A worker died of head wounds suffered when a pneumatic bar feeder that was guarding his workpiece slid back to allow the workpiece to bend and strike him in the head. A lathe operator was fatally ...

On Jan. 29, 2010, a 27-year-old machinist was fatally injured when he was struck by a piece of round stainless steel bar stock that he was machining in a computer numerical control (CNC) lathe. A ...

“Control Panel Functions for the CNC Lathe” explains how operators use the machine and control panel functions to operate a CNC lathe. Operators use the handle and jog modes to move a turret or ...

CEDARBURG -- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Cedarburg company for one willful, and one serious violation of machine safety standards, ...

After a lathe operator became entangled in the machine’s operating spindle and suffered injuries that led to his death, an OSHA investigation determined the company responsible allowed the machine to ...

OSHA investigation points to fact that Carlson Tool & Manufacturing allegedly allowed a computer numerical controlled lathe to operate with its safety interlocks bypassed. As he hand-polished a ...

My idea is a simple and easy-tomakecoolant/chip shield for lathe chucks. Materials needed include a 3/16 3/4-in. steel strip 2 or 3-ft long, three 3/8-in. bolts 3 to 4-in. long, one 3/8 I.D. 3/4-in. O ...

Haas NGC: Locating Program Zero on the Lathe describes important concepts related to program zero, or part zero, on the Haas Next Generation Control (NGC) lathe. Part zero is the starting point for ...

The DataPilot runs on the latest software of the respective lathe control. The programming station for lathes gives the operator the capability to program away from noise and distractions of the shop ...

Wang Yang, a lathe worker at Shenyang Aerospace Xinguang Group, never expected he would make a contribution to China's space program. [Photo rovided to China Daily] Wang Yang could never have imagined ...

A shop-built system that supports extended bar stock, aiming to enhance the machine’s productivity by allowing higher volumes of material to be loaded. Allowing bar stock to be unsupported presents a ...