Available through SB Machine Tools (www.sbmachinetools.com), the Kitako HS4200i fourspindle CNC lathe, with highspeed automated gantry loader, X-axis gantry loads at a feedrate of 6,700 ipm. The ...
The word transfer comes from the Latin transferre, meaning to carry ("ferre") across ("trans"). In fabrication, we not only ...
If you’re planning to make a metalworking lathe out of a CNC milling machine, you probably don’t expect getting a position sensor to work to be your biggest challenge. Nevertheless, this was [Anthony ...
The basic engine lathe, one of the most widely used machine tools, is very versatile when used by a skilled machinist. However, it is not particularly efficient when many identical parts must be ...
PrecisionPlus VP of Engineering, Mike P. Reader, with one of the company’s cam-actuated Swiss lathes. Precision Plus is not your typical machine shop. Founded as a cam-type Swiss screw machine shop 40 ...
Lathes have been part of the manufacturing ecosystem for millennia, so it is impressive to see that they remain relevant to this day. With such a venerable history behind them, as well as a wide range ...