Leading machine shops have five things in common. Read Pete Zelinski’s series of tweets, and feel free to add to the list.
Advances in measurement technologies have both resulted from and contributed to positive changes in a variety of industries.
A wire EDM’s increased Z-axis capacity enabled this shop to take on larger parts.
The largest vertical-capacity Carl Zeiss CMM in the Western hemisphere and four large boring mills from MAG Giddings & Lewis prove critical to machining massive wind turbine components at Three-M Tool and Machine.
Studer’s S33 cylindrical grinding machine from United Grinding Technologies provides rigidity and precision along with the flexibility to complete multiple operations in a single setup.
The consumer durable goods industrial production index was 94.9 in April 2012. This is the index’s third highest value since February 2008.