Micron and sub-micron manufacturing requirements are continuing to grow in demand and application, offering unique challenges and immense opportunities to a wide group of manufacturers. MICROMACHINING TECHNOLOGY KEY FOR 2004 Micron and sub-micron manufacturing...
Will help increase emphasis on Makino’s Die Mold Group AUBURN HILLS, MI--September 2007-- Makino is pleased to announce the addition of Andre Ey to the Die Mold Technologies Group. Ey brings a wealth of experience in the machine tool industry and will serve to strengthen...
THE CHALLENGE Custom Mold & Design (CMD) prides itself in overcoming the challenges created by complex geometric parts and achieving tight tolerances in medical injection-molding applications. The Minneapolis, Minn., company works primarily with medical-device manufacturers,...
Mason, Ohio – October 2008 – A flexible manufacturing system is traditionally comprised of several similar machining centers, each capable of one type of machining. But thanks to interchangeable pallets and a powerful cell controller, Makino has demonstrated that different machine...
SP43 with HEAT cuts 18 to 44 percent faster AUBURN HILLS, MI -- February 2007 – Makino will feature an SP43 wire EDM machine with HEAT (High Energy Applied Technology) at WESTEC in booth 3416 March 26-29, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. HEAT is a new advancement from Makino in Wire EDM Technology...
Three years ago, JK Molds, Inc. decided that if they were going to stay in the die/mold business, they had better automate in order to achieve the benefits of unattended machining time with fast, high quality overnight cutting and burning. The Upland, California, company spent a few million dollars updating...
Makino a800Z 5-axis Horizontal Machining Center builds upon the industry-leading performance and reliability of our nx-series four-axis HMC’s, adding a factory-built and fully integrated “Z-type” fifth axis to accommodate today’s more complex part geometry challenges in a minimum...
Makino a900Z 5-axis Horizontal Machining Center builds upon the industry-leading performance and reliability of our nx-series four-axis HMC’s, adding a factory-built and fully integrated “Z-type” fifth axis to accommodate today’s more complex part geometry challenges in a minimum...
A new MAG series, designed for parts up to 1.5m MASON, Ohio – June 2008 – Makino's MAG series of 5-axis horizontal machining centers are specifically suited to meet the just-in-time manufacturing needs of the aerospace industry. The newest offering in this series is the MAG1, a 5-axis...