Machining
How to Cut Mold Machining Costs in Half
How to hard mill and finish grind in a single setup, including an in-machine probing inspection.
Read MoreVMC Offers Jig Milling/Boring Accuracy with Machining Center Productivity
The Mitsui Seiki PJ812 CNC vertical machining center enables more precise boring, milling, drilling and tapping of critical application components.
Read MoreVertical Machining Center Designed for Moldmaking Alongside Metal 3D Printers Brings Virus Face Masks to Market Quickly
Speed and accuracy of a new vertical machining center are vital to a two-process approach for quickly producing much-needed face mask molds.
Read MoreHere Are Your Top 10 Most-Read Features of 2021
A list of the most-viewed features in MoldMaking Technology from January to November 2021.
Read MoreMazak DISCOVER 2021 Premiers New Technologies, Facility Expansions
Mazak’s DISCOVER 2021 event drew more than 1,500 attendees—25% of which were new customers—across North America to view its new machine tool solutions, demonstrations and walk-in presentations and tours of its production facilities.
Read MoreNew Ownership Revitalizes Precision Mold Builder with Heavy Capital Investments, New Management Style
A rich history in mold building, recent technology investment and a shift in management philosophy re-energizes a Midwest precision mold builder and contract CNC machine shop.
Read MoreDMG MORI Ships First Linear Pallet Pool Manufactured in the U.S.
Precision machined and assembled in its Davis, California, facility, the pallet-sized machine is ideal for automating high-mix machining and boosts flexibility.
WatchFive-Axis Workholding Automation Console Supports Precise Positioning, High Clamp Force
Teknics has released the Zerolox XP 80Z Zero Point workholding automation console, which is designed for improved repeatability and high clamping force.
Read MoreOpen Mind Technologies, Haimer Join Forces to Five-Axis Machine an Aluminum Panther
Open Mind provided its hyperMILL CAM software and Haimer its flour-flute cutter and a linear five-axis machining center for a 20-inch panther to be showcased by the Augsburger Panther hockey team.
WatchFive-Axis Machining Center Processes Smaller Workpieces
Mitsui Seiki’s PJ 303X five-axis machining center features a 50,000-rpm, HSK-E25 taper spindle, which offers high-speed machining capability, as well as an automatic tool changer that can store up to 24 tools.
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