Mason, Ohio - December 2009 - Makino's new S56-5XR vertical machining center blends high-performance, hardmilling with multi-axis capabilities for the perfect combination of accuracy, speed, flexibility and productivity. Similar to the S56, the S56-5XR is perfectly suited for applications...
Auburn Hills, Michigan – May 2010 – Makino announces the release of the UPV-3 and UPV-5 Ultra-high Precision WEDM designed with an oil-based dielectric fluid system for high-accuracy machining of hardened materials and mirror-like surface finishing capabilities. “The oil-based...
Mason, OH – February 2012 – Makino has appointed the Bener Group as its exclusive representative for the Brazilian market. Customers of the Bener Group are now going to have access to Makino’s full line of machining centers and automation solutions, including horizontal machining centers,...
A sinker EDM's mass and dampening qualities improve the accuracy of electrode positioning in the spark gap, which, in turn, improves machining speed and finish. SHOPPING FOR RELIABILITY An automatic wire threader fails, halting overnight production on an...
Form Grinding wanted a better way to create the carbide inserts it used for cold extrusion forming in steel dies. The grinding wheel process they used to dimensionalize the carbide was slow and inefficient, and working with carbide on a grinding wheel is an untidy process. Plus it was costly, as the...
This 12,300 square foot location in Orange County will provide the machining and manufacturing process solutions from Makino that help reduce machining costs. MAKINO OPENS CALIFORNIA TECH CENTER Serves As Regional Sales/Service Office Makino...
In this webinar, Mike MacKay of MacKay Manufacturing presents his Evolution of Lean Manufacturing. Mike's shop has implemented Makino's pallet handling system, the MMC2, and Mike will tell you how he's reduced setup times, labor costs and cost per part while increasing efficiency, productivity...
Makino introduces its latest CNC horizontal machining centers, the N2 and N2-5XA, for medical and small aluminum parts manufacturing. The new N2 platform is a high-productivity solution contained in a small package that consumes less than 26 square feet of floor space (includes coolant tank and standard...
THE CHALLENGE Extreme Precision located in San Jose, Calif., is a production job shop that manufacturers parts for a variety of industries, from aerospace to medical to high tech. Due to customer demand for repeat just-in-time delivery of small batch orders, the company...
THE CHALLENGE CS Tool Engineering of Cedar Springs, Mich., produces plastic injection and compression molds for the automotive industry. It also makes molds for a variety of consumer products. As business was ramping up for CS Tool, the company was in need of an equipment...