Before CNC lathes, most high-volume turned parts were made on multispindle, cam-driven screw machines. Setup times were long, and great skill was needed to design the cams and grind the cutting tools. However, by being able to perform a dozen or more operations simultaneously, they could produce hundreds—often thousands—of parts per hour. Whatever happened to those old mechanical monsters? According to Giovanni Principe, they're alive and well.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2016-12-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/maximizing-multispindles/
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