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Learn how to lower your cost up to 50% using Makino's closed-loop tolerance control process to replace manual jig grinding. The presentation will explain how you can hard-mill and finish-grind in a single setup including in machine-probing inspection. The current method of processing the five...

To stay competitive and lower manufacturing costs, metalworking companies must take advantage of the most advanced machine tool manufacturing technology. This requires investing hard earned cash. Now, by working with Makino Inc., a full range of financing options can be structured to meet any capital...

  SITUATION Nu-Tech Industries was formed in Grandview, Missouri, in 1972 on the basis of teamwork. That teamwork was put to the task of finding a better way to mill titanium. The company had developed expertise and earned a global reputation for quality high-speed milling of structural titanium...

THE CHALLENGE Chicago Faucets was founded in 1901, and just a few years later invented the Quaturn cartridge—a part that is known throughout the industry for its reliability and value. Its design has been a part of every Chicago faucet developed since then. Due to...

i-setup function was developed to assist the operator in workpiece set-up, alignment and coordinate system setting. In “normal operation”, this process has been (traditionally) manually achieved, is time consuming - reducing spindle utilization on expensive machine tools, requires a certain...

In the mid-1980s, Makino introduced the MC40, a horizontal machining center (HMC) that offered a glimpse of the high speed machining advancements. Makino then made a further leap forward in 1989 with the development of the A55, the first of its A-Series machine line that would drive the metalcutting...

Presenter: John Einberger Adaptability: the ability to change to meet new challenges as they evolve.  In the production machining world, this means the ability to turn a general purpose, stand-alone machine into a customized adaptation to respond to changing needs.  How does Makino support...

Presenters: Mike Boyd - Application Engineering Leader Darren Harville - Market Segment Manager A smart machine tool will determine when it’s safe to rotate the B-axis faster and save precious cycle time. In this session, Inertia Active Control (IAC) will be explained and demonstrated on a...

Presenter: William Howard Jr - Product Line Manager Introducing the DA300, a 5-axis Vertical Machining Center for the production market. Find out more about what makes this machine highly productive in the five-face machining, full-five axis machining, automotive, medical and aerospace markets.   June...

Learn how Makino M-codes, control parameters and programming formats can work together to take out significant chunks of a part’s cycle time. In a fast paced review of your machine’s capabilities, we will analyze how parallel processing and special functions allow you to perform tool changes,...