Knee Mills: Three Things to Look for in a New Machine (Along with Some Very Nice Options)

A skilled machinist make most anything with a high-quality knee mill. The problem is, looks can be deceiving. Not all knee mills are built the same.

Three Ways Additional Travel Improves Productivity in Traveling Column Machines

I’ve always been intrigued by traveling column machines. That’s because a vertical machining center able to mill both ends of a sleeper sofa or carry parts that weigh more than the recently-resurrected Ford Ranger (there’s a yellow 2003 in my driveway) raises a lot of possibilities. This is especially true for a job shop, where part variety and rush orders are a way of life.

Sinker EDM is an improbable machining process. It relies on high-voltage electrical current to remove material, so there’s no direct contact between the workpiece and tool.

Twin turret. Dual turret Double turret. Whatever you call them, there’s no arguing that they increase productivity compared to traditional single turret CNC lathes. That’s true no matter what you’re making, but especially so with very large or very long parts, like those produced by oil and gas companies.

Trade UP your old MILLPWR to MILLPWR G2!

Powerful yet easy to operate CNC retrofit systems for knee mills and bed mills. Faster set-ups, shorter run times and a major boost in productivity are just one “powerful easy” retrofit away. Our new MILLPWRG2 control and retrofit kits can turn just about any knee mill into a powerhouse money-maker.

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Based in Independence, MO, former Air Force machinist and welder-turned-tattoo-machine-manufacturing expert Dan Kubin finds a handy companion in the ACU-RITE G2 control.  This CNC Knee Mill helps him to keep up with demand. MillingMachinesForSale

5 Years and Millions of Parts with the KVR Machining Center

After winning the bid nearly five years ago on a long-term contract for an automotive seat gear, Overbay and his team were faced with tooling up for the big job, beginning with the purchase of three new CNC vertical machining centers.

Every shop faces the same situation at one point or another. The machine tools are either too large and slow to be competitive on smaller parts, or too small and underpowered for the larger ones. This was the case recently at Journeyman Machine and Supply Co. Inc., when shop supervisor Andy Hass and the company’s owners agreed that it was time to think small. vertical machining centers

Kent USA Milling Machines For Sale are setting new standards in both features and performance. Our full line of manual and CNC knee mills and CNC bed mills have been a favorite of job shops and production facilities for their dependability. In addition, our VMCs, universal mills and boring mills cater to workpieces that require more complex milling and production volume.

Increase your profitability with Kent CNC’s Vertical Machining Centers—long-lasting units that deliver a precision-grade finish at high speeds. Our Vertical Machining Centers product portfolio offers a wide selection of powerful, rigid machines including compact models, standard #40 and # 50 taper models, models with traveling column or double column designs, and compact 5-axis machining centers with rotary table style or trunnion style designs.

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Twin turret. Dual turret Double turret. Whatever you call them, there’s no arguing that they increase productivity compared to traditional single turret CNC lathes. That’s true no matter what you’re making, but especially so with very large or very long parts, like those produced by oil and gas companies.

The Largest Kent USA Machines Sold: We stock over 150 machines at our warehouse. However, some machines are so huge that they are delivered, then built straight at the customer’s site. Here are some of the ones we sold in the past.

Kent CNC GSL Series CNC Lathes feature a gang-type structure with an inclined bed structure design. These features effectively save tool-changing time.

Ask anyone who does it for a living. Ceramic grinding is challenging work. Still, it's not rocket science. You'll need the right wheel and suitable operating parameters. An accurate, rigid grinder is a must.

Quick-Change Tooling: Four Off-the-Shelf Solutions to Cut Downtime on CNC Machine Tools Spending a few hours or even an entire shift setting up a CNC machine tool was once considered no big deal.

Largest Kent USA (Manual/CNC) Lathes for Sale STOCK! These are the largest lathes that we have in stock right now. In case these are too big, we have over 150 smaller lathes, mills, grinders, EDMs, and radial arm drills ready to ship.