Should Your Next VMC Be an HMC?
You might need a new machining center, but what kind should you buy? Jason Schumacher of machine tool distributor Hartwig argues that it may well be time for a horizontal machining center.
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For more on HMCs vs. VMCs, read about a shop that implemented its first HMC, as well as a shop unable to hold tolerances on a VMC that used an HMC instead.
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