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To meet demand increases for its Ford offroad industry components, supplier RPG Offroad brought its machining processes in-house, saving the company nearly $50,000 per month. Here's how its choice of [...]

Duo CNC used to take on as many customers as the shop could handle. But when growth stalled, a top-down audit by the company's general manager revealed that its customer [...]

Westminster Tool's latest commitment to the plan--investment in new technologies, processes and capabilities, workforce development/training and sales & marketing-helped them edge out this year's competition. The caliber of candidates this [...]

You could say he's a lucky Guy. He has the ideal setup for a moonlighting at-home-machinist: The perfect location, the perfect day job, and a double-threat skill set that allows [...]

As shops add new machine tools, they have to rethink how the new equipment fits in with existing part production processes. Sometimes this will require the shop to re-program the [...]

WORK HANDLING EQUIPMENT Bar Feed Mechanisms Absolute Machine Tools Inc.--Headquarters Accudyne Corp. Allways Precision Inc. Aloris Tool Technology Co. Inc. Amada Marvel Inc. ATS Systems Automatic Screw Machine Tool & [...]

DRILLING & TAPPING MACHINES Drilling & Tapping Machines, CNC 21st Century Machine Tools Absolute Machine Tools Inc.--Headquarters Absolute Machine Tools Inc. Mason Technical Center Acieta LLC Air Turbine Spindles Akira-Seiki [...]

WORKHANDLING EQUIPMENT Bar Feed Mechanisms Absolute Machine Tools, Inc.--Headquarters Accudyne Corp. Allways Precision Inc. Aloris Tool Technology Co., Inc. Amada Marvel, Inc. ATS Systems Automatic Screw Machine Tool & Supply [...]

DRILLING & TAPPING MACHINES Drilling & Tapping Machines, CNC 21st Century Machine Tools Absolute Machine Tools, Inc.--Headquarters Absolute Machine Tools, Inc.--Mason Technical Center Acieta LLC Akira-Seiki USA Aladdin Engineering & [...]

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DRILLING & TAPPING MACHINES Drilling & Tapping Machines, CNC 21st Century Machine Tools Absolute Machine Tools, Inc. Headquarters Air Turbine Spindles Akira-Seiki USA Allora International, LLC Amera-Seiki Corp. Anger Machining [...]

Even with a strong and varied manufacturing background, it wasn't until a few years ago that this father and son team found its way into the manufacture of weaponry components. [...]

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Some of the more interesting stories that Production Machining covers sometimes involve companies that develop products in-house to improve their own production processes, but then realize such substantial benefit from [...]

As the business climate began to change around the year 2000, Vineburg Machining Inc. was at a tipping point. Its customers were sending work to China to save money, and [...]

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 3D Systems Acme Manufacturing Co. Additive Manufacturing of New England Aerotech, Inc. Arcam Bel Air Finishing Supply CADD Edge, Inc. Capture 3D Celeritive Technologies, Inc. Cincinnati Incorporated Control [...]

Most people wouldn't buy a CNC machine tool without understanding the first thing about setting it up or operating it; however, Ken and Gene Neal aren't like most people. They [...]

For pilgrims to the shrines of speed north of Charlotte, this is a cathedral. Through a glass wall in the lobby of Stewart-Haas Racing LLC in Kannapolis, a dozen fans [...]

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Additive Manufacturing 3D Systems Arcam CADD Edge Inc. Capture 3D Celeritive Technologies Inc. Control Micro Systems Cimquest Inc. Delcam FeatureCAM Delcam North America Designcraft Inc. DME Co. EnvisionTEC [...]

Most of the time, quality tooling combined with smart machine practices is enough for Flying S to competitively cut carbon components used in aerospace applications. However, when a new project [...]

Broaching, Slotting & Shaping Equipment Key Seating Tools A. B. Tools Inc. Accu-Cut Diamond Tool and Bore Sizing Systems Advanced Carbide Tools Inc. AMAMCO Tool & Supply Co. Inc. ATI-Firth [...]

Workhandling Equipment Bar Feed Mechanisms Acro-Feed Allways Precision Inc. ATS Systems Automatic Screw Machine Tool & Supply Co. Automatics & Machinery Co. Inc. Bardons & Oliver Inc. Benign Enterprise Co. [...]

At the same time that America was losing most of its machine tool industry to foreign companies, Gene Haas couldn't get what he needed as a machine tool customer. Haas' [...]

Gage Blocks, Including Combination Sets DoALL, 254 N. Laurel Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60016, 847-824-1122, 800-92-DOALL, FAX: 847-699-7524 Gages, Air Western Gage Corp., 3316 Maya Linda, Ste. A, Camarillo, CA [...]

Compact laser-machining systems pack just the right power for cutting thin sheetmetal. Edited by Patricia L. Smith High-power C[O.sub.2] laser-cutting systems, while ideal for cutting thick metal plates, often fall [...]

The ability to turn and mill complex parts and perform multiple operations on one machine increases throughput, reduces handling, and improves accuracy. The New Generation ST-10Y CNC lathe from Haas [...]

The article presents views of Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation, on his Formula 1 racing team. Topics discussed include the Haas F1 facility in Kannapolis, North Carolina, his employees speaking about his work ethic, determination and unwavering focus on success and measurable results, hiring Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutiérrez as drivers in the F1 program and expansion of global market for Computer numerical control (CNC) machines.

The article evaluates several machine-tools and industrial equipment including the TR160Y compact dual-axis trunnion rotary table from Haas Automation, TruMark 3010 marking diode-pumped solid state laser from TRUMPF, and the Bylaser 6000 Wat 6 kilowatt resonator from Bystronic Inc.

The article focuses on the growth of American engineering company Lie-Neilson Toolworks after it replaced its old machines with rotary tables for manufacturing woodworking hand tools. Topics discussed include reduction in cycle time and handling time after using rotary tables from the organization Haas Automation, elimination of multiple clampings and increasing of quality and productivity, and comment from engineer Dan Nutter.

India, Jan. 30 -- By Matt Bailey Haas Automation has long-since argued that customers who invest in multiple, affordable CNC machine tools instead of one or two high-end, special purpose [...]

Presents a catalog of products for the vocational, technical and technology educator from various companies in the field. QuickPart software from CNC Software Inc.; Haas CNC machine tools from Haas Automation Inc.; McEnglevan E4-0 Electric Benchtop Melter from MIFCO/McEnglevan Industrial Furnance Co. Inc.; Tech-Design by Lab-Volt; Weld aluminum from Techno-Weld Inc.

India, Feb. 21 -- Haas ST-45 and ST-45L Haas Automation Inc., offers heavy-duty, large-capacity Turning Centres, Models Haas ST-45 and ST-45L, for the energy sector. Energy exploration is big business [...]

A company making blister-package tooling for a variety of drug manufacturers has discovered an unusual niche by looking at their business from the opposite end of the process: machinery that [...]

For complex shapes, surfaces, and details in premium brass hardware, high-speed machining and rapid programming open the door to increased production for Baldwin Hardware. 'People who buy our products are [...]

The article previews several products including the OMG4430 ultrasonic cleaning unit from Omegasonics, the Shell Mill Adapter for wheel brushes from Tanis, and the Bar Feeder from Haas Automation Inc.

The article presents reviews of various molding products including machining center, Compact VMC Designed for Moldmakers by Haas Automation, CAM-Tool CAD/CAM software, Software Machines Parts That Need No Polishing from the software company CGS North America and Safe-Lock system from Haimer USA.

The article focuses on automotive components manufacturer Neal Technologies' move to in-house manufacture its products using Haas Automation's Haas St-30Y and VF-2YT machining center. Topics discussed include a history of Neal Technologies starting from Ken's Elite Mobile Diagnostics automotive repair business to making their own automotive components, features of the machining centers from Hass Automation and their collaboration with Performance Design and Machine Inc. owner Kelly Cowen.

The article evaluates the VS-3 vertical machining center from Haas Automation.

India, Nov. 12 -- - By Matt Bailey Kendal is in the Lake District, Cumbria, in the north west of England. By rights, it should be called the Wet District, [...]

India, Sept. 13 -- - By Matt Bailey When engineers and management at California-based Haas Automation decided they wanted to become the world's largest machine tool manufacturer by volume, they [...]