Hydraulics Part Maker Employs a "Touch-It-Once", Single-Step Process to Drastically Reduce Set-Up and Cycle Times as seen in Tooling and Production
Posted: February 14, 2013 in Case Studies
Posted: February 14, 2013 in Case Studies
In the heart of Tampa bay, FL, minutes from the pristine beaches of Clearwater, you will find the progressive shop of Model Screw Products. With a focus on the hydraulics industry and "winning technology" from Eurotech, Model Screw Products is preparing to celebrate sixty-five years of business. "With the Eurotech machines we purchased, we can do what seems to be impossible and make it look easy," says Mike Upham, Director of Engineering.
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Following an expansion a Job shop in the ‘Queen City’ of Ohio – Nolte Precision – was looking for equipment that would help them with their business growth and process improvement. They came upon a solution that gave them what they call “from Bar to Box” efficiency with the following advantages
MIR Machining has integrated a machine-specific version of the Capto Tooling technique, a system for turning and milling which permits the operator to change tools quickly, rather than stopping the machine in order to switch from one tool to another---using the multi-axis Eurotech Elite lathes.
"We're in a whole different ballgame now," says Mike Bellone, owner and Vice President of Pioneer Machine, when explaining how the Eurotech SwissTurn Zeit 42SLY-B has helped his business. "The jobs we're processing now with this equipment we were unable to even attempt before."
Sometimes end users quickly decide which machining equipment to purchase when a need arises, and sometimes the process takes a little—or a lot—longer. The latter applies to Ron Gronback Jr., owner of PDQ Corp., after he decided the company needed a new machine tool to fundamentally change the way it manufactures parts. To be confident in his decision, Gronback researched the market for about 5 years before investing in a 6-axis mill/turn machine from Eurotech, Brooksville, Fla.
