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CNC lathe with subspindle.


The Elite II 8/51 CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control.

CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication
 lathe lathe (lāth), machine tool for holding and turning metal, wood, plastic, or other material against a cutting tool to form a cylindrical product or part. It also drills, bores, polishes, grinds, makes threads, and performs other operations.  has been upgraded with sub-spindle and X-axis See x-y matrix.  linear glass scale options. The weight of the machine base was increased, along with an improved operator panel, a more robust tailstock, and 2" capacity 20C collet-ready spindle spindle: see spinning.


A rotating shaft in a disk drive. In a fixed disk, the platters are attached to the spindle. In a removable disk, the spindle remains in the drive. Laptops use spindle designations to indicate the number of built-in drives.
. Both the Elite II-8/51 and new Elite II-6/42 models can be equipped with thru-hole power jaw chuck. C-axis and live tooling are standard equipment. The Elite II-6/42 is a smaller part-size capacity machine with its 1 5/8" 16C collet-ready spindle. The 16C, A2-5 sup-spindle option features a 5-hp/3.7-kW drive system with speeds to 6,000 rpm. Hardinge Inc., www.rsleads.com/506tp-197

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Date:Jun 1, 2005
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