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,...
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...
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...
Makino is excited to announce the newest addition to our family of high capability horizontal machining centers, the five axis a800Z.
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...
Organize your workload and better manage production cycles with the Track Pallet Magazine Mason, Ohio – July 2008 – The Track Pallet Magazine (TPM) is Makino’s latest addition to automation technology, enabling companies to reduce setup times, increase machine and spindle utilization,...
Advanced Wire EDM Generator Improves Makino’s Award-Winning Design MASON, OH—September 2008—The U86 relies on advanced generator technology, like H.E.A.T. and BellyWIZARD for significantly faster cycle times while achieving superior surface finishes and accuracies. With a rigid,...
THE CHALLENGE Accede Mold & Tool, a full-service shop under its third-generation of family ownership in Rochester, N.Y., has an extensive history in the production of complex, custom-designed plastic injection molds. In 2007, the company sought to stay ahead of the competition by investing in...
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...
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