Today's machines can oftentimes encounter more than a million tool changes, making speed and reliability a priority. This video demonstrates the unique shutter door design of the D800Z automatic tool changer (ATC). By combining the shutter door with the tool change arm, this design limits tool change...
Matt Ellis, owner of Extreme Precision, discusses how his production job shop was able to increase production capacity and flexibility with investments in automated high-performance machining centers. By tying 4-axis and 5-axis machine technologies together with interchangeable pallets within a single...
Wire EDM (electrical discharge machining) has been configured with the wire in a vertical orientation for decades, so the appearance of a wire machine that orients the wire horizontally is truly a novel development.
Close tolerances are critical for generating moulds that produce optical-quality headlight and tailight lenses for autos.
A technology leader in high-performance machining, Makino has introduced SGI.3, the next generation of its patented super geometric intelligence technology. SGI.3 enables processing of long, complex mold programs, at extremely fast speeds, while achieving levels of accuracy and finish previously unobtainable....