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Mill/turn centre has a lower turret equipped with a 60mm Y-axis traverse that increases capability for new processing applications and cutting tools
With a lower turret equipped with a 60 mm Y-axis, Yamazaki Mazak UK said that the versatility of its Integrex e-420H-ST II mill/turn centre is considerably expanded. It delivers increased capability for new processing [...]

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With Manual Guide i, the current Fanuc GE CNC controllers can be directly programmed onsite in a simple manner - regardless of whether turning, milling or combining machining processes
Manual Guide i, a user-friendly workshop programming from Fanuc GE, is constantly being developed. In addition to the improvement of diverse machining and milling cycles, it has [...]

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German CNC lathe builder has redesigned its mill-turn centres that are over twice as rigid as earlier models, allowing an increased depth of cut to be taken to maximise metal removal rate
Index Werke, Germany, said that the higher the resonant frequency (RF) of a machine tool’s structure, the greater is its inherent stiffness and the [...]

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Maximizing the benefits of multi-tasking starts with a CAM software strategy that can leverage the sophistication of the machine tool.
Friday, February 01, 2008
By  John Teresko
Start with the understanding that maximizing the benefits of multi-tasking machines requires a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) approach that takes full advantage of the machine tool’s capabilities.
Keep in mind that operations will [...]

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Latest universal turning and mill/turning machines offer up to 25% performance improvement, when compared with the last generation, while work area visibility has been improved
Gildemeister said that its ‘fifth generation’ CTX Series of CNC universal turning and mill-turn machines offer up to a 25% improvement in performance. Also an ultra-modern enclosure design provides up to [...]

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