The Stem Solution
A small shop committed to labor-saving automation added a nine-axis turning center to machine mountain bike stems. The value of this complex machine is that it delivers a simple process. The learning curve was worth it, the owners say.

Video: Multitasking Production at Straitline
Straitline Components recently automated the production of its newest product using a machine that is arguably the most versatile in the shop so far—a Doosan nine-axis multitasking turning center.

Moving in with a Customer
Shop owner Chris Nachtmann has established a close relationship with one of his biggest customers. In fact, he moved his operation inside that customer’s facility a couple years ago. Now, he’s making greater strides to invest in and grow his business.

NASCAR Display Paired With Real-World Applications
NASCAR fans have the opportunity to not only get up close and personal with two high-powered stock cars at machine tool builder Doosan Infracore’s Booth S-8100, but also meet their drivers.

Heavy-Duty Turning with Subspindle, Live Tooling
Doosan’s Lynx 220LMSA turning center features a subspindle, live tooling and a longer bed that accommodates parts as large as 9.45" in diameter by 20" long.

VMC Offers Fifth-Axis Versatility for Small Parts
The DNM350/5AX VMC from Doosan produces parts as big as 15.7" in diameter by 13.2" high.

Spending Race Day with Doosan and JGR
If a machining equipment supplier invites you to a NASCAR event, I suggest jumping on the opportunity.

Doosan Opens New Headquarters
Doosan Infracore America recently hosted 650 guests at a grand opening ceremony for its new North American headquarters in Pine Brook, New Jersey.   At 60,000 square feet, new facility is double the size of the company’s previous headquarters.

VMC Combines Speed, Power
The VC430 VMC from Doosan features a 25-hp motor that generates as much as 12,000 rpm at the spindle and 123.6 foot-pounds of torque.

Doosan Makes a Power Play
The South Korean builder is directing its focus toward rigid machine platforms capable of heavy cuts in tough materials.

Turning Center Features Increased Precision
The Puma 3100 horizontal turning center from Doosan is designed for speed, precision and performance.

How Center Rock Sees Setups
The company that made the rock drills used to free the Chilean miners last year is exploring the right level of multitask machining.

Doosan Moves U.S. Headquarters
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Cell Works the Night Shift
At this aerospace and medical component manufacturer, a Doosan HMC paired with a flexible pallet magazine and cell controller from Fastems has increased production and part quality while eliminating variation throughout the production chain.

A Role to Remember
The performance of this company’s machine tools for turning and milling large workpieces is critical to applications such as environmental cleanups. Its part in the recent Gulf oil spill was a dramatic example.

VMC for Crowded Shop Floors
Doosan Infracore’s DNM 400A VMC is designed for high productivity with precision tolerances, and built to fit crowded shop floors.

The Employee-Owned Advantage
This Ohio shop is 100-percent employee-owned. Thus, both management and shopfloor employees recognize the importance of optimizing efficiency wherever possible. Thanks to a strong willingness to invest in and embrace new technologies, sales-per-employee has increased by more than 50 percent in the last five years.

Lights, Camera ... Cycle Start
A new show dramatically portrays real-life manufacturing and CNC machining. The pilot episode is now playing.

Taking Spindle Health Seriously
Minimizing machine downtime became all the more important as this shop began targeting higher-production automotive work. To that end, it is in the early stages of implementing predictive spindle monitoring technology to head off problems that could take out key machines for extended periods of time.

Doosan Offers Savings for Anniversary Celebration
As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, Doosan Infracore (West Caldwell, New Jersey) is offering savings on key turning centers and VMCs, plus a startup gift package containing measuring instruments and other operator-friendly items.

Versatile Turning Centers
The VC630-5AX, a five-axis vertical turning center, and the 14,000-rpm HP5100 HPC coupled to a linear pallet system are available.

Turning Centers Provide Speed, Power
Doosan’s Lynx 220, a family of five turning centers, features chucks ranging from 6.5" to 8.25", including the Lynx 220G with an extra long, 17.7" X-axis travel and the Lynx 220LM with live tooling.

Doosan and Joe Gibbs Racing Renew Sponsorship
For the 12th straight year, Doosan Infracore remains the official machine tool supplier for Joe Gibbs Racing.

The Progress of a Progressive Die Maker
This shop sees no long-term threat in the reality of lower prices. Machine tool investments related to various die components allow the shop to use skilled labor more efficiently.

VMCs For Speed, Economy
Doosan’s DNM VMCs are available in three sizes: the DNM 400 with a 36. 2" × 17.

HMC Designed For Big Parts
Doosan’s HM1250 HMC machines parts measuring 78. 8" in diameter and 67.

Lead Time For Gantry Automation Cut By 50%
Doosan’s new pre-drilled bed castings can reduce lead time for gantry-equipped turning centers from six or seven months to as little as three months, says Bill Carr, director-applications & systems team for Doosan Infracore. This capability is a result of engineering castings for 11 models of the company’s Lynx and Puma turning centers at the factory to accommodate gantry load/unload systems.

Twin-Spindle, Twin-Turret Turning Center Boosts Pump Manufacturer’s Productivity
Precision Downhole Pumps, a division of Cameron International, in Iola, Kansas. is using two twin-spindle, twin-turret turning centers with Y-axis milling capability to finish complex jobs in one setup instead of the six formerly required. The new machines, from Doosan Infracore, have reduced manufacturing time by more than 30 percent.

CGTech, Doosan Announce Partnership
CGTech, the developer of Vericut machine simulation software, and machine tool builder Doosan Infracore have entered into a partnership to better serve their mutual customer base. With CGTech’s Vericut simulation software, user’s of Doosan’s machining centers, turning centers, EDMs and other products can ensure the accuracy of toolpath programs before machining.

Doosan Appoints New President
Steve Lesnewich has been appointed president and chief operating officer for Doosan Infracore America. Since 2003, Mr. Lesnewich had served as vice president of marketing and sales for Doosan, which was called Daewoo Heavy Industries until 2005. From 1998 to 2003, he served as the company’s general manager of marke

Turning, Milling And Multi-Axis Machining In A Single Setup
The Puma MX series turn-mill adds milling capabilities to the company’s Infracore turning center. The machine’s design is intended to provide flexibility within a complete spectrum of part geometries. From simple turning or milling to complex, simultaneous, multi-axis machining, complex parts can be produced on one

Back To Kansas
This manufacturer took a hard look at the compromises it was making to outsource machining and decided the costs were too high. Therefore, the company abandoned its old facility, built a bigger one, bought new CNC machine tools and brought its machining back in-house.

A Fresh Face In Machining
It's late Friday night. While other 19-year-olds may be enjoying a movie or perhaps just hanging out with friends, Michael Goetz is programming a job on a mill-turn. The owner of Lombard, Illinois-based Goetz Industries is no stranger to hard work. In fact, in addition to completing coursework, he worked at least 50 hours per week while enrolled in high school.

Turning The Long And Difficult
This shop has made large turning work its specialty. In proving to its customers that it can perform this difficult work, it has started to win more "standard" machining jobs.

An Analytical Approach To The Outsourcing Decision
The decision to manufacture in-house or send work overseas should not be based solely on labor cost. After an honest evaluation of its machining processes, this OEM found it was more profitable to bring work back in-house.

Lean From The Get-Go
This shop was lean from day one. Its visual management tools form its lean manufacturing foundation.

Turn-Mill Completes Complex Parts In A Single Setup

High Speed HMC

Korea On The Move
A number of the Korean machine tool manufacturers that recently attended SIMTOS, Korea's biennial machine tool show, say they are reaping the benefits of a healthy automotive industry and the booming Chinese market. In fact, the show's organizer, Korean Machine Tool Manufacturer's Association (KOMMA), expects machine tool production in Korea to increase by 10 percent this year, fueled by an export market it anticipates will remain strong.

Production Machine Shop Proves Its Value
Racks of unfinished parts ... half the machines in setup ... an in-process inventory that could choke a horse. This shop was also outsourcing more than half of its parts. Management presented the manager with a challenge - either make the machine shop economically viable or liquidate it.

Korea Shows It Can
Machine tool builders in Korea have been playing a catch-up game for the past decade. A review of current developments in machine tool technology indicates that Korea is rapidly pulling up with manufacturers in Japan, Europe and the United States. The products from Korea closely match their counterparts from other global suppliers in terms of capability and quality.