Machine Tool & Precision Machining

Industrial operations are increasingly requiring longer and faster machines, which places greater demands on cable management systems. Dynatect is a market leader in cable carriers, offering both plastic and metal solutions. It also operates the longest cable carrier test facility in North America and introduced the industry’s first hybrid carrier that combines the advantages of metal and plastic for long-travel applications.

Dynatect’s Nylatrac® TS Series cable carriers with aluminum armor plates are used on this high-speed, multi-axis automatic press feed.

Dynatect’s Gortrac® XX6 cable carrier is in use with a traveling titanium grinder. Field application video from a producer of specialty alloys. The machine’s primary purpose is to condition titanium slabs/squares/rounds.

CNC routers have fast-moving components that require effective cable management, and surfaces that must be protected from debris and dust generated during machining. Dynatect offers cable carriers and protective bellows that enhance equipment lifespan, improve safety, and ensure operational reliability.

The Nylatube® KLE series is a medium-sized plastic cable carrier, well suited for machine tools, heavy-duty environments, and long-travel applications.

For linear rails and slideways, Dynatect’s heat-sealed bellows are an ideal choice to block light abrasives and fine particles.

Dynatect is a trusted provider of equipment protection and motion control solutions for thousands of OEMs and end users.

Work cells and machining centers often require specialized doors that allow temporary access while remaining closed during hazardous operations. Dynatect offers a wide range of machine tool doors, including slatted metal doors, continuous metal doors, fabric doors, and hybrid configurations.

This includes technologies that secure high-speed safety doors, laser protection doors, as well as 3D protective coverage with fabric roll-up doors and roof-mounted covers.

Large machine tools, such as planer mills, are often installed partially below floor level, creating potentially hazardous pits. Operators frequently need to remove pit grates or slats to perform maintenance.

Dynatect’s walk-on metal roll-up covers provide a safer alternative. Typically constructed from reinforced stainless steel, these covers allow partial access to the pit while helping prevent falls in areas that remain closed. Motorized versions are also available.

Large CNC machining centers require special solutions to reduce the impact of dust and noise on surrounding work areas, while still allowing access for loading and unloading large parts and tooling. Dynatect’s retractable roof covers were developed to contain airborne debris and contamination.

These covers are available in either a standard fold or an inverted fold design, eliminating interference with the machining center’s travel. They can move at speeds up to 60 meters per minute and support accelerations over 1G.

The roof cover can also be combined with a vertical door to fully enclose a work cell while still allowing overhead crane access.

Machine tool way covers are essential safety components. They protect pinch points and prevent process-generated debris from contaminating ball screws and machine rails.

For over 80 years, Dynatect has offered the industry’s widest range of way covers to meet increasing demands—this includes fabric bellows, industrial fabric roll-ups, aluminum roll-ups, finned bellows, steel roll-ups, and steel telescopic covers. Dynatect’s z-axis sliding armored plate covers, mounted on proprietary hinges, provide the lowest-profile steel way cover available. Dynatect supplies both new OEM way covers and replacement covers for all machine brands and models.

Weld curtains separate operators from sparks, smoke, and flashes produced during welding operations. Dynatect’s weld curtains are specifically designed to provide dynamic protection, with a focus on mobility and configurability.

The Dynatect Modular Weld Screens are equipped with wheels for easy relocation and can be linked together to enclose a work cell. The Dynatect Portable Weld Screens are fast to deploy and easy to collapse for transport or storage.

Precision ground ball screws serve as the primary drive component in many machine tool applications. When combined with the appropriate ballnut, they offer high accuracy, excellent repeatability, and minimal backlash.

Dynatect’s LSI precision ground ball screws provide lead accuracy of ±0.0005″, diameters up to 6″, and lengths up to 67 feet. Dynatect also offers three types of ball return systems—button, end cap, and tube—each extensively tested for performance.

Dynatect supports engineering, reverse engineering, repair, and production of new ball screws.

Bellows protect all critical components on machine tools, from spindles and screws to rails, ways, lasers, and air-handling systems. Dynatect offers over 15 different bellows construction methods, including sewn, vulcanized, folded, dipped, injection molded, extruded, high-frequency sealed, plated, hot air sealed, framed, hot-wedge sealed, sewn-folded, and compression molded options. Combined with hundreds of available elastomers, plastics, and technical fabrics, Dynatect provides the industry’s most extensive bellows portfolio to address any protection challenge.