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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 However, they are using outdated equipment and...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...

THE CHALLENGE Sandy Bay Machine, Inc., located in Rockport, Mass., specializes in all elements of metal working, with an emphasis on machining radio frequency, microwave and millimeter wave, fiber optic components and high-output production. Because of the high-tech nature...

SITUATION While scrap is typically considered an issue by all manufacturers, it is of particular concern to Covert Manufacturing (Galion, Ohio) and its large production parts. As a manufacturer for the agriculture and heavy-duty truck industries, Covert knows that one scrapped component...

Host: John Einberger – HMC Product Line Manager Is long-term, efficient production of high-volume workpieces up your alley?  Are you looking for a custom-tailored, optimized machining solution?  If so, please join us via the Makino Experience Center for an introduction to Makino’s...

See the future of EDM machining center control technologies! Learn about Makino’s expanded Hyper-i control family, and how this unified control system for both Wire and Sinker EDM machines provides operators with enhanced functions to improve productivity, regardless of operator skill level. The...