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Hardinge Inc. has released the T-42 Super-Precision turning centers. This type of introduction has proved very successful in bringing equipment to meet customers' requirements. These models are a replacement for the previous Conquest 42, Conquest T-42, Quest 42 and RS Precision and Super-Precision machines. The all new T series turning centers are 2-axis machining or complex multitasking operations that require a high level of precision, delicate part handling and parts made complete in a single setup. High-performance and Super-Precision high productivity packages are available to choose from with features that include but are not limited to: live tooling with C-Axis, subspindle, Y-axis, main spindle parts catcher, and the company's subspindle parts catcher for removing delicate parts with critical surface finish requirements without damage to the part.
Related Glossary Terms
- centers
centers
Cone-shaped pins that support a workpiece by one or two ends during machining. The centers fit into holes drilled in the workpiece ends. Centers that turn with the workpiece are called “live” centers; those that do not are called “dead” centers.
- 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.
