Editorial, News, and Products
Out of This World: Space Exploration Innovations at IMTS
The more time passes, the more it becomes clear that space exploration and manufacturing have a close-knit future together. (Click through for a slideshow of the coolest space gear we found on the show floor!)
Digital Twins Give CNC Machining a Head Start
Model-based manufacturing and the digital thread enable Sikorsky to reduce lead times by machining helicopter components before designs are finalized.
Mitsui Seiki Installs First Blue Arc Machine
Mitsui Seiki has installed what it says is the first Blue Arc-using machine tool. Blue Arc uses a multiple-point discharge event for material removal, whereas EDM uses a single-point discharge.
Mitsui Seiki VGi20A Grinding Machine Speeds Nut Processing
Mitsui Seiki’s VGi20A Ball Screw Nut Grinding Multitasking Machine combines grinding and machining in a single chucking to shorten nut processing time.
Mitsui Seiki J Series VMC's Thermal Sensors Maximize Accuracy
Mitsui Seiki J Series VMCs are designed to maximize accuracy in precision boring, milling, drilling and tapping.
Mitsui Seiki's J350G Jig Grinder Enables Various Operations Without Wheel Change
The Mitsui Seiki J350G jig grinder is designed to provide a combination of application flexibility, accuracy and user-friendly operation.
November 2019 Product Spotlight: 5-Axis Machining
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on five-axis machining technologies.
Mitsui Seiki's HU100-TS Five-Axis HMC Presents Alternative to Trunnion Machines
Mitsui Seiki’s HU100-TS tilting-spindle five-axis horizontal machining center is built to machine large and hard workpieces that may be better suited for tilt-spindle processing than trunnion-table operations.
Mitsui Seiki Celebrates 90 Years
Mitsui Seiki celebrated 90 years with a formal dinner, speakers and entertainment in Tokyo, Japan.
A Collection of Company Newsletters by Mitsui Seiki’s Scott Walker
Learn, teach and repeat became the formula that generated a long series of company newsletters. The best of the teachings from these newsletters have been gathered into a readable, enlightening book.
A Literal "New Spin" on Hybrid Milling/Grinding Machines
Mitsui Seiki’s Vertex hybrid machine borrows a jig grinder’s motion to complement high precision five-axis milling.
“Rantings of a Machine Tool Salesman” to Be Released During IMTS 2018
The book is described as a sometimes funny, sometimes serious, sometimes sentimental collection of the author’s favorite selections taken from bi-weekly newsletters spanning 20 years.
Five-Axis Series Targets Tooling, Optics
IMTS 2018: Mitsui Seiki USA Inc.’s Vertex Hybrid G series of five-axis VMCs (models 55-5X, 75-5X and 100-5X) offer lights-out milling and grinding of die and mold, optical, and tooling components.
VMC Precisely Machines Large Blisks
IMTS 2018: Mitsui Seiki’s Vertex 100 five-axis VMC is designed for precision milling of large parts, such as blisks for aircraft engines.
Five-Axis VMC Handles Large Aircraft Components
Mitsui Seiki’s Vertex 100 5-axis vertical machining center is a high-speed, high-precision milling machine for larger parts such as blisks for aircraft engines.
Mitsui Seiki, TechSolve to Demonstrate Blue Arc Method
The companies will showcase the Blue Arc electro-erosion metal removal method and demonstrate how it can quickly rough cut tough superalloys.
Machining Titanium Aluminide at AeroEdge
Japanese manufacturer AeroEdge has had success in machining turbine blades from challenging TiAl through a combination of customized VMCs and cutting tools designed in house.
Precision and Custom Solutions Showcased at Mitsui Seiki
A tour of the company’s factory in Japan highlighted the accuracy of its machine tools as well as their adaptability for specific applications.
Mitsui Seiki USA Appoints Chairman, CEO, COO
Together, they will manage inventory mix, business strategy development and implementation, and financial oversight.
Integrating Additive Manufacturing without Inhibiting Machining
CNC machining is the superior process for dimensional precision. Can AM be added to the machine tool without compromising this strength?
3D Printer for Additive, Subtractive Processes
Mitsui Seiki USA has developed the Vertex 55X-H, a hybrid machining center that combines additive and subtractive processes on one machine tool platform.
Mitsui Seiki Redesigns Website
The redesigned mitsuiseiki.com provides greater navigability and more content.
HMC Features Quill Spindle for Boring Oilfield Parts
The quill spindle model of Mitsui Seiki’s HU100 heavy-duty HMCs is designed for precision boring of large parts in energy-related as well as other industries.
Five-Axis Machine Line Delivers High-Accuracy Features for Aerospace Work
Mitsui Seiki’s Vertex 55X II line of machines expands on the Vertex 550-5X line.
A Compact but Rigid VMC for Machining Titanium Blades
In recent years, machine tool builders have developed models specifically designed for the efficient machining of titanium and other hard metals.
Blade Center Machines Titanium, Stainless Steel
Mitsui Seiki offers the Vertex 550-5XB blade center for producing turbine blades from forgings, castings, barstock or solid billets of titanium and stainless steel.
HMC Designed to Boost Productivity
The HU63EX horizontal machining center from Mitsui Seiki is designed to boost metalworking productivity.
How One Job Shop Tackled Tungsten
When this aerospace job shop settled on machining tungsten alloys and other heavy metals as its specialty, it had to have a machine tool, cutting tools, workholding and process know-how to succeed.
Mitsui Seiki Offers Jig Borer Refurbishment
The company manufactures three types of jig boring machines.
Mitsui Seiki to Establish Turbine Technology Center
The new facility will provide customer education and application support while also enhancing the company's own research.
What JIMTOF Had to Show Us
We present here some of the interesting and visually appealing snapshots from JIMTOF 2012.
VMC Designed for Aerospace and Power Generation Turbine Blades
The Vertex 500-5XB five-axis CNC VMC from Mitsui Seiki is designed for producing turbine blades from forgings, castings, barstock and solid billets of titanium and stainless steel.
See Turbine Blades Cut From Solid Stock
Mitsui Seiki will feature the new Vertex 550-5Xb ("Blade Machine") in Booth S-8319.
Five-Axis Machining Center Designed for Power-Generation Applications
Mitsui Seiki’s HU63-T five-axis CNC machining center is designed for power-generation applications, including critical rotating components such as blisks, impellers and turbine disks, as well as gas-turbine power-generation systems.
imX Exhibit to Detail Aerospace Machining Techniques
Visitors to Mitsui Seiki’s booth at the inaugural imX (interactive manufacturing experience) industry event will take away a greater comprehension of requirements for machining new aerospace engine and structural components, the company says. “There is a tremendous amount of work coming down the pike to the aerospace supply chain, driven by new fuel-efficient jet designs,” says Scott Walker, President of Mitsui Seiki USA, Inc. “The challenge is 95 percent of these high nickel superalloys and hybrid composite material parts cannot be machined with conventional CNC machining centers.
Technology Events Explore Titanium Machining
Mitsui Seiki USA will host “Titanium Machining Technology Days” on June 15 and 16 to provide insight into machining this hard metal.
Design the Parts Around the Process
To guarantee that components for a new helicopter could be readily produced, the company looked at the capabilities of available machine tools in the market first, and then finalized the design of the components accordingly. It created a Precision Components Technology Center to embody this concept as a process for R&D prototype work. What has emerged is a flexible production model that can be duplicated at its other facilities.
Disaster in Japan: A Spirit of Generosity Will Prevail
Despite last week’s horrendous disaster, Japan will carry on.
Cutting Spiral Bevel Gears On A Five-Axis Machining Center
To produce high-precision ring gears in low- to mid-volumes, an emerging option is the use of five-axis machining centers. Mitsui Seiki CNC vertical and horizontal machining centers are being used in this application.
New President For Mitsui Seiki
Machine tool builder Mitsui Seiki Kogyo, parent company of Mitsui Seiki USA (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey), has appointed Koichi Iwakura as its new president, following the retirement of previous president Tadayuki Abe. Mr.
What Is The Right Machine Tool For Titanium?
Rather than start with the machine, says Boeing, start with the tooling. For titanium workpieces and other high-value parts, a simple spreadsheet of tools and operations might be the most valuable resource for machining center selection.
How One Shop Machines Advanced Ceramics
Years of trial and error combined with the appropriate machining technology allow this company to produce custom parts made of alumina, zirconia, boron nitride and other advanced ceramic materials. One example of key machining technology is a five-axis machining center used exclusively to produce the complex, tightly toleranced geometry that fire-hardened workpieces require.
Keeping Accuracy Within Reach
Part quality is at risk if a machining center cannot hold tolerances at the farthest reaches of its work envelope. This makes volumetric accuracy a key indicator of a machine's performance. One machine tool builder discusses the implications.
Customer-Dedicated Machining Cells To Assure Quality And Commitments
Kenlee Precision Corp. began operations in Baltimore as a general practice job shop in 1969. The business was started on the typical shoestring, with some borrowed capital, a few machine tools and plenty of moxie on the part of President/ Owner Ken Lewis.