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Nicknamed "The House of EDM," Norman Noble takes electrical discharge machining very seriously. The company slogan is 'Our name means excellence," and it shows in everything they produce.

"We’ve never seen a part come out so perfect," said Mark Moore, EDM manager at Norman Noble of Cleveland, Ohio, as he walked through a row of EDMs made by three different manufacturers. "We have 187 machine tools, 26 of them EDMs. But that first part out of the Makino floored me."

Improved Product Quality and Enhanced On-time Delivery for Minnesota ManufacturerMold-Tech, Inc. in Albertville, Minnesota, has always employed leading-edge technology in order to meet the changing needs of their customers. It is their competitive edge.

“Shops that machine small parts may have the luxury of scrap, but we don’t,” says Don Covert, President of Covert Manufacturing. “Accuracy, speed, and a stable process are vital. Big parts take longer to machine, so you have to maximize the number of parts you finish in a day, without sacrificing quality...

The role of the toolholder in high-speed milling is really no different than its role when applied conventionally. The role of the toolholder is always to provide an interchangeable interface between a machine spindle and a cutting tool, such that the effectiveness of either component is not diminished.

Illinois Toolmaker Invests In Hard Milling TechnologyWhen your clients include top-of-the-line consumer appliance companies, you have to make sure not to disappoint them and you have to provide them with the best tooling possible in the least amount of time.