Lathe machineoperations

Staub continues to use automation to augment CNC lathe machine operations. Employing a robot to remove finished parts from the lathe, these components are washed, dried and analyzed with a laser profiler. Should the laser profiler measure parts that don’t meet specifications twice in a row, it signals the CNC lathe machine. Programming informs the CNC machine to stop without human intervention until the issue can be resolved.

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Parts made using CNC machines can thus be made quickly and accurately, transforming the production process for components with their automated capabilities. Though widely used, many industries that utilize CNC machining don’t know these processes, applications, and benefits, especially as technology advances. Below, we explain CNC lathe machine operation.

These applications can be used to fabricate a wide array of products made with a CNC lathe machine. Parts manufacturing is one of the more popular applications, particularly for precision components that require tight tolerances. Just a few CNC lathe machined parts include:

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These are the basic parts of a CNC lathe machine. Operationally they are the same, even if they differ in appearance or size.

CNC lathe machine operations are many and varied, while results largely depend on the tools used with the machine. Like its manual forbears, the CNC lathe can cut, deform, sand, shape, and otherwise alter a workpiece by removing material, using special attachments that allow it to precisely make parts for other mechanical equipment. As such, it’s become one of the most versatile industrial tools, essential to many industries, especially those that require components to meet precise tolerances. Though the CNC lathe machine’s operations are mechanical, it’s designed for automated precision machining.

A lathe can be used for shaping metals, alloys, plastics, or even different types of wood. It’s based on moving unwanted material to shape a workpiece by using a stationary cutting tool around which the workpiece revolves. Various lathes are used for different applications; each specialized for specific techniques or materials. With a CNC lathe machine, parts for other equipment can be made more efficiently, along with a vast array of other items. Regardless of their unique functionalities, the primary task of CNC lathe machines involves holding and rotating a workpiece around a cutting tool.

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These are simply examples of what can be achieved with a CNC lathe machine. Operationally, they are some of the most critical devices used across industries.

Staub Inc. uses the Tsugami BS32 CNC Lathe machine, programming it for their automated manufacturing processes. The company introduced “lights-out manufacturing” in the early 1980s to modernize our production lines to make them more efficient and heighten productivity. Staub began by adding bar feeders to lathes to enable them to run without human supervision for a few hours after all the employees left work. The added productivity resulting from this had our company look even more deeply into how to expand automation in their CNC machining operations further.

There are numerous applications for a CNC lathe machine. Programming can be done for various machining processes, especially for spherical or cylindrical workpieces.

While traditional lathe machines provide certain advantages, CNC lathes offer even more benefits, no longer requiring an operator to do the machining work. Since it’s fully automated, CNC lathe machining reduces production time, which enables tool changes, tool post adjustments, and other changes during production to be done much quicker. The process generates less scrap as well, saving on material costs without affecting the quality of the finished product. As precision and accuracy are perhaps the most recognizable benefits of using a CNC lathe machine, operationally, it makes sense to adopt the process when machining parts requiring exact tolerances and dimensional stability.