Posts in the "Heavy Equipment" Category

• Toyoda’s Double Column Vertical Machining Centers Meet Needs of Heavy Part Manufacturers

  
  

  Published on 05.13.2010 in Heavy Equipment

  
  

  

  Toyoda Machinery’s bridge type machining centers deliver rugged reliability and high-accuracy output. This provides heavy cutting capabilities for large, heavy part manufacturers in industries such as aerospace and energy.

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• Twelve Turnkeys Assist with Extensive Heavy Equipment Manufacturing

  
  

  Published on 05.04.2010 in Case Studies, HMCs, Heavy Equipment

  
  

  

  Application: Agricultural Mowing Part

  Machine: Two FA550 Machining Centers with RGV
  Turnkey Solution Summary:
  Twelve Turnkeys, including various types of gray cast and ductile irons. Very detailed parts for new product agricultural mowing. Parts included cutter bar spacers, cutter modules and gear boxes. Extensive engineering to develop process on very weak structurally cast iron gear box with [...]

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• HMC Used in Locomotive Parts Production

  
  

  Published on 05.04.2010 in Applications, Automation, Automotive, HMCs, Heavy Equipment, Turnkey Solutions

  
  

  

  Application: Cast iron blocks, caps and assemblies for locomotive camshaft bearing blocks

  Machine: FA630 Machining Center

  Turnkey Solution Summary:

  * Included two manual fixtures that were interchanged to accommodate various part styles, along with all necessary tooling and CNC programming.

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• Large, Unstable Parts Manufacturing Benefit from Twelve Turnkeys

  
  

  Published on 04.22.2010 in Automation, Automotive, HMCs, Heavy Equipment, Industries

  
  

  

  Application 1: Cast Iron Transmission Parts
  Machine: Twelve (12) FH55 Machining Centers
  Turnkey Solution Summary:

  Cellular concept of three (3) machining centers with four (4) cells with one (1) thirteen (13) station pallet pool, serving each cell.

  Ten (10) different Turnkeys, requiring each individual part and fixture to be qualified on each machine.

  Cast iron transmission parts with [...]

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