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Demands are increasing for extremely high-quality manufacturing processes and machinery to reduce cycle time and cost in the production of complex molds with superior finishes. With high-tolerance shape and surface requirements required in such areas as micromachining and medical applications, polishing...

  Auburn Hills, Michigan – September 2009 – Makino’s 2009 Advanced Manufacturing and High-Precision Technology Expo held at the Auburn Hills, Michigan Tech Center provided industry leading advice and innovative machining solutions from Makino and other prominent companies. "I...

Auburn Hills, Mich. – July 18, 2013 – Makino is pleased to announce a special one-day event that focuses on new developments in micromanufacturing processes and equipment. The Makino Micromachining Conference is slated to take place Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Makino...

THE CHALLENGE Little Lakes Machine & Tool of Stratford, Ontario, specializes in custom tooling for powdered metal parts. These tools are put under a lot more stress than typical molds and the materials are rated very high in hardness and abrasiveness. Most of the materials used in the company’s...

Industry leaders attend three-day event Auburn Hills, Michigan—September 2007—Makino’s fifth bi-annual Die Mold Expo, held at Makino’s Die Mold Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan was a resounding success September 25 – 27, 2007. Leaders of the die/mold industry...

The objective of the demonstration is to show the productivity advantages and flexibility of the Typhoon Tool.   MACHINING VARIOUS HOLE DIAMETERS Typhoon Tool Demo Summary The objective of the demonstration is to show the productivity advantages...

Hi-Tech Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills, Michigan, serves the plastics industry in product design and the manufacture of large prototype and production molds and fixtures. Hi-Tech is a full-service tool supplier to the automotive industry. It provides complete program management that includes...

In response to these dwindling lead times, Moldmakers evaluated its processes and realized an equipment upgrade would let them take on additional projects that had extremely short lead times. At the heart of the upgrade was a pair of Makino EDNC65 RAM EDM machines.   AUTOMATED...

Makino is pleased to introduce the a61nx-5E, a “right-sized” 5-axis horizontal machining center for complex aluminum aerospace parts. As aerospace manufacturing continues to ramp up in North America, the a61nx-5E offers a unique and appropriately sized design for small components featuring...

In this era of partnerships and collaborations, relationships between a machine tool builder and a cutting tool manufacturer have been rare. Granted, many organizations champion newly formed relationships, but few really go beyond a superficial press release that looks good to prospective customers....