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Swissline Precision Manufacturing. SWISSTURN 101. Swiss Turning 101. A quick history lesson on the development of Swiss Style Turning. TD25. TD25. TF25. TF25. TD25. What is Swiss Style ?. COLLET. GUIDE BUSHING. Duplex or Triplex Bearing Support. Bearing Surface.
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Swissline Precision Manufacturing SWISSTURN 101
Swiss Turning 101 • A quick history lesson on the development of Swiss Style Turning
TD25 TD25 TF25 TF25 TD25 What is Swiss Style ? COLLET GUIDE BUSHING
Duplex or Triplex Bearing Support Bearing Surface What is a Guide Bushing? Today Free Rotating or Driven Guide Bushing Assembly Stationary Guide Bushing Assembly
History of Swiss Automatics • 1872 - First Sliding Head Developed by Schweitzer, a Swiss • Used to Make Watch and Clock Parts • 1905 - First Cam Operated Swiss Automatic
History • 1905 - 1990 Refined and Improved • Milling, Slotting, Cross - Drilling, Etc.. • Capacities From 4 to 32 Mm. Higher Speeds • Builders of Cam Type Include: Bechet, Bechler, Escomatic, Gauthier, Gibbs, Gorton, Nomura, Peterman, Star, Strohm,Tavannes, Tornos, and Tsugami
History • 1970 - N.C. Applied by Citizen Watch Co. • 1974 - 1976 C.N.C. Applied, Turret Type Machines Introduced • 1978 To Present: CNC Swiss Refined and Improved • Milling, Slotting, Cross-Drilling, Etc.. • “C” Axis Capability Developed • Sub Spindles and Overlapping Capability • Much More Complex Work Is Possible • Integral Motor Spindles • Fiber Optic Communications • Heavier Cutting and Higher Speed Machining Is Possible
History • By 1990 Cam Operated Machines Have Become Obsolete • Gang Tool Swiss CNC Are Faster and Cheaper • Japanese Consumption Far Greater Than U.S. • European Consumption Slightly Ahead of U.S. • In 1991 Spindle Within Spindle Design Patented by Tsugami • First Major Innovation in Concept Since Coil Fed Escomatics
History • Today (2013) • Swiss CNC Machines Are Available From 4 to 38MM Capacity • Two to Twelve Axes • Gang Type Tooling • Multiple Turret types • Hybrid Turret /Gang Types • High Capacity Automatic Tool Changers
Today • Dozens of Models Available in U.S. From Nine Different Builders • Nomura, Traub, Gildemeister, KSI, • KMX Tornos • Citizen, Star, Tsugami (Major) • 75%+ of Swiss Market