Posted on July 2016 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
By moving up from a standard lathe to a Swiss-type machine, this company can now bid on making small, complex parts it wasn’t able to in the past, while also slashing cycle times on legacy parts. The best thing about keeping a file of bids you couldn’t quote in the past due to part complexity and the limits of your shop’s capabilities is that, once you do invest in the right equipment, you can revisit that record and hopefully win the bid the second time around. READ MORE
Posted on July 2016 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
Bold moves put this company well on the road to data-driven manufacturing.Gary Bruner, the president of Carolina Precision Manufacturing (CPM) in Mooresville, North Carolina, “discovered” the remarkable value of machine monitoring shortly after he had a system installed late in 2015. CPM is a CNC Swiss shop that specializes in small-diameter, close-tolerance turned parts that it produces for a range of customers, the majority of them in aerospace. READ MORE
Posted on January 2016 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
For this shop, successful delivery of medical and dental components is about proper process and machine tools that can handle the job. The journey into medical machining sometimes can be a little intimidating for a shop. READ MORE
Posted on January 2016 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
The lessons this shop learned after purchasing its first Swiss-type turning center nearly two decades ago are now being applied to larger multi-spindle and multi-turret lathes for bigger and more complex parts. Whether it was a big contract, a new machine or technology, a particularly smart hire, or an unexpected epiphany, most machine shop owners can recall a point at which their company embarked on a new course and fundamentally changed in some lasting and remarkable way. READ MORE
Posted on January 2015 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
On November 19 and 20, 2015, Marubeni Citizen-Cincom (MCC) hosted an open house to celebrate the expansion of its North American headquarters in Allendale, New Jersey. The guest list of almost 300 was made up of customers, executives from Japan, distributors and current employees from as far west as California and as far south as Florida. READ MORE
Posted on August 2012 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
During the past few decades, the Swiss-type lathe has evolved from a niche product to a go-to platform for done-in-one production of small precision parts. This shop has evolved right along with it. READ MORE
Posted on August 2011 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
Marubeni Citizen-Cincom (MCC) was founded in 1984 to market and service the company’s line of Swiss-type turning centers. Marubeni Citizen-Cincom (MCC) was founded in 1984 to market and service the company’s line of Swiss-type turning centers. READ MORE
Posted on January 2011 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
Marshall Manufacturing melds CNC machining and 3D bending to create intricate medical components from small-diameter barstock and tubing. Customer needs spurred the shop to carve out what has become a successful medical-manufacturing niche. READ MORE
Posted on April 2009 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
This manufacturer has used on-machine probing to help automate setups and maintain process control for prismatic parts produced on VMCs for years. The metrology products maker recently implemented probing strategies that let it achieve similar results on its turn-mills and Swiss-types. READ MORE
Posted on January 2008 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
This shop’s approach to unattended machining focuses on the big picture. At Highland Products, a Mentor, Ohio-based job shop specializing in CNC Swiss-type machining, unattended production is more than just a process—it’s a philosophy. While high-tech equipment and machining expertise contributes to the shop’s success, READ MORE
Posted on November 2006 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
This job shop relies on its CNC programming software to unlock the productivity of its multi-axis, multi-tasking machine tools and CNC Swiss-type machines. The formula for this job shop’s success is simple: Be better than the competition at making complex precision parts on complex, high-tech machine tools. READ MORE
Posted on April 2003 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
A New Hampshire manufacturer spurs growth by expanding the medical segment of its business. The American metalworking industry thrives on complexity. As the designs of modern products and systems become more sophisticated, the value of precision in manufacturing processes and resource management increases substantially. READ MORE
Posted on January 2001 by Modern Machine Shop, Gardner Media
This company, which has a half dozen machining plants in the greater Minneapolis area, excels in numerous metalworking activities and is considered one of the country’s best and most diverse job shops. READ MORE