Machinery & Machining Tools

Mitsubishi Carbide Welcomes You to Visit us at IMTS 2006 in Booth E2126

Mitsubishi Materials USA Corporation, a world leader in carbide tooling extends a welcome to visit our booth E2126 at the McCormick Center in Chicago during the IMTS 2006 exposition September 6 through 13, 2006. We offer a complete range of metal cutting products for drilling, milling, turning and more. During IMTS, we will have daily product demonstrations in our booth featuring the most...

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Grinder Produces .000006 in. (0.15 micron) Roundness

KEENE, New Hampshire, Sept. 15, 2006 - Accura Technics Inc. announces advancements in precision grinding applicable to aerospace, automotive, bearing and optics manufacturing. In capability tests, Accura's Model 1210G CNC grinder produced .000010 (0.25 micron) roundness in ball bearing outer races and .000006 (0.15 micron) roundness in inner races. This multi-surface grinder was delivered to...

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Agie Announces a Quantum Leap into the World of Nano EDM at IMTS 2006

Agie Announces a Quantum Leap into the World of Nano EDM at IMTS 2006

Chicago, IL -Electrical discharge machining, used for more than 50 years for the three-dimensional machining of all electrically-conductive materials, has always required the highest precision. Now, a quantum leap forward has been announced by Agie Charmilles +GF+, taking the process to the next level - the nanometer range. Movements in the sub micron range are very difficult using conventional...

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Triple-Axis CNC Mill allows for user-based customization.

Weighing 1,130 lb, PCNC 1100 CNC is equipped with 1.5 hp, 4,500 rpm, variable-speed spindle suited for short-run and prototyping applications as well as secondary operations. Compact design combines cast-iron construction with CNC technology, bed mill style frame, dovetail ways, and ground ballscrews. Capable of cutting iron, steel, titanium, and chromium alloys, 3-axis milling machine has 33.5 x...

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Horizontal Boring Mills with Five Axis and Multi-Tasking Capabilities

Chicago, IL, September 6, 2006 - First introduced at the end of 2004, the new generation of Giddings & Lewis horizontal boring mills quickly became the fastest selling G&L product with more than 60 sold since their introduction. At IMTS 2006 Giddings & Lewis displays a rotary table boring mill, the RT 1250, with five-axis and multi-tasking capabilities. Fifth Axis Table-On-Table An optional...

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New Cutter Grinding Steady Rest

Arobotech Systems Grinding AUTO RESTÂ-® is now available as a cutter grinder steady rest. The industry leader in precision and reliability applies an innovative wear pad design to provide the best workpiece support system for tool manufacturers. Our new on-part adjustment allows in-process corrections for unprecedented quality while the standard self-centering feature reduces changeover time.

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Vertical Turning Center Display Highlights Multi-Tasking Capabilities

Chicago, IL, September 6, 2006 - At IMTS 2006 Giddings & Lewis features the G&L designed tooling system and heads that add multi-tasking capabilities to the vertical turning center product line, the VTC Series. Large capacity and easy access The VTC Series product line now consists of 6 models with table sizes ranging from 1250 mm (49.2 in) to the new 3500-mm (137.8 in) version which has a...

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Steady Rest for Lathes and Turning Centers

Arobotech Systems' 4th generation turning AUTO RESTÂ-® offers the latest in steady rest technology. In addition to our patented sliding wedge design these models feature internal metering cartridges for optimal oil lubrication, hydraulic cylinder with integrated check valve and a unique method of protecting the contact rollers. All of this combines to make the Arobotech Systems Turning AUTO...

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Solid Carbide Tools offer small bore profiling.

Solid Carbide Tools offer small bore profiling.

Allowing customers to cut intricate ID forms, MICROBITÂ-® Tools provide small bore profiling and back turning down to 0.125 in. minimum bore. They are available in 1/8, 3/16, Â-¼, 5/16, 3/8, and Â-½ in. shank diameters with neck lengths of 0.375, 0.625, 0.750, 1.00, 1.250, and 1.750 in., respectively. All are offered with variety of coatings including TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, and Diamond.

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Turning Center features twin-spindle design.

Turning Center features twin-spindle design.

Designed to machine parts with up to 9.8 in. dia, DVH250i duo vertical pick-up turning center includes shuttle-type part feeder and enables parallel production of 2 identical or different parts simultaneously at rates up to 200 parts/hr. Machine has work envelope of 11.8 x 7.9 in. and requires 64.6 sq ft floor space, with axis traverse rates of 1,772 ipm in X direction and 1,181 ipm in Z...

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