This plastics industry manufacturer relies on machines from Toyoda to produce twin-screw extruders and other production equipment in-house. This strategy saves the company money and enables it to respond flexibly to changing market conditions, among other benefits.

With a 5-meter X-axis stroke and a 2.1-meter Y-axis stroke, the LB521 bridge mill is the largest Toyoda machine at SCC. The fourth-axis Tsudakoma rotary table enables the machining of various extruder screw forms and features in a single setup. Pneumatic Automatic Tool Changer Cnc Router Atc

With a variety of machined forms, this extruder screw is one of the most difficult parts SCC machines. This picture, however, was not taken at the company’s facility, but at IMTS, where Toyoda used the screw to show off the capabilities of its SB216 bridge mill and Tsudakoma fourth-axis rotary table. This model is similar to but slightly smaller than SCC’s LB521 bridge mill.

Michael Stritner, SCC lead man, deburrs extruder parts produced on the FV1165.

This housing section, a typical part at SCC, is mounted in the shop’s FA630 HMC. Combining multiple sections creates a set of long, tapered, intersecting bores.

Different machines offer different approaches to rotary travel, and each design has its own strengths. Here's how they compare.

Though it won’t replace high speed machining, Boeing sees “low speed machining” as a viable supplement to higher-rpm machines. Using new tools and techniques, a shop’s lower-rpm machining centers can realize much more of their potential productivity in milling aluminum aircraft parts.

Co2 Engraving Laser Machine The force that holds the toolholder in the machining center's spindle can weaken over time. If you haven't checked drawbar force in a while, this may be the weak link in your process.