Simple, fast, safe and reliable – how the Swiss lathe manufacturer TORNOS is optimising the application performance of its multi-spindle lathe with the help of MAPAL hydraulic chucks.

The majority of machines built by NILES-SIMMONS in Chemnitz are used for the machining of rotationally symmetrical workpieces. While turning plays a key role here, MAPAL as a tool manufacturer focuses primarily on cubic parts which are drilled, reamed and milled.

AMB will open its doors in Stuttgart from 13 to 17 September 2022 and is eagerly awaited. On a 390 square metre stand in Hall 1, Stand D10, MAPAL's trade fair presentation is clearly divided into the four focus sectors of automotive, aerospace, die and mould making and fluid power technology.

CAM programming is thus tasked with processing pending machining jobs using the stock of tools on hand. Compromises are often made at the expense of machine running times. In a joint project, MAPAL and the milling machine manufacturer Röders GmbH optimised the interplay between machine, tool and CAM strategy on a generic component.

The transformation of mobility is in full swing. However, it’s clear that motors with turbocharger will continue to be built for some time. Therefore, the machining business continues to strive for tool solutions with higher cutting values, longer tool life and thus lower costs per part. MAPAL has expanded its portfolio for turbocharger housing in order to make the entire machining process even more productive.

Compared to conventional metal designs, parts made of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) are considerably lighter with the same load capacity. This offers great advantages – and not just in the aerospace industry. Low weight, high strength and low mass forces are also important in numerous other fields of application.

Sometimes coincidence plays a role when it comes to convincing new customers of the benefits of a tool manufacturer‘s products. HaGeForm‘s partnership with MAPAL has also contributed to this.

The machine manufacturing company Zimmermann brought MAPAL aboard as a tool and technology partner to design a turnkey machine for producing titanium parts for the aerospace industry. MAPAL’s line boring technology combined with a new generation of tools to machine titanium made this particularly challenging project a resounding success.

Compared to well-known market solutions with four or five cutting edges, the six-edge solid carbide trochoidal milling cutter OptiMill-Tro-Inox for machining stainless steel (inox) from MAPAL stands out with a 20 percent increase in material removal rate and a 30 percent longer tool life.

Tornos AG is a renowned Swiss manufacturer of machine tools that stand out for their quality and durability. In some bar turning shops today, Tornos machines are still in use that are actually older than many of the employees who operate them. This is proof of the company’s high standards of precision and quality in the manufacture of the essential key components of its machines.