New milling machine technology allows you to achieve tighter tolerances, maintain high production rates and avoid placing new demands on the milling crew. “The newer generation of grade controls, ...

The latest version of Mastercam enables users to leverage AI to adjust feeds and speeds using voice or text commands, and GPU ...

When it comes to increasing the productivity of milling operations, several factors are in play, including toolpaths, feeds and speeds, and cutting tool selection. Whether the application requires ...

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

The two basic cutting tool types used in metalworking are the single-point and multi-point designs. Fundamentally, they are similar. By grouping a number of single point tools in a circular holder, ...

Caterpillar PM620, PM622, PM820, PM822, and PM825 half-lane milling machine updates include expanded LED lighting, integrated Cat Grade with Grade and Slope system, and improved serviceability. The ...

Wirtgen's W 150 F(i) compact milling machine features a milling width of 1.80 m (6 ft.) and is designed for use on major construction sites with restricted space, such as inner city locations. Compact ...

Which to buy first, a lathe or a mill? It’s a tough question for the aspiring home machinist with limited funds to spend on machine tools, but of course the correct answer is a lathe. With a lathe, we ...

A MODERN machine shop in any large works would be very incomplete indeed without a full complement of milling machines. The proportion of the class of machinery very largely depends upon the class of ...

The BM 1200/35-2 milling machine has a maximum milling width of 42.7 inches, and an enhanced swiveling mechanism enables selective milling. Powered by a 350-horsepower engine, the cold planer ...

When he founded MakerBot eight years ago, Pettis made a multi million-dollar bet that at-home 3-D printing would become the future of manufacturing. Today, that prediction still hasn't materialized.