Marples Gears has welcomed its first swiss machine and is now in the set up phase of implementation. We hope to use the machine to meet the demands of our customers in the manufacturing of their parts. For a quote or question, please visit our custom quote page or to request a tour of our shop visit our contact information page.
A CNC Swiss Automatic Lathe, also known as a screw machine, is a powerful machine with quick cycle times and the ability to be adapted for numerous applications. Swiss machines are generally used for small, complex parts such as the parts that are produced at Marples Gears. The differing factor between a Swiss machine and a traditional lathe machine is the ability for the headstock of the machine to move. The headstock is clamped onto a chucking collet that the bar stock passes through, within the headstock.
One of the advantages in machining parts on a Swiss Machines is that machinist are able to make longer parts without deflection than a traditional lathe leading to shorter cycle times on longer parts with the same if not better quality than those run on a traditional lathe. Through advanced manufacturing techniques swiss machines are also able to perform turning and live milling. Swiss screw machines are also able to hold precision tolerances of ±.0005 inches. A disadvantage however is that it is unable to long parts with large differences in diameters being that the machine will be unable to retract the bar stock into the guide bushing.
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