CNC turning center.(Turning)

At production machine shops, saving time and reducing operating costs are critical to competitive success. PM Machine Company (Berryville, AR) is an example. The company supplies stainless-steel and plastic turned parts for outdoor power equipment and poultry processing equipment. Typical production runs range from 500 to 20,000 parts. Machine tools ......

HEADNOTE The entrepreneurial spirit struck Gene Haas at the machine-tool industry's lowest point-the 1980s. The Japanese were going head-to-head with the U.S. on price-and winning. Scores of U.S.-based machine-tool manufacturers closed shop. Gene Haas became a customer whose needs weren't being met, so he started his own business. Today, Haas ......

Brian Smith, a consultant with CNC Technologies, Thaxton, Va., sees a lot of shops take missteps when applying metal-cutting technology. One day it could be chip-evacuation problems with a vertical machine cutting deep pockets. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Why not use a horizontal machining center? Another day might involve an operation not ......

Shops serving the oil-field and energy industries may want to check out Mazak's Cybertech Turn 4500MT, a heavy-duty CNC turning center with the machining capability of a midsize machining center. The multitasking system features a 12-position upper drum turret (equipped with turning and milling tools), an 8-position lower turret (with ......

With greater demands being placed upon machine shops and production floors, explains Methods Machine Tools Inc., shops need sales and service providers that do more than just sell machine tools. The company recently hosted an open house at its technical center in Sudbury, Mass., where guests had the opportunity to ......

Manufacturing Sporting & Athletic goods: For Power Hunting & Target Competition enthusiasts, please find this Full CNC Machine shop including Vertical Machining Center, Turning Center, & Knee Mill w/ power draw bar. This 3 phase power manuf shop in a rural setting, 10 min from interstate. Is not location specific ......

Manufacturing Sporting & Athletic goods: For Power Hunting & Target Competition enthusiasts, please find this Full CNC Machine shop including Vertical Machining Center, Turning Center, & Knee Mill w/ power draw bar. This 3 phase power manuf shop in a rural setting, 10 min from interstate. Is not location specific ......