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EDM has been commercially available and a part of the manufacturing landscape for fifty years. Though considered a "Black Magic" technology for many years, it has come into its own and is now looked upon as an indispensable and highly reliable manufacturing process.   RAM...

Makino's GF12/20 vertical machining center brings high performance machining to medium and large dies and molds. A large x, y and z axis 800" (2030mm) by 47.2" (1200 mm) by 27.5" (700 mm) makes it ideal for machining applications commonly found in the automotive industry.   Mason,...

THE CHALLENGE While the manufacturing industry has long been a part of the American economic lifeblood, it has certainly had its share of highs and lows. Cayce Washington, owner of Valley Tool in Water Valley, Miss., had experienced his own personal adversity, but finally found...

A production cell of three Makino A55E machining centers managed by a Makino Machining Complex and model A3 cell controller produces shifter forks for Harley-Davidson at Anderson Machining Service. CELL SHIFTS HARLEY PARTS INTO HIGH PRODUCTION A production cell of three...

An exploration into how SPC requirements affect processing decisions in modern metal machining. What is the connection between conformance and SPC level? What procedures should be used to decide, in the planning stages, which potential process is best? How is fixture design affected? This is the first...

Tim Jones, HMC product manager, discusses advancements in HMCs, allowing improvements in manufacturing processes operations, cutting down on part processing time, and reducing costs. Some of the advances discussed include spindle technology, parallel processing, reduction of non-cut time, new and larger...

A Makino Process Development Engineer discusses how Makino combined grinding and traditional machining center processes to create a significantly more productive grinding solution.

Makino discusses real case studies that show how to improve your business and lower manufacturing costs with Makino horizontal machining centers. Many companies have gained new business and lowered their costs by switching to a horizontal machining platform. In this Webinar, Makino shares real-world...