CHALLENGE Sil-Pro Medical Manufacturing Solutions creates medical silicone parts from start to finish in its Delano, Minn., operation. The company works with engineers to design the part, then create the molding, and then produce and inspect the part. By having all of these steps...
CHALLENGE Arnold Engineering (AE) has long built a reputation based on technological advancement. Located in Corona, Calif., the company has established itself as one of the world leaders in aerospace manufacturing. Founder Bob Arnold started the company in 1971, and he always saw...
THE SITUATION As a Tier 2 supplier to the automotive production market, Metal Technologies Inc. of Bloomfield, Ind., must continually seek opportunities to win additional contracts and improve profitability. The company knew that in order to compete with low-labor-cost countries, it...
CHALLENGE As a Tier 1 supplier for several of the world's leading automotive original equipment manufacturers, Eagle Manufacturing (subsidiary of Linamar Corporation) produces 1.5 million parts per year with takt times of 30 seconds or less. The company meets these production requirements...
THE CHALLENGE Abipa Canada Inc. of Laval, Quebec, is a Tier 2 supplier of small to mid-sized aircraft engine and structural components. The company wanted to be more competitive with low-labor-cost countries and realized that having stand-alone machining centers with an operator...
Merger provides enhanced customer support, broader geographic presence and greater product diversity to SST MASON, Ohio – February 1, 2017 – Makino Inc. is pleased to announce its merger with EDM consumables supplier Global EDM Supplies. The merger is expected to expand the company’s...
The Pro 5 architecture provides the perfect blend of a Windows® CE® graphical user interface (GUI), the network and storage capability of a data center and the proven stability of Fanuc hardware. MAKINO'S NEW PRO5 CONTROLLER KEY TECHNOLOGY FOR 2004 Gearing...
Machine design incorporates extreme speeds and precision for tighter tolerances and flawless blends and matches in complex 3-D contoured workpieces MASON, Ohio – June 13, 2017 – The increasing complexity of modern tool, die, mold and medical part designs call for a new level of...
Machining an out-of-round bore is easy if you're not particular about the location or magnitude of the roundness error. But accurately machining a hole that has a precisely defined non-round profile is a capability that would seem to be well beyond what a standard boring bar can accomplish. A...