Roughing. Heat treating. Grinding. Electrode manufacturing.EDMing. Benchwork. Sound familiar? Each step in this traditionalapproach to forging die production adds time — and money — to theprocess. But it doesn't have to be that way.
MCD1816 horizontal machining center supplies theheavy metal removal rates, exacting precision and excellent surface finishesrequired for forging dies, large molds and other heavy but high-precisionworkpieces.
In an effort to improve processes and drive out operational costs, the truck transmission plant of Eaton Corporation in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, needed some updated equipment. Transmission cases were being machined on 10 stand-alone CNC machines with each machine dedicated to one operation and...
The objective of the MC1010-5X demonstration is to exhibit the combination of thin wall machining and 5-axis contouring.
With market competition increasing, it is important to stay up to date with industry trends. Innovative Mold of Washington, Mich., stays ahead by cutting and shooting molds in their shop, allowing them to understand the entire molding process.
The objective of the A77 horizontal machining center demonstration is to illustrate the machine_x0012_s flexibility with the superabrasive machining of turbine engine segments.