Lead times:

for many screw machine shops average 8 weeks or more. Due to the 42 machines and modern scheduling systems at the new age shop of Erickson Automatics, lead times average 2 to 4 weeks.

Six spindle screw machines:

are much quicker than a single spindle machine. Form tools are used to machine complex shapes. Die heads for threading used on six spindle machines are faster than the single point threading used on CNC lathe machines.

Cost effective:

Parts made by screw machines are typically more cost effective than those made by CNC lathe type machines on quantities from 500 pieces and up.

In a new age shop, screw machines are fully automated with pickoff, back finish and milling attachments. This allows parts to be dropped in one operation in as little as 4 seconds per part.

The name screw machine is misleading because screw machines make many types of parts that are not screws and not threaded.

A screw machine is an automated metal working machine (a type of lathe) that is used in medium or high volume manufacturing of round components.