SITUATION -->FPD Company of McMurray, Pennsylvania is a leading manufacturer of implantable medical devices. When a customer approached the company with a new femoral component for an artificial knee, FPD faced several unique manufacturing challenges, including: • Precision...
SITUATION Located in Newberg, Ore., Wolcott Design Services is a small job shop that specializes in design and prototyping for the sport racing, electronics and outdoor equipment industries. Bob Wolcott owns and operates the company and oversees daily management and operation of...
THE CHALLENGE Innovative Mold of Washington, Mich., excels in producing complex mold making applications such as two-shot rotational molds. Most of the company’s projects are built for the automotive industry’s tier-one and tier-two original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),...
THE CHALLENGE SRPM is a small production job shop located near Cleveland, Ohio. It primarily serves the electronics, semiconductor, power sports and communications industries. Most of the work the company does is in new product development, in aluminum, and often involves large...
THE CHALLENGE Dynamic NC is a manufacturer of complex structural aircraft and engine-mount components. The Wichita-area supplier is highly focused on taking steps to reduce its unit price, because it knows its costs affect everything moving up the aviation supply chain. This is...
Compact vertical machining center provides optimum solution for small-component manufacturing Mason, Ohio – August 24, 2016 – Makino is proud to introduce the L2 vertical machining center designed for high-volume, small-part manufacturing. Combining a rigid construction, compact...
The G7 i Grinder 5-axis horizontal machining center from Makino offers a flexible, single-platform solution for grinding, drilling and milling of aerospace blades, vanes, turbine disks and other complex grinding applications. Its multifunctional configuration paired with 5-axis capabilities enables...
Makino introduces its latest CNC horizontal machining centers, the N2 and N2-5XA, for medical and small aluminum parts manufacturing. The new N2 platform is a high-productivity solution contained in a small package that consumes less than 26 square feet of floor space (includes coolant tank and standard...
Technology evolution and advancements can provide significant benefits to the “end-user “of today’s technologically advanced equipment. As Makino introduces the new F-Series Vertical Machining Centers to the die / mold marketplace, the F3 and F5 machines incorporate a number of technologies...
Join us for this brief webinar to learn how Makino’s unique Inertia Active Control (IAC) can help you to improve productivity of new or existing NC programs. IAC reduces non cut cycle times by optimizing the acceleration and deceleration of Makino’s Direct Drive B axis tables. 90 degree index...