Two years ago, Gerg Tool & Die (St. Marys, PA), which specializes in dies and tooling for the powdered metal industry, was looking for an EDM sinker machine for a specific part. The company had tried to use its existing equipment to manufacture this part, but was having difficulty achieving the accuracy...
Illinois Toolmaker Invests In Hard Milling TechnologyWhen your clients include top-of-the-line consumer appliance companies, you have to make sure not to disappoint them and you have to provide them with the best tooling possible in the least amount of time. HARD STEELS REQUIRE...
Pyramid Mold & Tool started business operations very humbly 10 years ago, growing from the garage hobby of owner Stephen Hoare to its current position as a leading Los Angeles-area die/mold operation. Pyramid now competes against the best mold shops in the world. BUILDING...
The push toward high speed machining is coming from three key areas: mold and die, aerospace, and automotive. Each of these industries is motivated by different interests and goals; each is emphasizing different technologies to solve divergent problems; each faces different challenges in regard to the...
Many manufacturers are facing multiple challenges to stay profitable and competitive. Some of these include price, delivery and intense competition. COMPETING GLOBALLY: IN THE MOLD MARKET Using Manufacturing as a Competitive Weapon Many manufacturers—large...
Nypro Puerto Rico, the first offshore facility for the eighth largest injection molder, needed an infusion of new technology in the mold building capacity at its Nypro Technology Center (NTC). NYPRO - OVERHAULING THE SHOP FLOOR Nypro Puerto Rico, the first...
Nicknamed "The House of EDM," Norman Noble takes electrical discharge machining very seriously. The company slogan is 'Our name means excellence," and it shows in everything they produce. HOUSE OF EDM Norman Noble dramatically reduces consumable...
"We’ve never seen a part come out so perfect," said Mark Moore, EDM manager at Norman Noble of Cleveland, Ohio, as he walked through a row of EDMs made by three different manufacturers. "We have 187 machine tools, 26 of them EDMs. But that first part out of the Makino floored me."...
Provides high precision and superior surface finish and tool life AUBURN HILLS, MI—September 2006—Makino’s newest vertical machining center is ideal for operations wanting high precision, high-speed milling of both graphite and steel. The E33 offers a rapid traverse and cutting...
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,...