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Hardinge Inc. announces the release of four new turning centers: GS 42MS, GS 51MS, GS 150MS and GS 200MS. These small-frame machines are suited for small-to-medium size workpieces and reportedly offer expanded levels of functionality to address complex parts, resulting in increased throughput and reduced cycle time in a single setup.
Both the GS 42MS and GS 51MS machines feature collet-ready main spindles, while the GS 150MS and the GS 200MS models are chuck machines and are supplied with 3-Jaw chucks. The GS 42MS and 150 MS are equipped with an A2-5", 6,000 RPM main spindle, while the GS 51MS and GS 200MS offer a larger A2-6", 5,000 RPM main spindle. Sub spindles, live tooling, C-Axis and Fanuc 0i-TD controls are standard on all models.
Options include parts catcher, part probe, tool probe, chip conveyor, servo or hydraulic tailstock to name a few.
Related Glossary Terms
- chuck
chuck
Workholding device that affixes to a mill, lathe or drill-press spindle. It holds a tool or workpiece by one end, allowing it to be rotated. May also be fitted to the machine table to hold a workpiece. Two or more adjustable jaws actually hold the tool or part. May be actuated manually, pneumatically, hydraulically or electrically. See collet.
- turning
turning
Workpiece is held in a chuck, mounted on a face plate or secured between centers and rotated while a cutting tool, normally a single-point tool, is fed into it along its periphery or across its end or face. Takes the form of straight turning (cutting along the periphery of the workpiece); taper turning (creating a taper); step turning (turning different-size diameters on the same work); chamfering (beveling an edge or shoulder); facing (cutting on an end); turning threads (usually external but can be internal); roughing (high-volume metal removal); and finishing (final light cuts). Performed on lathes, turning centers, chucking machines, automatic screw machines and similar machines.
