Hardinge Conquest 42 Chucking Machine, 1988
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Chucking machines are used to manufacture high precision parts that are turned, faced, bored, threaded, or otherwise machined while being held in a chuck or collet. A variety of different cutting tools are successively used to shape the part. The Conquest 42 combines the high precision of its manually operated predecessors with the flexibility and automatic operation made possible by computer control.
Chucking machines are used to manufacture high precision parts that are turned, faced, bored, threaded, or otherwise machined while being held in a chuck or collet. A variety of different cutting tools are successively used to shape the part. The Conquest 42 combines the high precision of its manually operated predecessors with the flexibility and automatic operation made possible by computer control.
Artifact
Chucking machine
Date Made
1988
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.39.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Hardinge Brothers, Inc.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Iron (Metal)
Composite material
Dimensions
Height: 5.583 ft
Width: 7 ft
Depth: 4.583 ft
Weight: 10000 lbs
Inscriptions
Nameplate: HARDINGE PRECISION Front: CONQUEST 42
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