Equipment Essentials

These Swiss-style turning centers from ZPS America provide outstanding accuracy and quality surface finish conditions for precision parts.

New modular vertical turning centers from MAG make short work of large-part manufacturing by using multiprocessing machining capabilities with high metal removal rates on large parts.

These innovative systems from Tornos allow manufacturers to shift workflow to the processes that ensure the greatest return, even if targeted for a small niche, using current employees.

The new Tsugami lathes from Rem Sales integrates advanced tooling and accessories, including software to assist with drilling operations, that is ideal for shops with diverse jobs and variable lot sizes.

The ACS + CFMcurve Integrated Sawing and Machining Center from Rattunde Coporation performs threading, boring, profile turning, grooving, radius edges and angled chamfering.

With or without a guide bush, Gamma turning centers from Tornos can handle parts of any complexity up to 20 mm diameter. They offer one to two tool systems and can accept up to 39 tools, with up to 15 live.

The 900 rpm top speed on the VDF 800 DUS Big Bore CNC lathe from MAG makes it ideal for handling large drill string parts, drive shafts and pipes, as well as a wide range of smaller diameter parts.

Because FastLap ™ machines from Engis are engineered for rigidity and high head pressure required by superabrasive applications, they handle conventional abrasives with ease.

Controlled SV-1000 and SV-500 multi-feed technology from Sunnen optimizes cutting to suit workpiece geometry, material and tool type/size.

The new energy-efficient SBB from Almco design features labor-saving, automatic separation of parts from the abrasive media, at pre-determined intervals according to finishing requirements.