Machining Centers

The Job Shop Is the First Half of the Business

By day, NTL Industries went from a lathe and a mill in a home garage to an 11-employee enterprise in under five years. By night, it tackles a new future.

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Vertical Machining Center Designed for Flexibility

IMTS22: Hardinge’s Bridgeport XR1000 VMC is said to be ideal for machining everything from simple workpieces and quality molds/dies to complex prismatic parts.

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View From My Shop Episode 6: Baker Industries' Huge Parts and Massive Machining Centers

In the latest episode of The View From My Shop, ¸ßÅâÂÊÁùºÏ²Ê takes a tour of Baker Industries, a manufacturer of tooling, prototypes and low-volume production components. See how this large-scale operation gets everything done across multiple facilities on the same site.

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Soraluce Demonstrates Hardware and Software Advances at Annual Summit

The company continues to refine its large-format machine tools with its dynamic workpiece stabilization capabilities and connected software infrastructure. 

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Five-Axis

Flexible Five-Axis Machine Ideal for Lights-Out Manufacturing

IMTS22: Kitamura Machinery is revealing its all new MedCenter5AX simultaneous five-axis machining center with high precision and rigidity, enabling an automated production process.  

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Aerospace

The Strategic Value of Machine Tool Flexibility

This aerospace and defense supplier has a strategy to take advantage of the flexibility in its newest and largest five-axis gantry-type machining center.

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What to Do When Five-Axis Machining Is Off the Table

For Fischer USA, 3+2 machining with a high-precision rotary table adds flexibility without the cost of a full five-axis machine.

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IMTS

Five-Axis Machining Center Accommodates Small Workpieces

Mitsui Seiki’s compact PJ 303X machining center, to be highlighted at IMTS 2022, provides high precision, speed and versatility for critical parts like lens molds, medical products and EDM electrodes.  

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Automation

When Automating a Task Beats Automating the Process

A medical manufacturer proves why a high mix of complex work need not deter any manufacturer from automation, whether via robot or pallet system.   

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Five-Axis

Compact Machining Center for Small Workpieces

IMTS22: Chiron Group’s Micro5 maximizes precision for small, micro-technical workpieces such as medical, watchmaking, jewelry and small electronics.

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