Latest CNC turning ups blow mould productivity
By admin at 11 June, 2009, 3:50 pm
A long-bed lathe is helping a manufacturer of blow moulds to increase its productivity and maintain its competitive advantage by reducing set-up time for turning complex cavities.
Solent Mould Tool (SMT) – the UK’s largest independent blow mould manufacturer has recently invested in a Hardinge Talent 10/78L (long-bed) lathe.
The machine, installed at SMT’s Waterlooville facility in [...]
Boosting the productivity of a lathe operation by at least 50 percent is as
By admin at 24 February, 2009, 3:01 am
Boosting the productivity of a lathe operation by at least 50 percent is as
easy as adding a barfeeder. Such productivity gains stem from the fact that barfeeders provide a constant supply of raw part material to lathes, allow for unattended operation and lend support for machining at fast speeds.
Without barfeeders, a shop has to cut [...]
CNC turning centres machine in one set-up
By admin at 1 February, 2009, 2:54 am
To provide simple and cost effective machining of more complex components CNC turning centres combine operations in one set-up, offering faster cycle times and automatic parts handling.
CNC turning centres will be among many machine tools to be shown at MACH 2008 by the 600 Group.
Its member companies will be demonstrating their ability to provide a [...]
CNC machining, CNC turning and saw cutting available from Kilner’s Engineering
By admin at 13 August, 2008, 10:56 am
The efficiency in CNC machining provided by Kilner’s Engineering comprises of high torque 15 kilowatt or high speed 10000 RPM spindle, dividable work zones for maximum productivity, heavy duty 300ø 4th axis for multi face machining, rapid tool change times for multiple operations. The versatility in CNC machining consists of aluminium, engineering plastics, brass or [...]
Read More >>Vertical turning centres mill and drill
By admin at 13 August, 2008, 10:53 am
Precision turning as well as milling/drilling operations on large components may be performed on vertical turning centres storing, as standard, up to 36 driven tools.
Precision turning as well as milling / drilling operations on large components may be performed using the latest Okuma and Howa ‘VTM’ vertical turning centres, marketed in the UK by sole [...]
DRO has constant surface speed turning function
By admin at 13 August, 2008, 7:59 am
Colchester Lathe’s variable speed, manually controlled centre lathes now feature the Acu-Rite DRO 200S digital readout with constant surface speed functionality.
The Acu-Rite DRO 200S digital readout with constant surface speed (CSS) functionality is now provided as standard on Colchester Lathe’s ranges of cost-effective, high-performance Master, Triumph, Mascot and Mastiff variable speed manual lathes CSS functionality [...]
