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Indexing the energizers (also known as power feed contacts) on Makino Wire EDM machines is designed to be fast, easy and efficient—ensuring consistent performance and minimal downtime. This quick tutorial explains just how simple the process is and how it helps maintain optimal cutting conditions...

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Presenter: William Howard Jr - Product Line Manager Why is it that the number of Vertical Machining Centers sold each year is over 4 times the number of other milling products? Seasoned machinists and shop owners know that there are certain applications where a VMC is ideally suited to boost productivity...

Presenter: Brian Coward - EDM Product Line Manager The most critical step in the wire EDM process is set-up. The choices you make in fixturing can have a huge impact on process time, quality and repeatability. During this Webinar, we will have demonstrations on the Makino line of wire EDM machines...

Replace manual jig grinding, and lower your costs up to 50% with Makino's closed-loop tolerance control process. In this webinar, we explain how you can hard-mill and finish-grind in a single setup including in machine-probing inspection. Primary Topics covered: Closed-loop tolerance control Hard-milling Grinding...

Presenters Brian Coward - EDM Product Line Manager Marc Bay - Market Segment Manager Join Us for the First Session of Our EDM Processing Techniques Series We invite you to join us for the Makino Experience Center's inaugural presentation of our four-part series on EDM processing techniques....

In today's fast paced, competitive die/mold and precision tooling market, often different projects require different approaches and techniques. Some can be completed on a milling machine using hard-milling techniques. Some components and materials may require using coolant. Then there are other jobs...

Large production parts and large dies and molds present numerous challenges to machine effectively due to the size, weight and range of features found on big work pieces. These elements test a machine’s capacity, capability and utilization as well as impact productivity and costs. This webinar...

The V56i Graphite vertical machining center is designed for die / mold applications – including machining of graphite electrodes.

In this webinar, Makino will demonstrate machining of transmission valve bodies with high performance PCD tooling. Aluminum with high silicon content is difficult to machine with carbide tooling. Using high performance tooling, Makino will demonstrate significantly improved face milling with reduced...