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Presenters: Brian Coward - Product Line Manager David Robinson - EDM Application Team Leader Please join us via the Makino Experience Center for Part 1 of a demonstration of programming techniques for sinker EDM, featuring the Makino Hyper i control. Tune in as Makino Product Line Manager, Brian...

Forging die production has traditionally been a time-consuming, multiprocess operation.TRW, a global supplier of suspension products to the OEM and aftermarket automotive industry, is redefining that tradition with the aid of Makino’s high speed, high definition approach to die machining.   THE...

The whole industry seems to be discussing this topic. Here’s what Modern MachineShop has to say about "Graphite Milling Shifts Into High Gear".   GRAPHITE MILLING SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR The whole industry seems to be discussing this topic. Here’s what Modern...

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...

What if you could find a wire machine that could deliver cycle times up to 50 percent faster without losing any of the high-precision accuracy so crucial to the mold? Look no further. The latest addition to Makino's award-winning U-Series of wire EDM machines relies on advanced generator technology...

CHALLENGE Sil-Pro Medical Manufacturing Solutions creates medical silicone parts from start to finish in its Delano, Minn., operation. The company works with engineers to design the part, then create the molding, and then produce and inspect the part. By having all of these steps...

Many theories have surfaced on exactly who has machined the world's smallest hole. The topic has been debated around the globe. But Makino has done it in Japan on a communications /fiber optic part -a stunning 0.00044 inch finished hole diameter, and was cut on the Makino EDGE2 Sinker EDM machine...

Time is a huge factor in running an in-house tooling operation for a major plastic injection operation. Tim Andreas, tooling manager at AMA Plastics in Corona, California, says that time pressures have led the company to undertake a revolutionary streamlining of design and tooling operations. AMA...

Makino continues its drive toward direct customer alignment by opening another new regional sales and service office. The new Makino Manufacturing Progress Center of Northern Illinois is located in Elgin, northwest of Chicago.   MAKINO CONTINUES SALES AND SERVICE OUTREACH Makino...

Presenter: Glenn Lasley - Blaser. SWISSLUBE Machine coolant is often overlooked as a key element of successful machining processes. Proper management and care of your coolant can improve productivity, quality and profitability. Please join us via the Makino Experience Center where we meet with...