VMCs Evolution Includes Innovative Hybrid Machining According to Scott Walker,
president, Mitsui Seiki (USA) Inc. (Franklin Lakes, NJ), the VMC is on an evolutionary path that began with adding fourth and fi fth-axis machin- ing capability and one that Mitsui Seiki is continuing by creating hybrid machines that add innovative tech- nologies to standard VMC and HMC platforms. At IMTS later this year, Mitsui Seiki will introduce its hybrid additive/subtractive machine and the innovation won’t stop there. Mitsui Seiki is currently developing GE’s Blue Arc technology for machining hardened metals in a hybrid combi- nation with conventional machining.
With fl oor space at a premium in today’s shops, Kitamura VMCs offer extra-large work envelopes within extraordinarily small footprints.
