Injection-molded components are only as good as the molds Mold halves that don’t mate together cleanly, pins that don’t align, and mold locks that scrape and bind result in scrapped parts and millions in lost revenue. Klaus Wieder understands these problems all too well, and if he has his...
Injection-molded components are only as good as the molds. Mold halves that don't mate together cleanly, pins that don't align, and mold locks that scrape and bind result in scrapped parts and millions in lost revenue. Klaus Wieder understands these problems all too well, and if he has his way,...
Updated version of the popular V33 now available Auburn Hills, Michigan – March 2008 – Makino’s V33 has provided many tool, die and mold shops with high-performance machining capabilities for hardened materials. The heritage of this machine has inspired Makino to create the V33i,...
Mason, Ohio – May 2010 – Makino's new ADVANTiGE™ machining technology is set to change the way manufacturers think about Titanium machining. This advanced process solution enables four times the productivity with double the tool life in titanium machining operations, dramatically...
The aerospace industry is changing rapidly, and the Makino Aerospace Group has the tools and the know-how to help manufacturers compete, and win, in this dynamic environment. "Today the industry is under tremendous pressure to reduce cost for both defense and commercial aviation," notes Tom...
Hi-Tech Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills, Michigan, serves the plastics industry in product design and the manufacture of large prototype and production molds and fixtures. Hi-Tech is a full-service tool supplier to the automotive industry. It provides complete program management that includes...
Makino's J66 machining center provides the advantages offered by flexible high-speed machining. Agility coupled with superb spindle acceleration and fast feedrates will have manufacturers producing more parts per hour than conventional transfer line equipment. Makino’s...
Unigraphics Solutions, a recognized leader in the CAD/CAM/CAE market,developed the 5-Axis NURBS-based tool path to enhance its machining productofferings and allow companies to gain greater productivity. UNIGRAPHICS ON NURBS ST. LOUIS (9/11/98) — Unigraphics...
Boeing Phantom Works in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated to finding better, faster, and less expensive ways to design, develop, manufacture, test, operate, and support current and future systems. As part of this effort, Phantom Works has made industry breakthroughs in the areas of high-speed machining,...
Tucked away in Fowlerville, Michigan, is a world-class blueprint for anti-lock brake system (ABS) manufacturing. It is there that TRW manufactures and assembles millions of ABS systems each year for automotive manufacturers, including General Motors, Chrysler, and Isuzu. TRW...