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THE CHALLENGE Vanderhorst Brothers Inc. performs milling, turning, EDM, programming and assembly services. This mid-sized Simi Valley, Calif., machining company has been around for four decades, performing work for customers in the aerospace, medical, semiconductor and commercial...

Precision, Performance, and Innovation: The Makino EDAF Series Sinker EDM Designed with efficiency and precision in mind, the Makino EDAF Series Sinker EDM machines deliver exceptional performance while optimizing floorspace. Built from the ground up with a compact yet rigid structure, these machines...

Thanks to the advent of real-time production software and hardware, getting the most out of a shop floor environment is just a click away. When multiple machines are connected on a single network, manufacturers can use data-monitoring software to store and analyze high volumes of actionable machine...

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...

Micron and sub-micron manufacturing requirements are continuing to grow in demand and application, offering unique challenges and immense opportunities to a wide group of manufacturers.   MICROMACHINING TECHNOLOGY KEY FOR 2004 Micron and sub-micron manufacturing...

This is an optional control feature that can help compensate for undersized tooling, as well as improve surface and tool to tool blending capabilities. We will discuss and demonstrate the machine and CAM system requirements to effectively utilize this function in die and mold applications. Delcam will...

Makino will demonstrate how to achieve high precision plate and mold bases, using "off the shelf" tooling, eliminating the need for Jig Grinding. Several practical examples will be explored with supporting metrology which will showcase what can be achieved with current machine tool and cutter...

This webinar will introduce the mold shop to a new steel, PX5, from International Mold Steel, a modified P20. Makino will demonstrate and discuss the machine ability, material characteristics, physical properties of this new steel using various cutting demonstrations.

Makino and Blum will demonstrate new "form control" techniques to show a freshly machined part's accuracy while still in the fixture, and graphically demonstrate and confirm the accuracy compared to the computer model of the part. We will also demonstrate tool length measurement and tool...

Learn about the next generation of Makino's control technology and how a highly integrated, user-friendly control system can improve your machining operations. See how this easy to use control provides the ultimate flexibility, data management, monitoring capability, and maintenance functions and...