Which to buy first, a lathe or a mill? It’s a tough question for the aspiring home machinist with limited funds to spend on machine tools, but of course the correct answer is a lathe. With a lathe, we ...

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

Wirtgen W 220 Fi and W 250 Fi milling machines have a maximum milling depth of 14 inches. The W 220 Fi is equipped with a two-speed Dual Shift powershift transmission, and the W 250 Fi has an Active ...

It's hard to imagine a piece of equipment that works harder in tougher conditions than a pavement mill. These tireless machines grind away all day long under load, at times removing more than a foot ...

Experts from Roadtec, Wirtgen America and Terex Roadbuilding discuss the silica issues and how it affects your equipment Soon, the team came together to begin research on silica dust and the use of ...

One of the original ideas behind the RepRap project was for the machines to create their own upgrades. That philosophy is shining brightly in [Ivan Miranda] CNC milling machine project, which has been ...

Model W 250 XF Wirtgen milling machine works to widths up to about 12 feet 6 inches. The milling drum can be exchanged for a Multiple Cutting System (MCS) milling drum within minutes, according to the ...

Addman Advanced Metals has scaled from a single 3D printer to 25 while also building out a robust array of subtractive machines. In this video, find out how the shop manages its additive and ...

Simmons Machine Tool Corp. in Albany, N.Y., designs and builds machine tools for railway wheel-set production and maintenance, and recognized a need for a new, five-axis mill-turn machine. Due to ...