Versatility and productivity are key components to any successful job shop. Discover seven simple-to-deploy improvements for vertical machining centers that can increase your spindle utilization and dramatically reduce changeover and setup times. These improvements include new tool and chip management...
The need to provide rapid manufacturing of low- to medium-volume production parts, and of special parts being run for design and assembly customers, was the bottom line for META Mfg. Corp. (Cincinnati). MACHINE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS JIT PRODUCTION - META MFG. The...
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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...
Host: John Einberger – HMC Product Line Manager Are you looking for ways to improve your machining process control related to cutting tools? Does the potential for lowering scrap appeal to you? This broadcast of one of our LIVE Makino Experience Center events provides an overview...
Presenter: William Howard Jr - Product Line Manager Introducing the DA300, a 5-axis Vertical Machining Center for the production market. Find out more about what makes this machine highly productive in the five-face machining, full-five axis machining, automotive, medical and aerospace markets. February...
Both 3+2 and simultaneous 5 axis machining will be discussed using a unique pyramid fixture equipped to handle 4 parts simultaneously, which maximizes spindle utilization and minimizes the setup time required per part. Makino's new D500 5 axis vertical machining center will be utilized to machine...
THE CHALLENGE Fallbrook Technologies in Cedar Park, Texas, created the NuVinci® continuously variable planetary (CVP) bike transmission. It replaces the cogs, gears and derailleurs that have typically been standard issue on multi-speed bicycles. The CVP design enables riders...
Everybody knows Canon products, said Brian Strangways, director of business development for Canon Virginia Inc., a subsidiary of Canon. "People want molds that exemplify Canon's quality. We provide that." CANON SHARES ITS MOLD-MAKING EXPERIENCE WITH OUTSIDE COMPANIES "Everybody...
The objective of the MC1010-5X demonstration is to exhibit the combination of thin wall machining and 5-axis contouring. Impeller Part Demo Summary The objective of the MC1010-5X demonstration is to exhibit the combination of thin wall machining and 5-axis contouring....