Automated Production Of Oil-Drill Couplings

A machining cell combines lathes, a robot and a conveyor system to enable automated production of precision oil-drill couplings.

Becoming More Than The Mom and Pop Race Shop

Carney Custom Machining started with a VMC and a customer base largely composed of drag racers. Now the shop is vying to win work from other sources, and CNC turning is a big part of that strategy.

Let Assembly Be The Inspection

Beyond single-setup machining, there is still more efficiency to be found. This shop found it. When all of the part’s machining had been consolidated, the shop realized that assembly operations could...

Turning The Long And The Difficult

This shop has made large turning work its specialty. In proving to its customers that it can perform this difficult work, it has started to win more “standard” machining jobs.

Making A Flexible Machine Tool More Flexible

Cutting tools that can perform more than one machining operation can help realize more of a multitasking machine's potential.

A New Face To Parts Chucking

The case for using mechanical face drivers rather than other traditional chucking methods is getting stronger in a wide range of turning applications.

Reducing The Anxiety When Turning Lights-Out

There are clear benefits to letting a bar-fed lathe run unattended overnight or through the weekend. Increased production capacity, greater spindle uptime, optimized setup times and quicker...