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SITUATION Known for its skill in machining titanium and other hard metals, Chicopee Manufacturing is an industry leader. Based in Kitchener, Ontario, just outside of Toronto, the company produces components for the world’s biggest aerospace players.     The...

The Challenge  Triumph Structures–Wichita is a division of Triumph Group, a global leader in manufacturing and overhauling aerospace structures, systems and components. In Wichita, Kan., Triumph makes a variety of jet aircraft and helicopter parts, including large aluminum wing skins,...

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: 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...

The need to provide rapid manufacturing of low- to medium-volume production parts, and of special parts being run for design and assembly customers, was the bottom line for META Mfg. Corp. (Cincinnati). MACHINE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS JIT PRODUCTION - META MFG. The...

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...