Machines

Linear Vertical Machining Center

Large Gantry Bed-Type CO2 Laser Cutting Machines

Submerged Wire EDM

Sweet, Sweet Spot

For this aerospace job shop, harmonizing key aspects of each high speed machining process creates a "sweet spot" where productivity jumps. Harmonizing other key aspects of shop operations also creates a "sweet spot" that helps the company capitalize on this jump in machining productivity.

Thinking Outside The Cut

A Silicon Valley manufacturer's survival strategy involves closer relationships with customers, and high speed machining is crucial to this. The shop pays particular attention to the process factors that affect high speed machining before the cut takes place.

Cutter Grinder

Cutting The Learning Curve

A grinding shop in western Pennsylvania uses self-teaching CNCs to boost productivity.

Sourcing Automation

A new kind of 'automation project manager' helped this company install a roboticized machining cell, the first of several now operating in its plant.

Standard Lathe With Touch Screen Controls

Five-Axis Universal Machining Center