ARCH Cutting Tools - Mentor in Mentor, Ohio, is an ISO 9001:2015-certified manufacturer of designer-built special and custom tooling. Founded in 1992 as Competitive Carbide, Inc. and acquired by ARCH ...

In the early 1980s, machine tool builders added milling spindles to turning machines, and Multi-Tasking was born. Within a decade, the concept quickly progressed to machines that not only combined ...

Mazak says its new Integrex e-1550V fuses the capabilities of a simultaneous five-axis machining center and CNC turning center to accomplish complete machining of large workpieces in a single setup by ...

With one machine and one setup, this equipment does what previously required two machines and four setups. But programming tasks have been complex. The new CNC software is making five-axis ...

In job shops, throughput often lives between cuts: tooling, offsets, refixturing, programming and training. The March issue maps practical ways shops are cutting setup time and variation through ...