SITUATION Cast Technologies is a family-owned-and-operated foundry and machine shop that got its start 120 years ago making brass plumbing products. Today, the Peoria, Ill., company primarily machines aluminum and brass diesel engine, transmission and earth-moving components such...
THE CHALLENGE Over the years, Walker Forge in Clintonville, Wis., has stayed at the forefront of die-machining technologies. The company designs and builds its own forging dies to serve the transportation, energy, agriculture and construction industries. It strives to accurately...
THE CHALLENGE Axxis Corporation produces parts used in the energy, aerospace, automotive aftermarket and medical device markets. The Perris, Calif., shop wanted to improve flexibility and labor efficiencies to drive down part costs for its customers. The company was looking...
Pending EPA regulations on metal cutting fluids have made dry machining a hot topic recently. And while the need for dry machining may be apparent, issues including the perceived inability to cut dry at higher speeds and the changeover costs involved result in dry machining being perceived as impractical...
THE CHALLENGE It’s no secret that the right tools make all the difference, and Superior Machining and Fabrication Inc. in Muenster, Texas, knows that better than most. A company that built its own facility from the ground up in a town founded on a do-it-yourself (DIY) German...
Wire EDM (electrical discharge machining) has been configured with the wire in a vertical orientation for decades, so the appearance of a wire machine that orients the wire horizontally is truly a novel development. Wire EDM (electrical discharge machining) has...
Makino is introducing the competitively-priced a81 horizontal machining center (HMC) at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in September. Dedicated to helping manufacturers drive costs out of their operations, the Makino a81 features the largest pallet yet in the 1-Series line, providing...
The UPJ-2 meets the needs of the micro-miniature machining markets that require micrometer and nanometer level machining technologies. REVOLUTIONARY, ULTRA-PRECISION, FINE WIRE MACHINE: UPJ-2 The ultra-high accuracy UPJ-2 from Makino is the world’s only...