Horizontal Machining Centers

IMTS

Boring Mill Simplifies Setup for Medium-Size Workpieces

IMTS 2018: UnionChemnitz presents the TM 125 compact boring mill with Monolith technology for workpiece weights ranging to 10 t.

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Four-Spindle Gundrill Runs Unattended

IMTS 2018: The DeHoff G548-D4 from Kays Engineering is a four-spindle gundrilling machine designed for high-volume production of gun barrels.

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IMTS

Long-Travel Machining Centers Reduce Setups

IMTS 2018: Pratic’s Pia-series long-travel machine provides four-axis linkage processing for aluminum cutting.

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Automation

Five-Axis Horizontal Machining Cell Carries 174 Tools

Kitamura Machinery’s five-axis Supercell-300G horizontal manufacturing cell features a 20-station automatic pallet changer (APC) with work ID system and a 174-tool, matrix-style toolchanger.

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Five-Axis

Starrag Tech Days Highlight Turbine Technology Applications

A visit to Starrag headquarters in Roschacherberg, Switzerland during the company's 2018 technology days revealed new equipment, tools, technologies and machining strategies for turbine manufacturing. 

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Oil & Gas

Horizontal Machining Center Designed for Hard Metals

IMTS 2018: The HMC 800 from Fives Cincinnati is designed for aerospace, oil and gas, and other hard-metal precision machining applications.

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IMTS

Compact HMC Provides Power, Flexibility

IMTS 2018: Enshu USA’s compact GE40H HMC is designed to combine a small footprint with the travels and power of a larger machine. 

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HMC Cuts Large Aerospace Parts

IMTS 2018: The FZH HMC from Zimmermann is designed for parts as large as 630" × 122" × 39".

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Updated HMCs Support Unattended Operation

IMTS 2018: Makino’s latest a51nx and a61nx HMCs feature increased spindle torque and improved tool monitoring.

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