Automation at Its Finest: How Our Lathes Revolutionized our Manufacturing Process | Custer and Wolfe

Behind the Scenes: How Our HAAS CL-1, HAAS ST-20Y, and DMG Mori Sprint 20 Swiss Lathes Drive Our Manufacturing Process:
Since we now have a DMG Mori Sprint 20 Swiss turning center in addition to our HAAS CL-1 and a HAAS ST-20Y lathes in our facility we thought we'd update you on what we're using each machine for and - perhaps more importantly - what is the difference between a lathe and a mill?
Perhaps the most important aspect that a lathe brings to the table is its ability to set up automation. When operating a mill, if you want to put material inside the machine, you have to physically do it yourself - though it can be done using a robot. With a lathe, we can put a full bar of material in the bar-feeder which allows the machine to cut off individual parts without the need for someone to intervene. This level of automation is a huge timesaver.
We’re Building a Watch Company with Custer + Wolfe and giving you an inside look into what it takes to manufacture and build mechanical watches in America. We want to bring you along on all the successes, failures, innovations, and inventions that go into American manufacturing and watchmaking. Follow along as we restore vintage pocket watch movements and give them new life with Vortic Watch Co., and as we build a brand new watch company from scratch, focused on making high-quality American-machined watches.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:10 Basic definition of a lathe
00:36 the Haas CL1 CNC 2-axis lathe
01:29 Live tooling
02:00 Turret-style tool changer
02:33 Haas ST20Y 3-axis lathe
03:35 The difference an extra axis makes
04:14 The Haas ST20Y sub-spindle and part catcher
05:28 Summary of benefits of a 3-axis lathe with sub-spindle
05:42 Why do we use a bar feeder?
07:00 Our Swiss turning machine: DMG Mori Sprint 20 Linear Gildemeister
07:50 Why are we using this machine?
08:12 Executive summary
08:38 How is a Swiss machine different than a Turret machine?
09:19 A major difference between our DMG Mori and our Haas machines
09:52 I bet you didn’t know this!
11:21 The fancy parts-catcher
12:25 The Final Lathe - handjoggers galore
13:15 Mill-Turning Centers
14:14 Outro
Thanks so much for watching, and be sure to subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss out on any exciting updates! You can also stay in the loop & get exclusive access by signing up for our weekly newsletter at www.vorticwatches.com.
#vortic #vintage #wristwatch #watch #americanhistory #antiquerestoration #emailmarketing #marketingstrategy

[@robertgovoni662]

Machines have come a long way from the days of 30 foot leather belts turning them. Less chance of loosing you arm. LOL. Can't wait to see some parts being made.

[@dominickcolasanto6582]

It woud be interesting to see some parts that are made on each currently used production machine.

[@CusterWolfe]

We are actually trying to do that very thing this week with filming, stay tuned! Thanks!