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CHALLENGE Feintool got its start in Switzerland producing fineblanking machinery, and today operates globally. Its Cincinnati facility handles prototyping, tool engineering and tool making, often supporting the electronics and automotive industries.     Fineblanking...

Mason, OH – March 19, 2012 – Makino’s ADVANTiGE™ titanium machining technology wins Aviation Week’s 2012 Innovation Challenge for overcoming the traditional limitations of low metal-removal rates and rapid tool wear in titanium aerospace part manufacturing. As winner of...

THE CHALLENGE Apex Precision Technologies of Camby, Ind., produces large parts for many familiar off-highway vehicle and automotive suppliers, and specializes in differential housings, transfer cases and axles. Like many companies today, Apex customers want parts cheaper...

There is no magic formula for discovering the optimum number of parts that can be placed on your fixture, though a few general rules apply. In essence, the optimum configuration point is a cross between the cycle time of a part and the number of parts per fixture. One must also consider that different...

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Industry leaders attend three-day event Auburn Hills, Michigan—September 2007—Makino’s fifth bi-annual Die Mold Expo, held at Makino’s Die Mold Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan was a resounding success September 25 – 27, 2007. Leaders of the die/mold industry...

As part of the Slim series of compact vertical machining centers, Slim5n is designed with a focus on milling while also providing drill and tap capability. The Slim5n is ideally suited for production part machining and is compatible with various types of automation.

When sifting through mounds of spec sheets for production vertical machining centers (VMCs), it’s easy to see how many manufacturers could become overwhelmed. The similarities in construction. Standardized, bare-bones feature sets. Comparable processing capabilities. So, what makes a VMC stand...

Ideal for tall part production applications   Auburn Hills, MI--September 2006--The extremely fast part-processing speed of the Makino SP64 wire EDM machine provides the advantages of production wire-cutting machines capable of holding extremely tight tolerances.Targeted for the general wire...

The V99L vertical machining center has been specifically designed to minimize thermal distortion for part precision and enhance higher quality finishes on die/mold output.