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Index Corporation offers the Traub TNL series sliding headstock machines for high-speed, precise production of medical fasteners and other small components, such as dental implants and bone screws. The TNL12/ 26/ K series machines offer the advantages of both fixed and sliding headstock turning processes in the same machine design concept—a 12-station turret, main and counter spindles, a live tool drive, and as many as four tools in the cut simultaneously.
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According to the company, the new design contributes to the machines’ ability to reduce Ìý setup time and material expenses. Ìý The TNL26 model can be supplied with two 12-station turrets (a Y axis is optional on both turrets); a five-station end-working tool carrier; a counter spindle; and a five-station back-working tool carrier. The L-version boasts a maximum Z-axis travel of approximately 10", while the K-version has a Z-axis travel of 4".
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