When convertible spindles for Swiss-style CNC lathes were introduced a decade or so ago, many in the industry said they were only a fad. Yet those naysayers have been proven abundantly wrong, as headstocks that can be converted from sliding to fixed are becoming the norm on Swiss machines.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2017-12-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/convertible-headstocks-becoming-norm-swiss-style-machines/
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