Dr. Ralf Dupont, President of Levicron, has been involved in the development of non-contact bearing systems, for over a decade. AZoM Spoke to Ralf about Levicron's aerostatic tool spindles which can ...

The spindle is the heart of the machine. The following are some troubleshooting tips to ensure your machine is running at its optimum performance. The spindle is running backward. This is common with ...

When a machine tool spindle fails, the expertise of skilled technicians with in-depth knowledge can provide insight to optimal repairs and/or rebuilds. This spindle was upgraded to an HSK tool ...

METHODS MACHINE TOOLS introduced the Nakamura-Tome JX-250, high-performance multitasking turning center, which offers the largest machining area envelope in its class for high-precision milling and ...

Modern machine tools continue to make technical advances, thanks in large part to ongoing improvements and fine-tuning in computer numerical control (CNC) machining. Over the past 60 years or so, CNC ...

Whether on Swiss and other turn/mill centers, drilling and tapping machines, or with milling attachments, shops are doing more milling with small spindles than ever before. That’s partly due to the ...

What if I told you that one of the leading spindle failures has nothing to do with the spindle itself or the machine? What if I could prove it’s the tooling, not the spindle? One of today’s leading ...