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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...

The EDNC8 is the second machine in the EDNC-Series line-up. It provides larger X/Y/Z strokes and additional processing capacity over the EDNC6. The EDNC8 is packed with high-performance features for optimum productivity. The user-friendly Hyper-i control system intelligently streamlines operations...

Across nearly all facets of manufacturing—automotive, die/mold, aerospace, aero-engine—automated machining systems are increasingly being utilized by manufacturers looking to gain an edge, boost production capacity, and improve flexibility of the production system.   However, despite...

A 1.0mmØ x 50mm electrode featuring a 0.014mmØ pure tungsten rod tip was mounted to the spindle collet holder of a Makino EDFH1 sinker EDM. A precision ground copper tungsten dressing block was mounted to the machine's table. The EDFH1's Auto Precision Dressing macro was used to dress electrode...

THE CHALLENGE Summit Tooling in McHenry, Ill., has the capabilities to provide all of its part processing—from design to production—under one roof. The company is known for the prototype molds it creates for diverse businesses in the medical, packaging, electronics and...

THE CHALLENGE Facing increasing global competition and the demand for lower pricing, TK Mold & Engineering of Romeo, Mich., sought new technology that could help it apply a production mindset to its automotive mold manufacturing operations. TK Mold wanted to produce its high-quality...

Advanced technologies and increased capacity drive new levels of productivity for job shop production environments. Building on its highly successful PS-Series product line, Makino introduces the next-generation PS65 and PS105 vertical machining centers. Both models feature enhanced design characteristics...