AUBURN HILLS, MI—March 2009—Makino's new sinker EDM Titanium Booster technology enhances productivity and capability in roughing processes of titanium and titanium alloys. This technology addresses previous issues associated with rough machining, or “hogging,” large...
Mason, OH – February 2012 – Makino has appointed the Bener Group as its exclusive representative for the Brazilian market. Customers of the Bener Group are now going to have access to Makino’s full line of machining centers and automation solutions, including horizontal machining centers,...
Sturman Moore has some firm ideas about where his industry is heading. CUTTING LEAD TIMES AT CAMBRIDGE Sturman Moore has some firm ideas about where his industry is heading. "The prime strategic imperative in the die/mold business today is to shorten leadtimes,"...
Form Grinding wanted a better way to create the carbide inserts it used for cold extrusion forming in steel dies. The grinding wheel process they used to dimensionalize the carbide was slow and inefficient, and working with carbide on a grinding wheel is an untidy process. Plus it was costly, as the...
Micron and sub-micron manufacturing requirements are continuing to grow in demand and application, offering unique challenges and immense opportunities to a wide group of manufacturers. MICROMACHINING TECHNOLOGY KEY FOR 2004 Micron and sub-micron manufacturing...
Runoff Requirements 1.66 PPK on all features except .013mm perpendicularity, which was held to print tolerance only Tooling 18 tools Special tooling: Multi-flute fixed and adjustable reamers, form tool for snap-ring...
CHALLENGE Feintool got its start in Switzerland producing fineblanking machinery, and today operates globally. Its Cincinnati facility handles prototyping, tool engineering and tool making, often supporting the electronics and automotive industries. Fineblanking...
Makino introduces the T1 5-axis horizontal machining center for high-efficiency machining across a wide range of large part applications. The machine’s rigid design, versatile cutting capabilities and sizable work envelope make it an ideal fit for industrial component manufacturing and aerospace...
THE CHALLENGE Located in Batesville, Miss., Batesville Tooling & Design manufactures complex injection molds for a variety of industries. For decades it had slowly been transitioning the operation from manual to commodity computer numerical controlled (CNC) machines, to improve...
MASON, Ohio – April 19, 2017 – Makino introduces SGI.5, its latest Super Geometric Intelligence software version for high-feed rate, tight-tolerance machining of complex three-dimensional contoured shapes. The result is unmatched speed, high feeds and tight accuracies when executing...