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Article: Turn-mill center provides overlapped twin turning--Clausing Industrial, Booth A-8454.(On Display At IMTS)
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- Production Machining
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- September 1, 2008
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Clausing's heavyweight Colchester-Harrison TT6 turn-mill center provides overlapped (twin turning) tool sequences. Even the most complex workpieces can be machined simply, accurately and without setup changes, the company says. Setup times are reduced by about 25 percent and waiting time between processes are eliminated, according to the company.
The eight-axis machine has twin 12-station turrets, two identical 20-hp integrated spindle units, Fanuc-GE servomotors and drives, and the Fanuc 31i-A CNC control, which has a high-speed, low power CNC processor, simple programming and operator prompts. A 10.4" LCD screen is standard.
To deliver the high ...