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Horizontal machining centre for mass production

A new, high-speed, horizontal machining centre built by Okuma, Japan, has been introduced to the UK by NCMT for efficient prismatic metalcutting in large volume production.

News from Engineeringtalk, 21 March 2001

Vertical turning lathe for demanding applications

A new, hanging-spindle, vertical turning lathe (VTL) designed for continuous and demanding production applications has been introduced by the Japanese manufacturer, Okuma.

News from Engineeringtalk, 20 February 2001

NCMT's open house to demonstrate new machine tools

Machine tool company NCMT will hold an open house exhibition at its Midlands Technical Centre, Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Drive, Coventry from 5th to 7th December 2000.

News from Engineeringtalk, 24 October 2000

CNC puts intranet data on the shop floor

Okuma's MacMan Intranet system takes shop floor information dissemination and collection to its logical conclusion, utilising browser terminal facilities in the latest Okuma CNC system

News from Engineeringtalk, 12 September 2000

High tolerance machining centre for BAe Systems

A new cell for producing high accuracy missile components is being set up at the Basildon factory of BAe Systems, based on a Makino machining centre fed by an in-line pallet pool and an Okuma lathe

News from Engineeringtalk, 4 August 2000

Dixi to use BIG-Plus spindle tooling system

Swiss jig borer and machining centre manufacturer, Dixi, has made a license agreement with BIG Daishowa Seiki, Japan, whereby the latter's BIG-Plus spindle tooling system will be standard on all new D

News from Engineeringtalk, 31 July 2000

Shopfloor comms spells the end for time sheets

With the Macman Intranet system, programs, component and tooling drawings and parts orders can be made available on-line while progress data can be collected for analysis off-line

News from Engineeringtalk, 14 July 2000

Rotary coolant adapter avoids bearing wear

New from NCMT is the BIG Daishowa Seiki Hi-Jet rotary coolant adapter which uses split construction to separate the bearing housing from the coolant collar.

News from Engineeringtalk, 14 July 2000

New low-cost lathe from Okuma

Okuma has introduced a 2-axis CNC turning machine, called Soarer L270E, which is the first of a new range from the Japanese manufacturer built to in-house standards under contract in Taiwan.

News from Engineeringtalk, 14 July 2000

Machining centres developed for inconel grinding

Rolls-Royce has developed a new technique called Viper grinding for producing Inconel aircraft engine parts on a machining centre instead of on a creep-feed grinder

News from Engineeringtalk, 14 July 2000

F11-iP motor maintains 40m/s optimum cutting speed

Parker Hannifin, the provider of motion and control technologies, has developed a hydraulic saw motor that automatically maintains an optimum cutting speed of 40m/s for 35 per cent faster cutting.
Schaeffler launches enhanced ball roller range

The Schaeffler Group has launched a complete family of ball roller bearings, which offers reduced friction and allows bearing mass and width to be decreased by 20 per cent.