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SITUATION Located in Newberg, Ore., Wolcott Design Services is a small job shop that specializes in design and prototyping for the sport racing, electronics and outdoor equipment industries. Bob Wolcott owns and operates the company and oversees daily management and operation of...

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...

THE CHALLENGE CS Tool Engineering of Cedar Springs, Mich., produces plastic injection and compression molds for the automotive industry. It also makes molds for a variety of consumer products. As business was ramping up for CS Tool, the company was in need of an equipment...

THE CHALLENGE Axxis Corporation produces parts used in the energy, aerospace, automotive aftermarket and medical device markets. The Perris, Calif., shop wanted to improve flexibility and labor efficiencies to drive down part costs for its customers. The company was looking...

Presenter: Andrew Heldt – Digital Technology Engineering Team Leader Darren Harville – Market Segment Manager The Makino Machine Productivity Maximizer provides software functions to help you visualize machine information in real-time and improve machine utilization. To be competitive...

Presenter: Marc Bay - EDM Market Segment Manager Join us for the third installment in our four-part Makino Experience Center broadcast series on EDM part processing techniques. In this session, we will explore key machining strategies and best practices for successfully completing an EDM job from...

Presenter: Brian Coward - EDM Product Line Manager Marc Bay - EDM and Consumables Market Segment Manager Tune in to this presentation on Wire EDM machine maintenance. Wire EDM is a versatile and useful machining process. In order for the process to be repeatable, accurate, and reliable, the...

Presenter: Mike Boyd – Application Engineering Leader Darren Harville – Market Segment Manager Achieving the lowest cost per part helps win new profitable business and cycle time is a significant contributor to the equation. Makino has decades of experience processing parts and...

Through the extensive use of horizontal machining centers and unique tooling techniques, Makino is developing new, more efficient methods of manufacturing engine blocks. Squirt reaming is one of the many creative tooling techniques recently developed by Makino.   UNIQUE...

The A99E horizontal machining center (HMC) has been completely redesigned to substantially upgrade the quality and performance of the machine. This all new HMC replaces the former A99, and includes new designs and dimensions that enhance its strength, metal removal capability, speed of operation and...