b'Double Duty Were doing a good deal of thatchines, so choose partners wisely.today with our turnkey packages, he said. The problem is getting ev- Bringing Work Homein equipment to meet the need.erything trued up again after the in- As referred to earlier, automation Everybodys seen how much groundevitable crash, but there are provengoes hand in hand with twin-spin-Tesla is gaining. And because ofstrategies to address this challenge.dle machining centers. Dual-spindle that, the commitment to new gas- This is one example of how pro- machine tool builders typically offer oline engines is nearly nonexistent.ficiency and experience are evenrobust material handling and part Everybodys preparing for electricmore critical throughout installationloading capabilities, ranging from vehicles. and setup with multispindle ma- Lazy Susan-style pallet changers to Experience MattersWhatever the application, Clark suggested key attributes to look for when shopping for twin-spindle ma-chines, especially ones as large as the FZ/DZ 25.Geometric alignment between the spindles is critical, as is thermal compensation to eliminate poten-tial growth, he said. Without this, youre going to face problems main-taining accuracy on one side or the other. Its for this reason that we rec-ommend a stable foundation with any high-precision machine toola concrete slab is bestbut partic-ularly with a twin spindle since any geometric errors will be multiplied.In addition, fixture positioning must be exact as theres no way to adjust the distance between spin-dles. The presence of a tilt rotary table only exacerbates this situa- Shaping Tangible Solutionstion, Clark said, and the fixture data therefore should be perfectly squareManufactured from powder to nished blanks ensuring consistency/reliability,and parallel with the machine axesH. B. Carbide delivers tangible solutions through operational and manufacturing and spindle centerlines. This is notprocess efciencies, reduced lead times, and overall cost effectiveness. as difficult as it might sound.Fully Integrated Manufacturing - Made In The U.S.A.contributors Advanced Near Net Shape Preform SolutionsChiron America Inc. Value Added Finished Grinding Capabilities704-587-9526www.chironamerica.com Optimized Custom and Altered Standard Blank DesignsDoosan Machine ToolsProven Material Solutions for Diverse Application UsageAmerica Corp.973-618-2500 For more info or to request a quote, give H.B. Carbide a call or visit our website:www.doosanmachinetools.comPhone: 800-459-8521www.hbcarbide.com Jtekt Toyoda Americas Corp. [email protected] Doyle DriveLewistonMI 49756847-253-0340www.toyoda.comctemag.com/cteguide.com27Multispindle.indd 27 3/16/20 12:05 PM'