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Event is scheduled to complement North American International Auto Show Jan. 15-16 in Auburn Hills, Mich.   Auburn Hills, Mich. – December 5, 2013 – Makino announces its Automotive Technology Days, a two-day event to be held January 15 and 16, to coincide with the North American International...

NURBS is not a new term. It is an acronym for "Non-Uniform Rational B Spline" and is basically an accurate way to define a free-form curve. CAD-CAM systems have used NURBS for many years to define curves.   GE FANUC NURBS Interpolation NURBS...

Designed for high-speed, large mold manufacturing   AUBURN HILLS, MI—September 2008—Makino’s V99 and V99L vertical machining centers (VMC) are engineered to provide superb accuracy and high-speed performance previously unobtainable with large die/mold milling machines. These...

Forging die production has traditionally been a time-consuming, multiprocess operation.TRW, a global supplier of suspension products to the OEM and aftermarket automotive industry, is redefining that tradition with the aid of Makino’s high speed, high definition approach to die machining.   THE...

In this second part of this series, actual cutting tests will be highlighted and demonstrated to compare 2+3 vs. 5 axis machining. Makino will discuss why 2+3 machining might be a better fit than full 5-axis processing for your die/mold manufacturing operation. Learn about the superior programming capabilities,...

The need to provide rapid manufacturing of low- to medium-volume production parts, and of special parts being run for design and assembly customers, was the bottom line for META Mfg. Corp. (Cincinnati). MACHINE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS JIT PRODUCTION - META MFG. The...

Excellent for high accuracy, small part machining Makino’s V22 vertical machining center is designed for small part, high-accuracy machining. The V22 offers a 40,000-RPM spindle with superior finishing abilities, ideal for intricate work. The V22 delivers superior performance in a...

The largest of the D Series is D800Z.Constructed with a unique, truncated knuckle type design, machine provides high precision, outstanding surface finishes and quick machining times.It is perfect for high-performance job shops providing precision large part 5-axis machining for the die/mold and aerospace...

The Challenge  Innovation Mold & Design in Germantown, Wis., wanted to transform from a supplier of tooling and die/mold components for 10 regional customers to a fully capable mold shop serving dozens of customers in a variety of industries with demanding requirements for tolerances and...

Contour Metrological & Manufacturing, Inc. (CMM) is a shop unlike most others. Specializing in very high-end optics, tools for optics and ultra-precision tooling primarily for military and aerospace customers, optimum finishes and accuracies are not only desired but required as well.   MICHIGAN...