Lindsay Machine Works (LMW), a precision machine shop with 5-axis CNC milling capability, announced that it received a new CNC Vertical Machining Center.

This is the 11th piece of CNC equipment received by LMW. The company focuses on precision machining of short production runs. Operating in a 17,000 square foot facility at Kansas City, the company’s expansion included the addition of five full time employees in 2011.

Many companies faced the economic slowdown in the U.S. Despite the global slowdown, Lindsay Machine Works grew by servicing their customers with swift turnaround, superior workmanship and competitive pricing.

The company’s business plan worked well in the past. LMW offers turnkey solutions to their customers, managing projects from start to finish. If the job calls for an operation outside their area of expertise, LMW sources the operation to fulfill their customer’s needs.

In 2010, the company invested in Starrett Galileo AV350 QC5000 CNC Vision and Probe Inspection System to significantly raise the standard of their quality assurance program. Additional investments in software, Web development and production equipment are planned for 2011.

“Hurco’s Vertical Machining Centers are designed to increase productivity with features that reduce programming time and manual process steps, positively impacting our customers’ bottom line costs,” said Mike Lindsay, owner of LMW, in a statement.

“Understanding our customer’s urgency and being responsive, has greatly contributed to the growth we’re experiencing today,” Lindsay added.

In addition to CNC turning, CNC Vertical Machining Center offers large capacity 4 & 5-axis CNC milling. Their large conventional lathes handle up to 39” x 120” while their vertical Turret lathe can handle parts up to 57” O.D. They offer surface grinding, heavy milling and large horizontal boring.

LMW’s full service welding department includes Tig, Mig and stick welding. One of their core services, emergency repair, continues to be in high demand.

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The vertical machining centres, from Ward CNC, being shown at MACH 2010 will be the Hyundai-Kia Hi-V50D CNC machining centre, the Hartford Blockbuster Pro-3210 double-column vertical CNC machining centre, the Hartford Tornado HCMC-13 heavy duty vertical CNC machining centre and the Hartford Power Centre Pro-1000 vertical CNC machining centre.

The Hyundai-Kia Hi-V50D twin pallet dual table machining centre has a 40 m/min rapid traverse rates in X and Z axes. The machine’s 600 mm by 500 mm table is complemented by X, Y and Z-axis travels of 600 mm by 460 mm by 570 mm, respectively.

The Hartford Blockbuster Pro-3210 double-column vertical machining centre has a 3,150 mm by 2,040 mm table, able to accommodate loads of 6,000 kgs. Respective X, Y and Z-axis travels are 3,050 mm by 2,100 mm by 780 mm and feed rates in all axes are 7,000 mm/min, with rapid traverse rate of 12 m/min. Speeds of 6,000 rpm are available via the 22 kW spindle.

With a table of 1,450 mm by 800 mm for workpieces weighing up to 1,600 kgs, the Hartford Tornado HCMC-13 heavy duty vertical machining centre will be demonstrated under power and cutting. The machining centre has travels of 1,300 mm X-axis by 800 Y-axis by 660 mm Z-axis. Rapid traverse rate is 16 m/min, with cutting feed rate of 10,000 mm/min, via the 4,000 (6,000/10,000) rpm, 15/26 kW spindle.

Also under power and cutting, the Hartford Power Centre Pro-1000 vertical machining centre offers respective X, Y and Z-axis travels of 1,000 mm by 600 mm by 630 mm, with a 1,150 mm by 600 mm table that can handle loads up to 700 kg. The rapid traverse rate is 24 m/min, with a cutting feed rate of 12,000 mm/min and speeds of 6,000 rpm from the 12.5 kW motor.

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Twin turret CNC vertical spindle lathe - with a smaller ‘footprint’ - designed for the automotive industry - machines shafts and minimises the influence of heat and during continuous machining.

Mori Seiki is proud to announce the release of its new two-turret shaft lathe, the NZ-S1500.

Created specifically to machine shafts, the footprint of the NZ-S1500 is less than half the previous models, providing dramatic space reductions for production lines.

To increase productivity, the NZ-S1500 employs a symmetrical design in which the two turrets are aligned with the spindle, which is mounted on the vertical bed.

This layout also serves to reduce the influence of heat and improve accuracy during continuous machining, holding thermal displacement to under +/-10 micron.

The unique arrangement of the NZ-S1500’s components also improves accessibility and chip disposal.

Chips fall directly into the chip pan, avoiding accumulation, and a vertical protector prevents chips from reaching the linear guide or ball screws.

The NZ-S1500 can accommodate workpieces with a machining diameter of 120mm diameter and a standard machining diameter of 60?20mm diameter.

A high-speed loader with a rotary hand function increases the efficiency of the machine.

In addition to its small footprint, the NZ-S1500 also measures just 5ft in height, allowing the operator an easier line of sight of the surrounding production environment.

Mori Seiki produces extremely reliable machine tools and distributes worldwide.

The US headquarters is in Chicago with offices in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, and New Jersey.

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