View From My Shop Episode 5: Inside a Full Five-Axis Shop With KCS Advanced Machining
In this episode of our shop tour series, KCS Advanced Machining takes us inside their shop and breaks down why they decided to invest completely in five-axis machining centers.
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In this episode of View From My Shop, Modern Machine Shop takes a tour of KCS Advanced Machining, a machine shop in Livonia, Michigan, that decided to invest completely in five-axis machining centers. Executive editor Brent Donaldson previously covered KCS in January 2022 with a story about how reinvestment in automation helped this young staff continue to grow the shop and find success. Check out that story here.
The View From My Shop is a companion series to our long-running “The View From My Shop” column. The series explores the world of modern machining, delivering an inside look at how shops large and small make parts — and how their people see the industry. Viewers learn from shop owners, machinists and engineers about the technologies, people and processes that keep today’s shops successful.
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