Tormach, a U.S.-based manufacturer of CNC machines and industrial robotics, introduces its latest innovation: the Tormach 1500MX CNC Mill. Representing the apex of Tormach’s engineering prowess, the 1500MX marks a significant leap forward in power, precision, and affordability within their CNC machining portfolio. Tormach’s new 1500MX is a 3-axis, servo-driven mill on linear rails with…
Tormach has new US corporate headquarters and a distribution agreement in Europe
Tormach, supplier of affordable and compact CNC machines, has expanded its domestic and international operations by moving to a new corporate headquarters facility in Madison, Wisconsin, and entered into a distribution agreement with CNC Machine Tools Ltd. of Snetterton, Norfolk, England. In Wisconsin, Tormach has moved from its previous location in Waunakee to a new…
Fixture Plates and Why You Should Use Them
Machining parts is easy… work-holding is the hard part! Fixturing, part setups, and work holding is a never ending skill. Any time I have the chance to tour a factory, walk a trade show, or talk shop with another machinist, I try to learn as much as possible about workholding. There are countless creative uses…
Better design by understanding the needs of manufacturing
Madison College’s Mechanical Design and Technology program gives students opportunities to learn how designs are manufactured. For the design engineering student, this will lead to better design decisions during his or her career. Tormach Inc. supplied the equipment that the students use. Tormach Inc. www.tormach.com
Select Materials Based on Lessons – not Fear
Letting students take control of the CNC machine for the first time each semester can be terrifying enough if they were paying attention to your wise words of caution, but we all know some of them weren’t taking studious notes. An easy way to save your machine and nerves is to give your students forgiving…
Tormach RapidTurn Transforms CNC Mill into Lathe
Tormach Inc. today announced the release of Tormach RapidTurn, an innovative 5C CNC chucker lathe attachment designed for use with the company’s PCNC 1100 or PCNC 770 mills. Tormach’s engineers are excited to bring RapidTurn’s affordable and capable turning solution to customers. Product highlights include: Powered by PathPilot: RapidTurn runs on PathPilot, Tormach’s approachable yet…
Personal CNC mill helps NASA boldly go…
Both the costs and risks of spaceflight are always high. So what do you do when you don’t have the time, budget and room for error to outsource the machining of ever-evolving prototypes? NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center uses an array of manufacturing and engineering tools to develop their one-off, highly customized technologies. In fact, they…
Medical device manufacturing simplified with personal CNC
To start patenting spinal implant and surgical instrument designs, Lukas Eiserman, owner and president Eisertech LLC, decided to purchase a small CNC machine he could use himself rather than a rapid prototyping machine. With this move, he eliminated waiting for prototypes to be machined by contractors. He quickly settled on the Tormach PCNC 1100 because…