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Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Lathe Enables Continuous Operation

PMTS 2025: The BNA-42SY5 lathe features an integrated auto-compensation system to automatically adjust tooling based on measurements taken at the inspection station.

Through-Coolant System Cuts Nickel-Alloy Cycle Times by 70%

Decker Machine Works recently adopted Rego-Fix’s reCool through-coolant system for ER collets, reducing the cycle times on a nickel alloy job by 70%.

A Tooling Workshop Worth a Visit

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom’s tooling and accessory workshop offers a chance to learn more about ancillary devices that can boost machining efficiency and capability.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Accessories Provide Faster Cycle Times

IMTS 2024: Marubeni Citizen-Cincom is showcasing a range of machining accessories designed to work intuitively with Citizen machines.

Swiss-Type Control Uses CNC Data to Improve Efficiency

Advanced controls for Swiss-type CNC lathes uses machine data to prevent tool collisions, saving setup time and scrap costs.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom ATC Enables Flexible Machining

Westec 2023: The ATC tooling provides an environment where the tool setting for machining several types of workpieces can be completed in a single setup.

Integration, Automation and Green Tech Highlight JIMTOF 2022

Known as one of the largest machine tool trade shows in the world, the Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF) has a reputation for being a machining technology show more than a machine tool sales event. And this year’s show in Tokyo — the first in-person Japanese machine tool trade show in four years — did not disappoint.

Swiss-Type, Live Tooling Lathes Help Turn Company Around

New leadership’s investment in Swiss-type and live tooling lathes has enabled Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing to expand into new markets, reversing the company’s sluggish growth.

When Handing Down the Family Machine Shop is as Complex as a Swiss-Turned Part

The transition into Swiss-type machining at Deking Screw Products required more than just a shift in production operations. It required a new mindset and a new way of running the family-owned business. Hardest of all, it required that one generation let go, and allow a new one to step in.

How to Start a Swiss Machining Department From Scratch

When Shamrock Precision needed to cut production time of its bread-and-butter parts in half, it turned to a new type of machine tool and a new CAM system. Here’s how the company succeeded, despite the newness of it all.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Twin-Turret Lathes for Flexible Tooling

Miyano machines are designed to ensure high rigidity, high accuracy and long life.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Offers Twin-Turret Lathes for Flexible Tooling

Miyano machines are designed to ensure high rigidity, high accuracy and long life.

Video: A look at an Automatic Tool Changer on a Swiss-Type Lathe

A few months ago during Westec, we had a chance to talk to Marubeni-Citizen Cincom about a few new capabilities on its flagship Swiss-style lathe. Check it out here.

Transitioning to CNC Swiss-Type Machining? Here’s How One Shop Did It.

The introduction of CNC Swiss-type machines at Deking Screw Products brought a new and highly efficient production method to the business. But it also required learning the distinct differences inherent with Swiss-type machining, and a mindset change for the company’s leaders.

Citizen M532 VIII Swiss-Style Lathe Capable of 38-mm Capacity

The M532 VIII is the newest version of the Citizen Cincom M-series turret-style Swiss-type turning center.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Announces Tech Center Open House

On March 9, the ribbon cutting will be followed by an open house introducing the company’s L12 Type X lathe and new 12-mm laser cutting and welding machine.

The Three Pillars of Reliable Machine Shop Productivity

This shop looks for a systematic convergence of three disciplines in production management.

CNC Machining and Motorsports

Have a look at some of the new manufacturing equipment spotted in “Machinery Row” at the recent Performance Racing Industry Show.

Citizen Cincom’s L32VIII Features All-Axis Simultaneous Control

Westec 2019: Citizen Cincom’s L32 VIII sliding head lathe is offered in three models in a modular design.

When a Swiss-Type Is a Lathe and a Five-Axis Mill

Swiss-type lathes with a swiveling B axis enable this shop to machine parts complete and unattended that it otherwise couldn’t using its five-axis machining centers. Here is some of what it learned adopting this new technology.

Swiss-Type Lathe's Double-Gang Layout Shortens Cycle Times

IMTS 2018: Marubeni Citizen-Cincom’s D25 Swiss-type lathe features double gang tool posts and a B axis.

Centerless Sets the Tone for Shop-to-Stage Success

Grinding three shaft diameters at once eliminates runout and helps reintroduce a ‘70s-era guitar effects unit that mimics the action of a violin bow.

Swiss-Type Lathe Equipped with Double Gang-Tool Posts

Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018: Marubeni Citizen-Cincom releases the D25 Swiss-type lathe.

Video: What’s Low-Frequency-Vibration Turning?

Oscillating Z-axis tool motion combined with brief bits of intentional air cutting enables effective chip control and improved tool life on Swiss-type lathes.

Sliding Headstock Lathes Feature Low-Frequency Vibration

Eastec 2017: Marubeni’s Citizen Cincom L20 sliding headstock lathes are now available with Low Frequency Vibration (LFV).

Lathes Use Low-Frequency Vibration to Avoid Chip Problems

PMTS 2017: The popular Citizen Cincom L20 sliding-headstock lathes from Marubeni are now available with low-frequency vibration (LFV). LFV is said to avoid the problem of spiraling chips, chip entanglement and built-up edges.

Advancing to Micromachining on a CNC Swiss Lathe

By moving up from a standard lathe to a Swiss-type machine, this company can now bid on making small, complex parts it wasn’t able to in the past, while also slashing cycle times on legacy parts.

A Swiss-Type Turning Point

The lessons this shop learned after purchasing its first Swiss-type turning center nearly two decades ago are now being applied to larger multi-spindle and multi-turret lathes for bigger and more complex parts.

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.

Medical Shapes a Shop

Medical job and contract shops face challenges—some unique to the market they serve—that push them to become more efficient. Learn about the efforts this shop has made to clear the hurdles it has encountered along the way.

CNC Automatic Lathe for Precision Parts

Marubeni’s R07 Cincom sliding-headstock-type CNC lathe offers a maximum machining diameter of 7 mm.

A High-Tech Legacy

This shop’s story sheds light on the sorts of developments that continue to spur new interest in Swiss-type lathes.

Shop's Success Turns on Swiss-type Technology

During the past few decades, the Swiss-type lathe has evolved from a niche product to a go-to platform for done-in-one production of small precision parts. This shop has evolved right along with it.

Job Shop Uses 3D Wire Bending and CNC Machining To Find Its Niche

Marshall Manufacturing melds CNC machining and 3D bending to create intricate medical components from small-diameter barstock and tubing. Customer needs spurred the shop to carve out what has become a successful medical-manufacturing niche.

CAM System Simplifies Swiss-Type Lathe Programming

To reduce setup times, this medical device manufacturer replaced its conventional CNC turning and milling machines with Swiss-type lathes. However, taking full advantage of these complex machines’ capabilities required another investment—Esprit CAM software from DP technology.

Probing Beyond Prismatic

This manufacturer has used on-machine probing to help automate setups and maintain process control for prismatic parts produced on VMCs for years. The metrology products maker recently implemented probing strategies that let it achieve similar results on its turn-mills and Swiss-types. The smaller, more economical batch sizes these machines now produce are better aligned with true production requirements.

Bringing It All Together

Shops that serve medical instrument and implant manufacturers face special challenges. Their customers typically want precisely machined parts plus the extras such as finishing, marking, assembly and expert handling of the regulatory paperwork. That’s why this shop is focused on providing more than just the machining.

Bryco Before and After

Within a two-month period, this Chicago-area contract shop reorganized the shopfloor, implemented new procedures and eliminated employee toolboxes. Here are the benefits the shop has seen.

Striving To Be Partners, Not Shops

The two divisions within this business machine complex parts for the medical and aerospace industries. So in that sense they’re shops. However, in order to grow with their customers, they realized they had to be more than just providers of good parts. They needed to serve as their customers’ manufacturing partners.

It Begins With Belief

This shop’s approach to unattended machining focuses on the big picture.

CAM Software As A Creativity Tool

This job shop relies on its CNC programming software to unlock the productivity of its multi-axis, multi-tasking machine tools and CNC Swiss-type machines.

Machining More Than Meets The Eye

Manufacturing parts that may be smaller than the chips generated during machining requires more than just the right cutting tool and machine. It requires a micro-mindset that focuses on all aspects of tiny parts processing--handling, inspection, finishing and assembly.

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