Biennial event to be held Sept. 16 and 17 at Makino’s Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Mich. Auburn Hills, Mich. – August 5, 2015 – Makino is pleased to announce the upcoming Makino Technology Expo 2015, a biennial exhibition highlighting new manufacturing processes, techniques,...
FOCUS ON MODERN LEAN MANUFACTURING METHODS DELIVERS RAPID RESPONSE SUCCESS Product lead-times in today’s automotive parts production supply chain are an ever-shrinking commodity. The OEMs continue to reduce the time it takes to launch new products into...
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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,...
Makino announces the new iQ300 Precision Micromachining Center which incorporates Makino’s latest advancements in machine and spindle design, and unparalleled component temperature control. In addition, the machine utilizes 0.005 micron scale feedback for superior sub-micron accuracy. “Electronic...
CHALLENGE Creating complex parts from hard metals is a specialty of JWD Machine Inc. The company, located in Fife, Wash., works with some of the largest aerospace manufacturers in the world. Working with titanium is challenging and costly, and in order to stay...
CHALLENGE Lens Tool and Mould of Windsor, Ontario, faced a manufacturing market that was getting increasingly smaller as competition from around the world heightened. To prepare for a more competitive future, the company expanded its business to offer the type of EDM capabilities...
CHALLENGE Sil-Pro Medical Manufacturing Solutions creates medical silicone parts from start to finish in its Delano, Minn., operation. The company works with engineers to design the part, then create the molding, and then produce and inspect the part. By having all of these steps...