MASON, OH--March 2006--The dynamic 1-Series horizontal machining centers (HMCs) from Makino are now available with a 5-axis rotary table (5XR) designated option. This 5XR option is ideal for manufacturing applications that require maximum throughput and reliability. This 5XR option...
A new MAG series, designed for parts up to 1.5m MASON, Ohio – June 2008 – Makino's MAG series of 5-axis horizontal machining centers are specifically suited to meet the just-in-time manufacturing needs of the aerospace industry. The newest offering in this series is the MAG1, a 5-axis...
Organize your workload and better manage production cycles with the Track Pallet Magazine Mason, Ohio – July 2008 – The Track Pallet Magazine (TPM) is Makino’s latest addition to automation technology, enabling companies to reduce setup times, increase machine and spindle utilization,...
a81 HMC Employs 50 Taper Spindle and 630 mm Pallet MASON, OH-September 2008-Makino’s a81 horizontal machining center (HMC) features the largest pallet available in the popular 1-Series line. It provides unparalleled productivity and reliability, and helps customers reduce costs from their...
SITUATION Cast Technologies is a family-owned-and-operated foundry and machine shop that got its start 120 years ago making brass plumbing products. Today, the Peoria, Ill., company primarily machines aluminum and brass diesel engine, transmission and earth-moving components such...
THE CHALLENGE Vanderhorst Brothers Inc. performs milling, turning, EDM, programming and assembly services. This mid-sized Simi Valley, Calif., machining company has been around for four decades, performing work for customers in the aerospace, medical, semiconductor and commercial...
Gemel Precision Tool Company, Inc. has maintained quality performance in the medical products packaging market for over 30 years. Its customers demand consistency and tight, precise tolerances of critical radii in the design and manufacturing of perforation and cutting dies for pharmaceutical blister...
Makino's Variable Geometry (VG) equipment revolutionizes the machining of large dies and molds. The MCC-VG Series of horizontal machining centers provide a totally new concept of simultaneous three-axis machining and slanted hole machining, accomplished by tilting the spindle at an optimum angle...
Many theories have surfaced on exactly who has machined the world's smallest hole. The topic has been debated around the globe. But Makino has done it in Japan on a communications /fiber optic part -a stunning 0.00044 inch finished hole diameter, and was cut on the Makino EDGE2 Sinker EDM machine...
September 25-27 at Makino’s Auburn Hills Technology Center Auburn Hills, Michigan – July 2007 – Makino’s 2007 Die Mold Expo will be held September 25 through 27, 2007 at the Auburn Hills, Michigan Tech Center. Makino’s bi-annual Expo has become a major event for tool,...