We are currently looking to purchase a CNC lathe for our machine shop. The requirements are primarily that it be able to hold tight tollerances, repeatability, and price. Materials for us range all over, aluminum, Stainless, Alloy Steel, Titanium etc. and thus were looking for something that would fit all those. Live tooling and the like, while not absolutely necessary will probably help open up new job options in the future. Size wise, probably at least 0-10"Dia x 0-24" Lg or so for pieces.
So what do people suggest for such a shop? Both in CNC hardware but also CAD/CAM software. Really looking for some good input before throwing tons of money toward the project.
Thanks for your input,
-Chris