How does the MAZATROL SmoothX CNC actually hold up in the shop environment? The machine operators at In Tolerance Contract Manufacturing give their input in this success story. | Mazak North America

25 reactions | Watch to learn how the SMOOTH Machining Configuration (SMC) on our MAZATROL Smooth CNCs makes tuning your machine to your shop's needs easier than ever before in this SMOOTH Cafe webisode. | Mazak North America | Facebook

How to do some Mazatrol programming on a lathe. The programming for this needle valve will require some threading and chamfering on the piece which will be accomplished through conversational programming on the Mazak lathe. This needle valve is part of a project from Derrick Hogan's (North Georgia Technical College) Lathe Operations II class. The class develops the components for an entire bottle jack, one of which is a needle valve that opens to allow fluid back into the cylinder. The second pa