Useful for large-series operations in industries such as automotive and drive technology, Monforts’ MVC vertical pick-up lathe is fully automated. With an acceleration of almost 1 g, the blank is carried out of the workpiece magazine and into the work area for machining.   Also offered by th

A new bar puller kit has been designed for gang-tool-style CNC lathes. Because of the limited space between tool holders on gang tool plates, interference between tool shanks can result in the loss of one or two tool positions. The new bar pull kit accommodates the company’s shanks that require a mi

The Prodigy GT-27 gang tool lathe features a polymer composite base that resists oxidants and thermal distortion and provides vibration resistance, quality part surface finish and long tool life. The capability to index in 1-degree increments allows live tooling to be used for a variety of side dril

For certain applications, hard turning can deliver tolerances and surface finishes that make grinding unnecessary. For extremely tight-toleranced jobs, hard turning can also serve as an effective pre-finishing operation. Machining a hardened part to within a few thousands of an inch of net shape spe

The HL 150-E and HL 200-E CNC lathes are designed to provide turning solutions for productivity.   These lathes feature a spindle that can accept a 3-jaw chuck or a collet without using a spindle adapter; a turret top plate that directly adapts tooling used on discontinued models such as the Cobra

The Model QL300H/M, a CNC turning center, features the company's fully automatic parts handling system, including In-stocker, Turn-over and Out-conveyor, in addition to a three-servo (two-servo standard) gantry loader. A left/right separated bed configuration is said to minimize vibration inter

The company’s VSC series vertical pick-up turning machines feature inverted spindles and can be used in a range of applications. Each machine is a turning or manufacturing cell with automatic workhandling via the pickup spindle, which provides for the machining of chucked components. The workpiece,

The Twister speed lathes- models LT-1BR and LT-2AR- are replacing the company’s previous models LT-1B and LT-2A. The upgraded models feature a ½-hp motor instead of the former 1/3-hp motor. In addition, the spindle rpm has been expanded, now ranging from 0 to 2,600 rpm instead of 100 to 2,500 rpm.

The Quest multi-tasking CNC lathe is available with HydroGlide, the companys new hydrostatic linear guideway system.The company says that when compared to conventional lathe box ways, ball linear guides or roller linear guides, hydrostatic guideway bearing life is infinite, because there is no beari

The CTX 410 and the CTX 510 are two new universal turning machines in the companys CTX 10 series. The series offers integrated spindle motors and fast-indexing turrets. The CTX 410 and the CTX 510 feature three open controls that the company says include high-tech software. The universal machines ca

The company has added the Millport SmartLathez 1740 lathe with Centroid CNC control to its line of Millport knee mills, bed mills, engine lathes, CNC knee mill, CNC bed mills and CNC machining centers.The SmartLathez is Meehanite casted and is equipped with precision ground ballscrews, a 10-hp spind

The Quick Turn (QT) Nexus 350 is the latest addition to the Nexus line of CNC turning centers and vertical machining centers. The company says that advanced integral spindle/motor technology on the turning center accomplishes heavy-duty metal removal at low speed and high speed cutting of aluminum a

The companys Model V420 is a single-spindle vertical CNC lathe. Features include 12 solid hydraulic chuck with A2-8 spindle nose; 25/30 hp AC dual winding spindle drive motor, equivalent to a geared head, that delivers 25-2,500 rpm; and V12 HrC 55 hardened and ground turret. Specifications include m

The company says it has re-engineered its flagship Alpha U range of CNC/manual lathes with the incorporation of touchscreen speed and user-friendliness. The two-axis, slant bed lathe now features a Fanuc 21i-T-based touchscreen to provide simplicity, cutting performance and production flexibility, t

The new MT1500SZ is said to offer flexibility to machine a variety of products. This includes small and complex workpieces that require machining on all sides, as well as highly accurate machining of workpieces that mainly involves turning. The turning center can also completely machine traditional

"Racks of unfinished parts . . . half the machines in setup . . . an in-process inventory that could choke a horse." This scene greeted Wayne Wentworth his first day as machine shop manager at Thermo IEC (Needham Heights, Massachusetts) in 1997. The shop was also outsourcing more than ha

The company has introduced the Clausing/Metosa Smart Lathe, a new standard lathe with touch screen electronic controls with electronic stops, taper adjustment, high speed threader and tracing. According to the company, an experienced manual lathe operator can work with a precision control system wit

The company has delivered the newest addition to its line of CNC lathes--the TF2000. According to the company, the lathe is built using heavy-duty boxway construction and can handle any type of turning, milling or center work.Equipped with the SEICOS-21L NC control, the company says the lathe is des

The company says its new TL-1 toolroom lathe eases the transition from manual machines to CNC. The lathe combines the full functionality and simplicity of a manual lathe with the power and flexibility of the easy-to-use Haas CNC system, according to the company.The lathe provides a maximum cutting d

Some shops would measure a productivity improvement in terms of the extra capacity freed up on a given machine tool. Texas Arai (Houston, Texas) measures its productivity gains in terms of the number of machines it no longer needs. This maker of machined oilfield couplings is now able to use 70 lath