Emerging in the 1980s, the early multi-tasking machine tools had limited machining center capability on a turning machine. Today, thousands of machines later, mindsets -- not machine capability -- can ...

The early enthusiasm for multi-tasking machine tools is finding growing rationale far beyond the obvious attraction of "done on one." That versatility factor will continue to draw -- after all, who ...

Mazak is expanding its Nexus product line into high-torque multi-tasking featuring a large-bore spindle. The company’s Nexus QTN 450Mmachine has a maximum swing of 33.3 in. and a maximum machine ...

The requirement to multi-task while maintaining precise control over a machine (or multiple machines) means a modular PLC construction is more important than ever. The latest IoT (Internet of Things) ...

This shop owner realizes that the investment doesn’t stop at the machine when developing an efficient five-axis process.

A new, automated horizontal lathe with an integrated robotic gantry loader blends processing capability in a compact body with front-facing twin spindles, live tooling, and a Y-axis. MURATA MACHINERY ...

LONDON, Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Multi-Tasking Machine Tools Multi-tasking machine tools integrate the functions of both turning and machining. This eliminates the need for multiple ...

I had one of those weird moments recently where I made an analogy between two things that I have never before analogized. Namely, multi-tasking operating systems and project planning. I will get back ...

I remember becoming acutely aware of students’ multi-tasking abilities in 2005. I watched my daughter, who was a senior in high school, do her homework while also enjoying four other inputs—music from ...

Does this describe you? While you are on a teleconference call you are writing up your quarterly report, checking your email, and texting your friend about where you are meeting for lunch. You would ...

The streaming amplifier – that is, the integrated stereo amplifier with network streaming built in – is arguably the most burgeoning category in the hi-fi system market. Hi-fi stalwarts such as Naim ...