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Walk into Cam-Tech Manufacturing’s Mansfield, Texas, operation and you can’t ignore that the company is poised for growth. The visitors’ entrance leads to a mezzanine overlooking the manufacturing floor. Directly in front sits a new Makino T1 5-axis horizontal machining center. “Sits”...

Three years ago, JK Molds, Inc. decided that if they were going to stay in the die/mold business, they had better automate in order to achieve the benefits of unattended machining time with fast, high quality overnight cutting and burning. The Upland, California, company spent a few million dollars...

Presenter: John Einberger - Product Line Manager Experience next-level precision and performance with Makino’s latest 5-axis powerhouse, the a500iR Horizontal Machining Center. Engineered for speed, reliability, and high-capacity machining, this cutting-edge solution is designed to maximize...

A V22 high precision vertical machining center was chosen to machine the part from roughing to finishing. The machining process began with top face roughing of the part using a 15-mm Pokholm face mill at 7500RPM. The outside perimeter was then machined with a 1.3-mm ball-nosed endmill running at 30,000RPM....

When buying a machining center, you're bombarded with specs. What do they really mean, and how do the inconsistent ways of measuring performance truly stack up?

Presenter John Einberger - Product Line Manager Makino understands that small parts are big business, even if a full day of production only yields a shoe box full of parts. We understand the obstacles small part manufacturers face, including challenging materials like titanium, cobalt chrome and...

SITUATION -->FPD Company of McMurray, Pennsylvania is a leading manufacturer of implantable medical devices. When a customer approached the company with a new femoral component for an artificial knee, FPD faced several unique manufacturing challenges, including:    •  Precision...

Host: John Einberger – HMC Product Line Manager Special Guest: Nik Ilg – Spindle Analysis Supervisor Please join us for a discovery and discussion about the make-up of a modern machining center’s spindle.  We’ll show the major components of a direct drive spindle...

When machining titanium became all the rage back in the early 2000s, every shop wanted to claim they were doing it because it was a “big deal” at the time.  Fast-forward to today, and many of those same shops are still cutting titanium. However, they are using outdated equipment and...

The Boeing Commercial Airplane Group is in an industry where constant innovation is essential to maintaining a competitive edge. Lead time and cycle time reductions must be achieved while simultaneously improving quality levels across all manufacturing processes. To that end, its Wichita, Kansas-based...