Time is a huge factor in running an in-house tooling operation for a major plastic injection operation. Tim Andreas, tooling manager at AMA Plastics in Corona, California, says that time pressures have led the company to undertake a revolutionary streamlining of design and tooling operations. AMA...
Identifying the best multi-axis approach Please join Jim Walters, Sr. AE for SST/Makino as he uses his 20 years’ experience to provide answers to your biggest machining challenges and demonstrate examples of various machining platforms. Jim will also review approaches that best fit part applications...
a92 HMC for Construction Equipment Manufacturing.
The a92 brings high-efficiency machining to large part production. Designed for unparalleled stiffness and rigidity, the a92 is the ideal machine platform for diesel engine block and construction equipment manufacturing.
The F9 is designed to to attack both large production part applications as well as big die and mold components by provide stiffness and rigidity for chatter-free, heavy cutting, roughing and finishing on the same machine, agility for high-speed / hard-milling and accuracies for tight-tolerance blends...
The EDGE3i machine provides open and unrestricted access for the operator to the work zone with a 4-sided programmable rise and fall work tank, and achieves reliable and repeatable precision through a stationary work table design.
Oversize workpieces with large features, significant roughing machining, followed by precision detail finishing are all common requirements in markets where the a91nx excels.
As part of the Slim series of compact vertical machining centers, Slim5n is designed with a focus on milling while also providing drill and tap capability. The Slim5n is ideally suited for production part machining and is compatible with various types of automation. An integral pallet changer facilitates...
As part of the Slim series of compact vertical machining centers, Slim5n is designed with a focus on milling while also providing drill and tap capability. The Slim5n is ideally suited for production part machining and is compatible with various types of automation.
Walk into Cam-Tech Manufacturing’s Mansfield, Texas, operation and you can’t ignore that the company is poised for growth. The visitors’ entrance leads to a mezzanine overlooking the manufacturing floor. Directly in front sits a new Makino T1 5-axis horizontal machining center. “Sits”...
The V300 Vertical Machining Center is engineered for manufacturers who demand uncompromising accuracy, exceptional surface finishes, and consistent performance over extended machining cycles. Designed with superior structural rigidity, intelligent thermal control systems and advanced motion control technology...