For centuries, people have processed metal - they made tools, household items, weapons, reaching the heights of skill in this. Jewelers were engaged in jewelry made of metals, and weapons and household items were made by blacksmiths. Their work required courage and heroism. Starting with the ancient Greek myths about Hephaestus, in all cultures the blacksmith became the hero of works of literature, music, painting. The romance of this craft is not yet completely a thing of the past, but today high-precision modern machine tools are engaged in metal processing.
Metalworking includes many technological operations: welding, cutting, stamping, and others. The main types of metalworking machines are turning, milling, drilling, grinding. In addition, machines are classified by the degree of versatility, by the number of operations, by weight and by the degree of automation: control can be manual, semi-automatic and numerical software (CNC). The most accurate and economical are CNC machines. The program controls the drives and motors of the machine with the highest precision and speed, eliminating mistakes that a tired or inattentive person could make. Human intervention is minimal. One specialist can coordinate the simultaneous operation of several CNC machines.
CNC lathes allow you to perform operations such as cutting, sharpening, drilling and tapping. They can be single- or multi-tool, with horizontal or vertical spindle, turret or caliper. The type of work performed also serves as a characteristic of the machines: for example, cartridge, carousel, center.
Swiss and German CNC machines correspond to the latest technology. The products of such companies as Star (Switzerland), Weiler, BZT, Benzinger or AHT (Germany) have been improved over the years, taking into account customer feedback and wishes. Today, the metalworking machines of European companies can be called masterpieces of accuracy, reliability and efficiency, moreover, they delight the eye with modern design and are easy to maintain.
German and Swiss firms offer machine tools for both large and small batch production. They are widely used not only in large enterprises, but also in institutes and tool shops.
Precision CNC lathes, precision turning centers, servo-driven machines and milling and engraving machines from European firms have proven themselves in Russia.
