Get a Grip: Five Ways to Improve Lathe Workholding, Part I Of all the accessories found on any engine lathe or tool room lathe, the 3-jaw chuck is easily the most important; unfortunately, it’s also quite often the least appreciated....
It’s tough to beat a good engine lathe. For many shop owners, it was the first machine they purchased, quite possibly a two-fer deal that included a knee mill and a band saw. And if it was a good one,...
Cylindrical grinding is one of the oldest of all machining technologies. Though credit for its invention remains a bit fuzzy, most attribute development of the first production grinding machine to Charles Norton (ironically, not the same Norton of grinding wheel...
A manual knee mill is a bit like Sally, the golden retriever you’ve had since she was a pup. You’re with her every day. She’s hard working and you know what to expect from her. And even though getting Sally...
At Kent USA, we take great pride in the quality and level of service we provide to our customers. Our customers have expressed their opinions on the machine tools we offer: Scott Vanderzyl, Principal Manufacturing Engineer at Motiv Space Systems,...
For grinding operations, surface grinding is the most common. The machine is used to produce a smooth accurate finish on either metallic or nonmetallic materials to give them a more refined look by removing the oxide layer and impurities on...
Kent Industrial USA, Inc., serving our customers since 1979, providing conventional and CNC machine tool equipment and serving the aerospace and defense industries, is proud to offer the RizeTM One 3D printer, debuting at the Aerodef Manufacturing Tradeshow on March...
Compact and cost-effective, the WSi-200 electric discharge machine boasts high-precision mold machining with special sixth axis/rotation that is ideal for aerospace technology, IC electronics and medical high technology applications. It can accommodate workpieces up to 22 x 19 x 5...
Some Kent USA surface grinders are available with the SD control option. This adds more capabilities to your grinder that contribute to more ease of use and efficiency. Watch the video for more information. SD CONTROL FEATURES Stringent European CE...
Kent USA's industry-leading CNC knee mill with the Acu-Rite MILLPWRG2 control brings powerful CNC capabilities to the tool room with easy-to-learn conversational programming and advanced canned cycles to empower everyone on the shop floor with greater productivity. Why a...
