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THE PLANNED STATE OF TPM
J. Venkatesh opens this two-part series by exploring “how to” implement the first four pillars of Total Productive Maintenance systems: 5S, Autonomous Maintenance, Kaizen and Planned Maintenance.
RathGibson Announces Appointment of New Vice President of Sales and Marketing
RathGibson (Lincolnshire, IL) has appointed Kirk Thorne to the position of Vice President ? Sales and Marketing. Before joining RathGibson, Mr. Thorne worked for Lennox International. While at Lennox, Mr. Thorne?s esteemed career included positions as Vice President of Sales…
Waukesha Tool & Stamping, LLC Launches Plex Online System
Plex Systems, Inc. (Auburn Hills, MI) recently announced that Waukesha Tool & Stamping, LLC has gone live with all operations on Plex Online. The metalforming manufacturer is utilizing all core POL modules including quoting, EDI (electronic data interchange), project resource…
ASM International: Magnesium Will Become the Material of Choice for Energy Efficiency in Transportation
According to ASM International, the materials information society, magnesium and its alloys are being considered for structural applications in every type of vehicle because of their favorable combination of tensile strength, elastic modulus, and low density. In the article "Magnesium…
BOOST PRODUCTIVITY, EFFECIENCY BY MACHINING LIGHTS OUT
Tornos US offers the EC 08. The EC 08 accepts coil stock, eliminating the need for a space-consuming bar feeder and eliminating downtime caused by bar stock changeover. There is also a rotating toolhead that moves around the material in order to produce the desired part, instead of rotating the coil stock itself.
HIGH PERFORMANCE TURNING/MILLING CENTER BOASTS FASTEST CYCLE TIME IN THE INDUSTRY
Methods Machine Tools Inc. offers the Nakamura-Tome WY-250 Multi-Tasking Turning/Milling Center with unsurpassed milling capabilities. An opposed two-spindle, 2-turret construction features a unique upper and lower Y-axis capability for milling or drilling simultaneously on both turrets and a new Super Mill drivetrain producing high horse power and torque for milling speeds up to 6,000 rpm.
TWIN-TURRETS FOR BENCHMARK PRECISION, ACCURACY AND REPEATABILITY
Okuma’s LU series demonstrates the cycle time efficiency and ROI gained by using 4-axis machines in a broad spectrum of turning and milling operations. The flexibility of the 4-axis advantage not only affords the user with a variety of approaches to cutting, but can also reduce cutting time by 40 percent. Employing the twin-turret approach means that the V12 upper turret and V8 lower turrets can move the full length of the workpiece to increase the service area of each turret.
NEW VMC OFFERS HIGH PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY FOR PRECISION APPLICATIONS
MAG Fadal raises performance in precision machining of short-run, high-volume applications with a newly designed VMC 4020 FX that combines a 1219 mm x 508 mm (48 in x 20 in) table with a maximum table load of 1651 kg (3641 lb), 15,000 rpm air/oil spindle and new Infimatic Freedom NC?200 control featuring a special Performance Package.
SWISS TURNING CENTER FOR SMALL, PRECISE PARTS
Tornos US offers the new Micro 7 CNC Swiss turning center. This modular machine is ideal for parts up to 0.28 in (7 mm) in diameter and has a very small footprint, taking up about the same amount of floorspace as the old screw machines it is designed to replace. The Micro 7 achieves precision of plus or minus 2 microns.
MILLING/TURNING WITH DIRECT DRIVE UP TO 1,200 RPM
DMG offers the DMU 60 FD duoBLOCK®, which presents itself with table rotational speeds of up to 1,200 rpm as a universal and nonetheless highly dynamic milling/turning center for workpieces up to 27.6 in diameter. Maximum workpiece heights: 33.5 mm, max. clamping weight 1,322.8 lb.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY ALL ROLLED INTO ONE
Mazak offers the Integrex® e-Series. These combination machining centers/turning centers are some of the most advanced Multi-Tasking machines in the industry. Complete all operations in a single setup ? turning, milling, boring, drilling, etc. This Done-in-One machining concept can now be applied to small and very complex parts.
NEW GRINDING CENTER WITH 12-POCKET AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER
Huffman Corporation offers their Multi-Axis Grinding Center, the Huffman HS-225GC, which builds on its heritage of precision, reliability, versatility and productivity with the addition of a 12-Pocket Automatic Tool Changer (ATC).
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