CNC turning centre and CNC lathe

[vivee90]

Hello.. I wanna know the difference between a cnc turning centre and cnc lathe? Which is better and in what way?

Thank you
vivek

[RICHARD ZASTROW]

IMHO, they are the same machine with different descriptions.

Dick Z

[vivee90]

So a cnc turning centre can be called as a cnc lathe?? is there any difference in the operations they perform?

[307startup]

Typically the "difference" between a CNC turning center and a CNC lathe is that the turning center has a full enclosure, multi-tool turret and automatic operations of all movement (travels, tailstock, chuck, bar feeder, etc) whereas the CNC lathe can be an engine-lathe type with toolpost and manual control on tailstock and chuck.

Not really much of a difference, but there is some.

[Geof]

I have Haas SL10s and HL1s and I call them either a CNC lathe or a CNC Turning Center. I also have Haas TL1s and a TL2 and I call them CNC lathe but I would never refer to them as a turning center.

It is a bit like making a distinction between a milling machine and a vertical machining center, most times the same machine can be called either name.

[vivee90]

oh fine.. thank you :-)