Kent USA

  Kent USA focuses on providing precise and reliable machine tool products and solutions to any manufacturing facility. We offer a full range of surface grinders, lathes, milling machines, EDMs, radial arm drills, and bandsaws.  

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Knee Mills: Three Things to Look for in a New Machine (Along with Some Very Nice Options)

A skilled machinist make most anything with a high-quality knee mill. The problem is, looks can be deceiving. Not all knee mills are built the same.

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Three Ways Additional Travel Improves Productivity in Traveling Column Machines

I’ve always been intrigued by traveling column machines. That’s because a vertical machining center able to mill both ends of a sleeper sofa or carry parts that weigh more than the recently-resurrected Ford Ranger (there’s a yellow 2003 in my driveway) raises a lot of possibilities. This is especially true for a job shop, where part variety and rush orders are a way of life.

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Things You’ve Always Wanted To Know About Sinker EDM

Sinker EDM is an improbable machining process. It relies on high-voltage electrical current to remove material, so there’s no direct contact between the workpiece and tool.

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Twin Turrets: Making Oilfield Lathes Twice as Productive

Twin turret. Dual turret Double turret. Whatever you call them, there’s no arguing that they increase productivity compared to traditional single turret CNC lathes. That’s true no matter what you’re making, but especially so with very large or very long parts, like those produced by oil and gas companies.

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Trade UP your old MILLPWR to MILLPWR G2!

Powerful yet easy to operate CNC retrofit systems for knee mills and bed mills. Faster set-ups, shorter run times and a major boost in productivity are just one “powerful easy” retrofit away. Our new MILLPWRG2 control and retrofit kits can turn just about any knee mill into a powerhouse money-maker.

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CNC Knee Mills with G2 Control Create a Popular Line of Tattoo Machines

By now most of us are aware that tattooing involves some measure of skill, creativity and talent. But creating the tattoo artist’s instrument can be a matter of artistry, as well. Based in Independence, MO, former Air Force machinist and welder-turned-tattoo-machine-manufacturing expert Dan Kubin finds a handy companion in the ACU-RITE G2 control. This CNC Knee Mill helps him to keep

Based in Independence, MO, former Air Force machinist and welder-turned-tattoo-machine-manufacturing expert Dan Kubin finds a handy companion in the ACU-RITE G2 control.  This CNC Knee Mill helps him to keep up with demand. MillingMachinesForSale

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5 Years and Millions of Parts with the KVR Machining Center

After winning the bid nearly five years ago on a long-term contract for an automotive seat gear, Overbay and his team were faced with tooling up for the big job, beginning with the purchase of three new CNC vertical machining centers.

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Every shop faces the same situation at one point or another. The machine tools are either too large and slow to be competitive on smaller parts, or too small and underpowered for the larger ones. This was the case recently at Journeyman Machine and Supply Co. Inc., when shop supervisor Andy Hass and the company’s owners agreed that it was time to think small. vertical machining centers

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Milling Machines For Sale - Kent Industrial USA

Rigid Spindle/Head housing with powerful 3 hp vector drive spindle motor 80 – 4500 rpm programmable spindle provides greater range of machining capability Metal telescopic way cover on front saddle ways for enhance durability X-axis and Y-axis metal hand wheels for manual operation and set ups Automatic lubrication system with metered check valves Programmable flood coolant with splash guards and chip pan Built-in coolant reservoir in machine base Certified Meehanite® machine casting for superior dampening and stability

Kent USA Milling Machines For Sale are setting new standards in both features and performance. Our full line of manual and CNC knee mills and CNC bed mills have been a favorite of job shops and production facilities for their dependability. In addition, our VMCs, universal mills and boring mills cater to workpieces that require more complex milling and production volume.

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Full Line of CNC Vertical Machining Centers Travels of up to 51″ x 25″ x 21″ and spindle speed of around 12000 RPM or more. Travels of up to 86″ x 43″ x 35″ and spindle power of up to 30 HP. CAT, ISO, and DIN 40/50 Taper

Increase your profitability with Kent CNC’s Vertical Machining Centers—long-lasting units that deliver a precision-grade finish at high speeds. Our Vertical Machining Centers product portfolio offers a wide selection of powerful, rigid machines including compact models, standard #40 and # 50 taper models, models with traveling column or double column designs, and compact 5-axis machining centers with rotary table style or trunnion style designs.

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RIZE 3D In Action at FIRST Robotics

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a global, non-profit youth organization founded in 1989 to inspire young people to become science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in programs that build science, engineering and technology skills.

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Twin Turrets: Making Oilfield Lathes Twice as Productive

Twin turret. Dual turret Double turret. Whatever you call them, there’s no arguing that they increase productivity compared to traditional single turret CNC lathes. That’s true no matter what you’re making, but especially so with very large or very long parts, like those produced by oil and gas companies.

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The Largest Kent USA Machines Sold: We stock over 150 machines at our warehouse. However, some machines are so huge that they are delivered, then built straight at the customer’s site. Here are some of the ones we sold in the past.

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Kent CNC GSL Series CNC Lathes feature a gang-type structure with an inclined bed structure design. These features effectively save tool-changing time.

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Ceramic Grinding: With the Right Setup, It’s Not All That Difficult

Ask anyone who does it for a living. Ceramic grinding is challenging work. Still, it's not rocket science. You'll need the right wheel and suitable operating parameters. An accurate, rigid grinder is a must.

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Quick-Change Tooling: Four Off-the-Shelf Solutions to Cut Downtime on CNC Machine Tools

Not anymore. With job quantities dropping and shops under increased pressure to reduce costs, setup time is critical. Of all the continuous improvement

Quick-Change Tooling: Four Off-the-Shelf Solutions to Cut Downtime on CNC Machine Tools Spending a few hours or even an entire shift setting up a CNC machine tool was once considered no big deal.

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Largest Kent USA (Manual/CNC) Lathes IN STOCK! - Kent Industrial USA

Largest Kent USA (Manual/CNC) Lathes for Sale STOCK! These are the largest lathes that we have in stock right now. In case these are too big, we have over 150 smaller lathes, mills, grinders, EDMs, and radial arm drills ready to ship.