html</link>
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      <title>Machining systems builder has 3D measuring</title>
      <description>Machining systems company may be the only one able to combine into a single measuring cycle touch-trigger probing with laser scanning and non-contact video measurement.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik125.html</link>
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      <title>Machine tool maintenance scheme optimised</title>
      <description>Swiss machining systems builder has introduced an optimised maintenance scheme against a fixed price, checklist based contract that includes labour, spare and wear parts, and travelling.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
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      <title>Rotary transfer machines upgraded</title>
      <description>Manufacturer of rotary transfer machining systems has set up a department to source used Mikron rotary transfer machines for upgrading and re-sale.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
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      <title>Machining units made to high standards</title>
      <description>Machining units and components for special purpose machines of exacting standards, can achieve high levels of automation in drilling, tapping, milling and grinding operations.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Bruce Engineering</category>
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      <title>Rotary transfer machine has 30 tools in cut</title>
      <description> CD shows 'one-hit' single cycle machining involving up to 140 CNC axes and 30 tools simultaneously in cut on 12-station rotary transfer machine.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik122.html</link>
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      <title>Machining system support restructured</title>
      <description>Mikron Machining Technology has restructured its international customer support operations around its new Global Service Solution operation.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik118.html</link>
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      <title>Flexible production cell has 5-axis machining</title>
      <description>A flexible production cell with two independent single-spindle/twin-spindle machining centers and a four-position pallet changer, has been up-graded with a 5-axis version with faster tool change.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Riello Sistemi</category>
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      <title>Flexible machining system is user-friendly</title>
      <description>A simple, user-friendly machining cell has five machining modules mounted on the same frame, which combines the high productivity of parts within a 300mm3 cube with excellent flexibility.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Riello Sistemi</category>
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      <title>Rotary transfer machine has more tools</title>
      <description>A machining spindle unit that can change up to four tools automatically within a production cycle has expanded the number of tools carried on a 12 station rotary transfer machine.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik113.html</link>
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      <title>Rotary transfer machines large volumes or batches</title>
      <description>A flexible changeover, rotary transfer machine enables higher levels of accuracy to be met and combines production sequences into a 'single-hit' cycle for large volume or batcgh production.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik111.html</link>
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      <title>Linear transfer system productivity raised 20%</title>
      <description>Able to outperform machining centres' productivity and process capabilities for short batch and medium volume quantities, a linear transfer system's productivity is raised by 20%.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron</category>
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      <title>Rotary production machining cells ordered</title>
      <description>Within six months of its world launch at EMO 2005 machine tool exhibition in Hannover, four Mikron NRG-50 12 station rotary production machining cells have been ordered for European factories.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology - Mikron SA Agno</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik110.html</link>
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      <title>Part collectors enable better transfer machine use</title>
      <description>Automated part collectors that collect parts in a controlled manner are allowing a motion and fluid control specialist to use untapped capacity on eleven rotary transfer machines.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>EMC</category>
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      <title>Rotary transfer replaces conventional machining</title>
      <description>Three of the latest high production, single operation rotary transfer machines for the female contacts have been so effective that the user is planning to extend its newly gained production advantage.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology - Mikron SA Agno</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik109.html</link>
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      <title>Transfer machining systems drive down costs</title>
      <description>Linear and rotary transfer high speed machining systems of various size and flexible CNC machines of different productivity and flexibility levels drive down production costs.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology - Mikron SA Agno</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik107.html</link>
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      <title>Modular transfer machine speeds up changeover</title>
      <description>Modular rotary transfer prismatic machining system offer almost endless configurations and are designed to considerably speed up product change-over times.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology - Mikron SA Agno</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik108.html</link>
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      <title>World's fastest trotary transfer machine claimed</title>
      <description>Producing the world's fastest rotary transfer machine able to produce parts at a rate up to 500/minute, Mikron has on offer a wide range of modular rotary and linear transfer systems.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology - Mikron SA Agno</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik106.html</link>
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      <title>Rotary transfer machine accuracies raised</title>
      <description>Rotary transfer machine enables higher levels of accuracy to be met by combining production sequences into a 'single-hit' cycle for large batch, medium batches of families of components.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology - Mikron SA Agno</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik105.html</link>
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      <title>Linear transfer machines short batches quicker</title>
      <description>Linear transfer machining system performs 5.1/2-face machining and combines simultaneous 5-axis machining with a productivity rate some 47% higher than normal machining centres.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mikron Machining Technology - Mikron SA Agno</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mik/mik104.html</link>
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