What if you could find a wire machine that could deliver cycle times up to 50 percent faster without losing any of the high-precision accuracy so crucial to the mold? Look no further. The latest addition to Makino's award-winning U-Series of wire EDM machines relies on advanced generator technology...
Through the extensive use of horizontal machining centers and unique tooling techniques, Makino is developing new, more efficient methods of manufacturing engine blocks. Squirt reaming is one of the many creative tooling techniques recently developed by Makino. UNIQUE...
Makino is introducing SGI.4, the next generation of its patented super geometric intelligence technology, on its V-Series of vertical machining centers. MAKINO'S NEW SGI.4 DELIVERS ENHANCED HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY Machining Times Reduced By An...
THE CHALLENGE Ansco Machine Company of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is a full-service contract machine shop that specializes in milling and turning. The company produces hydraulics, press rings, steel mill components and automation/motion control components. It works with high-volume production...
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...
In this second part of a Large Mold Machining series, Makino discusses the more traditional machining of large molds on a vertical machining center. Large molds present challenges due to the size and weight of the material, often forcing machinists to sacrifice accuracy in order to handle the size and...
Makino showcases advanced machines, multiple new technologies in booth S-8700 MASON, OHIO – July 2010 – Makino demonstrates its new products and machining technologies at the 2010 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, September...
The role of the toolholder in high-speed milling is really no different than its role when applied conventionally. The role of the toolholder is always to provide an interchangeable interface between a machine spindle and a cutting tool, such that the effectiveness of either component is not diminished....
In its more than 65 years designing and manufacturing aircraft, Raytheon Aircraft Company has held itself to a steadfast rule-there is always room for improvement. MANUFACTURING TAKES OFF AT RAYTHEON In its more than 65 years designing and manufacturing...
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...