Posted on 4/30/2016
It’s always interesting to encounter equipment brands with which I am not familiar while visiting machine shops. Whether the machining center was built in Europe, Asia or elsewhere, it seems to signify a growing openness among machine shop owners to consider products built by OEMs from around the world. One such line is Rasoma, a company launched nearly a century ago and headquartered in Döbeln, Germany, that is now represented throughout North America by German Machine Tools of America (GMTA).
Used primarily for gear making, Rasoma machining centers primarily target the automotive powertrain, off-highway and other high-performance markets. The line includes vertical turning centers, four-axis shaft turning centers, end machining, double spindle and various special purpose machining centers with full automation.
Rasoma machines for gear milling, hobbing and ...