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CNC Videos and Slide shows.
       
Acorn and AcornSix CNC vidoes   An impressive collection of Acorn Mill and Acorn Lathe videos by Uwe Mattern.
Link to his youtube channel.
       
 

Antron Brown on the Centroid 5-Axis CNC cylinder head machine

We caught up with 3x NHRA World Champion Antron Brown at the 2021 Performance Racing Industry trade show! Antron takes us for a little tour of the Centroid booth to check out some of the 5-Axis CNC cylinder head machining on the A560XL heavy duty 5-Axis CNC machining center along with Dodge Hellcat blower snout porting on A560 engine shop CNC machine that were being demonstrated at the show.

 
 

Centroid PRI 2021 Booth Photo Album

A nice collection of photos from the Centroid Booth at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show from 2021

       
                     

Centroid Acorn CNC controller kit UNBOXING and introduction.

What comes with the Acorn CNC controller kit? This video un boxes the Centroid Acorn CNC control kit and goes over the highlights of the Acorn CNC hardware and software.

 

5 axis CNC Supercharger porting and machining, Jeff Smith, Late Model Throttle

Jeff Smith, Owner of Late Model Throttle talks about his A560 and his working relationship with Centroid at the PRI Tradeshow

 
Duke CNC Machine Shop Tour  

Duke University Student CNC Machine Shop Tour

A quick tour of the Centroid CNC equipped Duke University Student Shop. CNC Bed Mills, CNC Knee Mills, CNC Lathes, Prototrak retrofit, Anilam retrofit, Hardinge Style Manual and CNC Lathe, Bridgeport Boss retrofit, Atrump 2 axis knee mill.

           
Acorn MP727 Milll and Techno Lahte tour  

PM727M Retrofit with Acorn CNC controller and Techno CNC Lathe

We take a tour of MecTechMike's garage shop and talk about how he retrofitted a Precision Matthews PM727M to CNC using the Acorn CNC controller with Clearpath AC servos. After that, Mike shows us his Techno CNC Lathe and goes over how he updated it with another Acorn and Clearpath axis motors. Interesting subjects covered are Z axis counter balance, Proximity Switches, Encoder installation and Rigid tapping, G99 Encoder spindle to axis electronic transmission, cabinet layout . See CNC touch screen and wireless MPG in use.

           
Acorn CNC Lathe  

Acorn CNC controller with Clearpath Stepper Killer axis motors test run

We removed the old open loop stepper motors on our in house Techno test bed lathe and replaced them with Teknic Clearpath Stepper Killer axis motors and run a test part in this video, start to finish un edited no commentary.

           
Visit "Success Stories" for more customer videos and photos of various CNC machine tool projects. click here.
           
Visit us at PRI 2019!  

Visit us at PRI 2019! Dec 12-14 Booth # 5405, CNC Engine Shop 5 axis machine tools

Engine Block CNC machining Center. Visit us at PRI 2019! Dec 12-14 Booth # 5405, CNC Engine Shop 5 axis machine tools

           
CNC Billet Cylinder Head  

See 5 axis billet Centroid CNC Cylinder Head porting at the 2019 PRI show Dec. 6-8!

5 axis CNC cylinder head porting. Stop by the Centroid Performance Racing Industry Trade show Booth #5405 Dec. 12-14th, 2109 to see our entire machine tool line up in action!

           
Wireless MPG CNC controller  

Centroid Wireless MPG CNC Control Pendant now available for use with Centroid CNC controllers

A video announcing the new Centroid wireless MPG CNC control pendant availability for use with the Centroid CNC controllers.

           
Acorn CNC Home Built DIY machine tool    

Home Built CNC Milling Machine, Centroid, ClearPath servos, Probing, Fusion 360

Alan talks about how he built his Home Built CNC bed mill equipped with ClearPath servos and Centroid Acorn CNC controller and got it all running well. Alan tired several other cnc controls systems using Mach3 and Mach4 with alot of frustration and then finally tried the new Centroid Acorn CNC controller in which he had success. He tells his story of his pitfalls so everyone can learn from them. He uses Fusion 360 and Renishaw Probe and Tool Touch off device with the Centroid CNC software running it all.

Acorn CNC Lathe with encoder feedback  

Centroid Acorn Lathe CNC controller, Threading, Rigid Tapping, Profiling, Encoder Feedback

A tour of the Centroid in-house Acorn CNC controller test mule CNC Lathe. See Single Point multi pass threading, Rigid tapping, profiling, drilling, conversational programming, start and restart in middle of program and more....

 
PRI 2017 Centroid photo album   2017 Centroid PRI Booth Photo Album

A photo Album of the Centroid Booth at the 2017 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show.
See a John Deere 466 Billet cylinder head being machined. See two LS1 heads bing ported at once and check out Honda B series blocks being machined and Sleeved by Nik from Victory Precision Machine.
         
Honda B series CNC block machining with Nik from Victory Prescision Machine

Interview with Nik from Victory Precision Machine about his Centroid A560

Nik talks about the work he does with the Centroid A560 5 axis CNC machining Center, boring, decking, water jacket holes, over boring, orings, stroker clearencing, notching and how the machine has helped the business.

           
  Interview with Eddie Krawiec with Vance and Hines about thier Centroid A560

Eddie talks about the work he does with the Centroid CNC machining center and his expereicne with Centroid as a company and how the machine has helped the business.
           
PRI 2016 Show Video     Centroid PRI Booth Video Tour 2016

A video Tour of the Centroid Booth at the 2016 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show.
See a Duramax Diesel Billet Block being machined. See four SBC heads bing ported at once and check out Honda B series blocks being machined and sleeved and an interview with Andrew Hines of Vance & Hines.
Oak board cnc hardware overview ac brushless servo motors     Centroid CNC Controller Hardware Overview: "OAK" CNC control AC Servo based systems.

Introduction to Centroid CNC Control Hardware. AC servo based CNC control hardware video overview of the Centroid "OAK" CNC control board, AC Brushless Servo Motors and its accessories with discussion and explanation of common questions relating to CNC control components for CNC Milling Machines, Lathes and Routers.
 
centroid cnc hardware video overview allin1dc cnc controller     Centroid CNC Controller Hardware Overview: "Allin1DC" CNC control based systems.

Introduction to Centroid CNC Control Hardware. DC servo based CNC control hardware video overview of the Centroid Allin1DC CNC control board and its accessories with discussion and explanation of common questions relating to CNC control components for CNC Milling Machines, Lathes and Routers.
           
2016 PRI Booth Photo Album     2016 Centroid PRI Booth Photo Album

A photo Album of the Centroid Booth at the 2016 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show.
See a Duramax Diesel Billet Block being machined. See four SBC heads bing ported at once and check out Honda B series blocks being machined.
           
Duramax Diesel Billet Block photo album     Duramax Diesel Billet Block Photo Album

A start to finish photo album of a Duramax Diesel Billet block being made on the Centroid A560 engine shop cnc machining center.
           
Honda B18 CNC Block Sleeving     Honda B18 CNC Block Blueprinting and Sleeving Interview Video.

Nik at Victory precision machine shows us how he creates race wining Honda engines with the Centroid A560 5 Axis CNC machining center.
 
centroid pri booth video tour cnc cylinder head porting     Centroid PRI Tradeshow Booth Video Tour 2015

John Cowher gives us a Tour of the Centroid Booth at the 2015 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show.
See a Duramax Diesel Billet head being machined. See four SBC heads bing ported at once and check out Honda B series blocks being machinea and sleeved.
 
PRI 2014      

Centroid at PRI Tradeshow 2014 Video

See the action at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show Dec 11-13th 2014. Billet 6 cylinder diesel head being machine on the Centroid A560, 5 axis CNC Machining Center, Duramax Diesel head being ported and LS blocks being decked and bored in preparation for sleeving. We also visit our customers at the show and see the latest CNC parts that they have created. Wagler Competition, Victory Precision Machine, Frankenstein Heads, Mullins Race Engines, Brodix.

 
Fadal VMC3016 cnc video         Fadal VMC3016 CNC Retrofit Video

Turn your Fadal back into a profit center with a new Centroid M400 CNC control. We visit with Jerald Mittasch of Mitco Machine in Houston, TX to see his upgraded Fadal 3016 VMC with a new Centroid M400 CNC control. Jerald shows us the 316 Stainless parts that he has been making with the machine. Retrofit upgrade performed by Terry Ruppe of Arrow Controls, Fulshear, TX click here to see the video at the bottom of page.
         
Mori Seiki Lathe Turning Center CNC retrofit video     Mori Seiki Lathe Turning Center CNC Retrofit Video

The entire line of Mori Seiki Turning Centers are fantastic machines. Robust designs that produce great finishes and are reliable. Mori Seiki used quality ballscrews and bearings throughout along with heavy duty casting design, these machines are classic profit centers. Now the old Yasnac and Fanuc controls are hard to use and parts are getting expensive and you can't find anyone to work on them for a reasonable cost so its time for a CNC control retrofit upgrade! click here to see the video.
 
DeVlieg CNC Retrofit Video    

DeVlieg Horizontal CNC retrofit Video

With worn out Mitsubishi CNC control electronics that were cumbersome and expensive to maintain it was time to bring this classic machine back to life. A new CENTROID M400 CNC control has made this machine profitable again. Utilizing the advantages of the CENTROID MPU11 motion controller along with the GPIO4D controlling Yaskawa servo motors and drives, the new control system is reliable and easy to program. Click here to see the video.

 
Blanchard CNC Grinder Retrofit Video     Blanchard CNC Grinder Retrofit Video.

After getting a quote from Blanchard for a CNC control upgrade of $100K for this model 22A 42, Hoerbiger Corporation called Terry Ruppe of Arrow Controls in Houston, TX. Terry installed a new Centroid M400 CNC control for less than a third of the price quoted by Blanchard. Hoerbiger owns two of these grinders which sit beside each other, both are now equipped with Centroid M400 CNC controls. click here to see the video.
 
   

PRI Tradeshow Video, Indianapolis, IN, Dec. 12-14th 2013'

We caught up with Tony of VAC Motorsports at the Performance Racing Industry Show. Tony talks about why he added a A560 port/block 5 axis CENTROID CNC machine to his engine shop. Also see a Deere 466 billet head being machined and the new Brodix Duarmax head being ported. click here to see the video.

PRI 2012 Tradeshow video     Performance Racing Industry Tradeshow Nov 29th-Dec 1st Video.

We caught up with Todd Naiser of Naiser Racing Components, Todd talks about his Billet Big Block Chevy head which he machines in 5 axis on a CENTROID CNC Machining Center. click here to see the video.
                     
CNC Cylinder head porting and Block machining    

See both CNC cylinder head porting and Engine Block blueprinting and machining on the same machine tool; The new A560 Port/Block CNC Machine.

click here to see the video.

                     
High Speed Machining Video    

High Speed Machining of 1018 steel.

CENTROID M400 on a VMC cutting steel at 400 ipm. click here to see the video on YouTube.

                     
Big Block Chevy being CNC ported    

Big Block Chevy Brodix head being CNC ported in 5 axes.

See roughing out of intake and exhaust ports in real time. click here to see the video on YouTube.

                     
customer video  

CUSTOMER VIDEO: Jason Oakes reviews the M400 equipped Atrump M320

A nice overall review of the machine tool and the control. check it out, click here to see the video.

                     
Full Length CENTROID CNC Retrofit Video.     CENTROID CNC Retrofit images slide show gallery

Hi res images of Bridgeport Boss retrofit, Horizontal Machining Centers, Vertical Machining Centers, Vertical Lathes, Lathes, Turning Centers, Fanuc CNC Retrofit and more...click here to see the photos
         
Video, CNC Training for Milling Machines     CNC Milling Machine Training Video

CENTROID CNC Milling Machine Training video for the M400 and M39 CENTROID CNC control systems. See everything from Powering up the Machine, Homing, Jogging, Tool setup, Part Setup, Programming and cutting. for both Bed mills and Knee mills. This is the web version of the DVD video that is supplied with every Mill Control purchase.

click here to go to the mill training video page...
                   
  CENTROID CNC 3D Digitizing Video. Copy and cut parts on the same machine.     CENTROID 3D Digitizing.

Reproduce any 3D shape with our Digitizing option. See the probe copying existing parts and create the tool path directly.

click here to view the digitizing video...
                     
  Rigid Tapping with Deep Hole Tapping Cycle Video.     Rigid Tapping with Deep Hole Tapping cycle.

See the CENTROID rigid tapping cycles in action.

click here to view the Video...
                     
Video Training for Milling Machines Full Length CNC Milling Machine Training Video

CENTROID CNC Milling Machine Training video for the M400 and M39 CENTROID CNC control systems. Learn how to: power up the machine, machine homing, jogging, tool setup, part setup, part programming and machining for both Bed mills and Knee mills. This is the web version of the DVD video that is supplied with every Mill Control purchase. This full length video includes all the chapters found below in one video.

click here to start the full length training video...
Full Length CENTROID CNC Retrofit Video.     CENTROID CNC Retrofit video. Archival Video CNC Design and Electronics

See Large Vertical Turret Lathes and other classic machine tools that have been brought back to life with a New CENTROID CNC control.


click here to view....
             
                   
Full Length CENTROID Hardinge CHNC/HNC CNC retrofit Video.     Full Length CENTROID Hardinge CHNC/HNC Retrofit video.

See our Hardinge control Retrofit in action. Better performance than new, a real money maker.

click here to view the video...
         
 
         
 

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