New Manufacturing Center Holds Grand Opening

Ingersoll Machine Tools is opening a new manufacturing, assembly and testing center in Rockford, Illinois, and celebrating the event with a ribbon cutting and guided tour of the facilities for delegates from various machining companies. North America’s largest five-axis MasterMill milling machine will be housed in the Illinois facilities, and tour attendees will receive a demonstration of the machine’s capabilities and manufacturing capacity.

Dr. Jeffrey Ahrstrom says, “We have completed construction of new buildings, refurbished existing facilities, and built our largest and most capable machine tool to date, to create a 40,000 square foot technical center and further our contracting abilities for our partners. Additionally, we have added extensive testing and measuring equipment, so that we can ensure the precision work performed matches the demanding standards set by customers, such as the US Navy and the groundbreaking Giant Magellan Telescope.”

Chip Storie, CEO of Camozzi Machine Tools Division, is excited about the prospects of the new center: “We will be helping drive the growth of American manufacturing, creating innovative private-public partnerships, and strengthening our economy. For the local
community, this means creating jobs, advancing skills, and developing the next generation of manufacturing leadership.”

During the event, attendees will see technologies such as the MasterPrint Robotic Thermoplastic Hybrid Additive printing cell, the world’s largest 3D metal printing and milling machines and the Mongoose Hybrid and Hawk multitasking composite system configured for the space industry – all designed, built and supported in Rockford, Illinois. As such, this will be a once-in-a-generation event which will showcase American manufacturing and its ability to develop ever-greater capabilities for our shared future.
Machines on display will include:
 A multi-tasking machine based on a five-axis MasterMill, fitted with multiple spindles and integrated with a MasterPrint additive machine.
 A high rail MasterMill transfer pallet system, with integrated cooling and quality monitoring for heavy land vehicles.
 MES 4, the largest and most productive five-axis MasterMill ever built.
 A technology development cell showcasing many Ingersoll core competencies, such as milling, automated fiber placement, large-scale 3D polymer printing and quality inspection.
 The new PowerMax version of the H18 horizontal profiler, with new levels of ability and automation to machine complex parts quickly.