Precision Swiss Products Inc. needed a machine that could accommodate a dedicated job with a unique material/application. A Nakamura AS-200 multitasking center with chip-management system from Methods Machine Tools produced enabled production of high-quality parts in a short lead time.
Utley's Inc. Co. needed a robust solution to verify machining programs for stringent quality and scheduling requirements. Implementing NCSIMUL Machine from Spring Technologies helped reduce crashes and increase tool longevity.
Elite Performance needed to produce a rounder, straighter bore to increase engine performance. Sunnen's SV-20 machine and multi-stone diamond abrasives provided greater honing control, flexibility and repeatability.
Amerimold, the event for mold manufacturing, takes place June 15-16 in Novi, Michigan, at the Suburban Collection Showplace. Specific topics include mold design; lights-out machining; shopfloor automation; tooling and workholding; EDM; five-axis machining; mold maintenance; and material selection.
After the recession, Vineburg Machining Inc. started taking on challenging medical work, which meant taking up five-axis machining. Machinery from Haas helped cut scrap, reduce processing time and improve quality.
Increasingly complex parts led to more crashes and longer setup times at Phoenix Manufacturing Inc. Vericut software from CGTech improved product quality and increased shopfloor efficiency.
A new building spurred Hypertherm Inc. to revamp its production process with a robotically automated work cell, providing improved productivity and efficiency.
By using Sandvik Coromant's DuoBore 821D rough boring tool, Excelco/Newbrook Inc. increased feed rates and saved shop production time cutting Nitronic 40 for aerospace work.
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J&E Precision Tool met increased demand for complex, high-precision parts with the Studer S33 grinder from United Grinding, leading to improved workflow, part quality, machine utilization and quoting.