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Swiss-Type Lathe Adds B Axis

The L20 Type XII Swiss-type lathe from Marubeni Citizen-Cincom features B-axis controllable rotary tools for simultaneous complex machining.

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Swiss-Type Lathes Offer Guide Bushing Options

Available from Absolute Machine Tools, the Nexturn S-model range of Swiss-type lathes include 鈥渆鈥 and 鈥淧鈥 series, each consisting of four models capable of handling 20-, 26-, 32- or 36-mm barstock.

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Get Ready for Growth

Making good parts is one thing, but making good parts in a process that is scalable is something different. Here is how one manufacturer rethought its production to prepare for opportunity.

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Multitasking Turning Center Enables Done-in-One Operations

Mazak鈥檚 Quick Turn Nexus 250-II multitasking turning center features milling, Y-axis capability, and main and second spindles for done-in-one operations on medium- and large-sized components.

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Multitasking Turning Center Supports Off-Center Operations

The Nakamura-Tome AS-200 multitasking turning center available from Methods Machine Tools features a single spindle, single turret in a heavy-duty, compact machine.

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Multitasking Machine Enables Five-Axis Simultaneous Milling

EMCO Maier鈥檚 Hyperturn 65 Powermill multitasking machine features a counter spindle for four-axis machining and a B axis with a direct drive for five-axis simultaneous milling operations.

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CAM Improves Programming of Multitasking Machines

By investing in Esprit CAM software from DP Technology, French manufacturer Lathuille-Hudry was able to take full advantage of programming its multitasking machines to produce complex geometries.

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Video: Horizontal Boring Mill Turns 23-Foot-Diameter Part

This shop leverages large-scale multitasking machines. Learn why, and see one of its horizontal boring mills turning a terribly big mining industry part.

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Multitasking Vertical Turning Center for Heavy-Duty Machining

Mazak鈥檚 Megaturn Nexus 900M combines turning and secondary machining operations to efficiently cut large cast iron and steel workpieces such as those used in jet engine manufacturing, and construction and industrial machinery.

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Spending a Day at the Gear Expo

See a slideshow of equipment spotted at the 2013 edition of Gear Expo, the show’s largest edition in more than a decade.

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