The vast majority of the approximately 10,000 die/mold making
shops in the United States are small — an estimated 75% have less than 20
employees — privately-owned companies. They are Davids in a world of industrial
Goliaths. With limited resources, they must
compete in a global economy.
Makino innovations in high-speed machining, applications, software and advanced
technologies are
helping die/mold shops compete in the global marketplace.
We’re helping them reduce cycle times and lead times, lower labor costs with
unattended machining, make advancements in rapid prototyping, do high
performance milling and no-polish EDM burning, to reduce total operating costs.
The combination of Makino’s machining centers and its Super Geometric
Intelligence (SGI) controls — delivering high-speed with enhanced accuracy —
revolutionized the mold manufacturing process. Frequently a mold can be made in
one continuous operation, eliminating multiple setups, manual handling, and the
need to move parts from machine to machine. Our superior finish speeds up
overall production even further by eliminating the most time-consuming part of
traditional mold making, hand polishing.
Makino’s machining centers are milling hard materials at record speeds, making
molds out of the
hardest steels (60+ HRC), eliminating grinding and polishing
in the process. Meanwhile Makino continues to be an industry leader with a
number of EDM machines and
Makino-exclusive technologies that are bringing new
speed to ever more complex and involved geometries.