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Producer of low volume reaction injection moulded parts and polyurethane castings uses five vertical machining centres to cut master pattern equipment from polyurethane tooling board
The Midas Pattern Company specialises in the production of low volume, high quality reaction injection moulded (RIM) parts and polyurethane castings (PuR). The company intends to dramatically shorten the time and [...]

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Affordable CNCs and DROs will be demonstrated at MACH 2008 performing milling, machining centre and turning applications and show that price does not compromise performance
Anilam will be demonstrating the easy-to-use yet powerful functionality of its extensive range of CNC systems for milling, machining centre and turning applications (Series 3000, 4000, 5000 and 6000) alongside its [...]

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Mill/turn centre has a lower turret equipped with a 60mm Y-axis traverse that increases capability for new processing applications and cutting tools
With a lower turret equipped with a 60 mm Y-axis, Yamazaki Mazak UK said that the versatility of its Integrex e-420H-ST II mill/turn centre is considerably expanded. It delivers increased capability for new processing [...]

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Last week, the focus of this column was on developments in machining centres, as well as drilling, milling and turning machines. In this second contribution of emerging machine-tool industry trends I home in on some of the opinions expressed by those experts who compiled the ‘closing report’ for VDW (the Association of the German Machine [...]

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A range of elevating cross rail-type vertical turning lathes machine parts up to 2.8m diameter by 1.6m height, including milling, drilling and, optionally, grinding too
C Dugard of Hove, UK, has introduced a range of You-Ji elevating cross rail-type vertical turning lathes (VTL) with a turning diameter up to 2.8m and 1.6m turning height. The VTLs [...]

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