Spindle control means more than having the right CNC machine tool setup. Using reliable bearings, ensuring proper lubrication, and keeping high temperatures at bay all play an important role. Modern ...

Asynchronous error plots how how the tool point will cut on successive spindle revolutions. In this case, the tool will cut with an average 7.65 m peak-to-valley ...

Measuring axis rotation benefits from today's technology. Measuring axis rotation benefits from today's technology. Technological advancements such as noncontact ...

While cheap hobby CNC mills and routers are great machines that allow you to build things a 3D printer just can’t handle, they do have their limitations. They’re usually powered by a Dremel or other ...

Spindles are machinery subsystems that integrate shafts, bearings, and power-transmission components such as belts and ballscrews, motors, and in some cases, drives and controls to output axial ...

This article has been supplied as a media statement and is not written by Creamer Media. It may be available only for a limited time on this website. 5th March 2015 - Parker, the global leader in ...

Dr. Ralf Dupont, President of Levicron, has been involved in the development of non-contact bearing systems, for over a decade. AZoM Spoke to Ralf about Levicron's aerostatic tool spindles which can ...

For the benefit of our readers, what is the principle of Aerostatic bearings, and how do they compare to roller-element or oil hydrostatic bearings? There are two types of aerostatic bearings, inlet ...