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Tucked away in Fowlerville, Michigan, is a world-class blueprint for anti-lock brake system (ABS) manufacturing. It is there that TRW manufactures and assembles millions of ABS systems each year for automotive manufacturers, including General Motors, Chrysler, and Isuzu. TRW...

THE CHALLENGE As the moldmaking industry grew more competitive, Build-A-Mold (BAM) wanted to apply a production mentality to its custom mold making in order to open up capacity. To accomplish this goal, the Windsor, Ontario, Canada, company knew that it could no longer operate effectively...

Machine uptime is not a luxury; it's a necessity. Parts suppliers can no longer afford to have equipment break down or fall out of specification at all, at any time, for any reason.     As parts manufacturers are being forced to get more out of their machine tools...

Roughing. Heat treating. Grinding. Electrode manufacturing.EDMing. Benchwork. Sound familiar? Each step in this traditionalapproach to forging die production adds time — and money — to theprocess. But it doesn't have to be that way.   Roughing. Heat...

Matrix Tooling, Inc. and Matrix Plastic Products specialize in building difficult-to-produce precision molds for the most demanding plastics applications. Located in the Chicago suburb of Wood Dale, Illinois, the company prides itself on blending old- world craftsmanship with the industry's leading-edge...

THE CHALLENGE STRATTEC Security Corporation has been supplying locks and keys for the automotive market since vehicles were invented. This Milwaukee, Wis., company is a worldwide leader that has driven the innovations in its field, including the move from mechanical to electromechanical...

Please Join William Howard, Jr., Makino Product Line Manager, as he introduces the latest in the Makino VMC product line: the Slim3n. The Slim3n provides high performance and extremely efficient machining for high volume part production. It is ideally suited for a wide array of component machining...

Presenter: Brian Coward - EDM Product Line Manager During this Experience Center event, Makino subject matter expert Brian Coward will demonstrate programming techniques for wire EDM machining. Tune in to hear about several wire EDM programming techniques including slug removal strategies, no...

Presenter: Brian Coward - EDM Product Line Manager Dave Robinson - EDM Application Team Leader Join us while we discuss the line of Makino Sinker EDM machines, featuring the Hyper i control.  We will be discussing the unique features and capabilities of Makino’s product line of sinker...

Presenter: John Einberger - Product Line Manager If your machining profile falls into the “high mix/low volume” category, you won’t want to miss this live presentation. In it, you’ll discover some little-known solutions that help you maximize production with increased machine...