Swiss-Types
Turning Small Parts In A Big Way
True to its Southern heritage, Count On Tools (Gainesville, Georgia) makes money the old fashioned way: By earning it. This shop does so by manufacturing complex parts on its multi-axis CNC Swiss smarter and more efficiently than other suppliers to the printed circuit board (PCB) industry.
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High Productivity is No Accident
Economists and other observers of manufacturing have reported with glee the recent dramatic productivity increases for U.S. manufacturing. This aggregate view of productivity is only possible because of the productivity increases made in individual shops. Here’s an example of one such shop.
Read MoreSlashing Secondary Ops With New Swiss CNCs
This company employs 55 people. As labor costs have continued to grow, ownership has begun to realize that the only way to maintain profit margins is to become more efficient. Analyzing the operation, they've honed in on eliminating, or it least drastically reducing, secondary operations.
Read MoreSwiss Machines Power Shop's Growth
Wright Technologies, Rosemont, Illinois, is a contract manufacturer that specializes in turned and milled parts in prototype to production quantities.
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Moving Up To CNC Swiss Screw Machines
Three new CNC Swiss machines in 18 months have provided real growth for this Illinois shop.
Read MoreNo Guide Bushing On A Swiss-type?
Like much of the metalworking lexicon, often our words fail to adequately describe, or keep up with, our technological innovations. The truth is, in the business of making precision parts it really doesn't matter much if a lathe is a turning center or a mill is a machining center.
Read MoreApplication Trends For A Variety Of Swiss Turning Machines
The old perception that Swiss turning machines are designed solely to produce millions of simple, 30-cent parts is changing — just ask the people at this high precision contract manufacturer.
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Precision Machine Shop Profits From New Six-Axis Swiss-turn CNC Lathes
This Connecticut shop makes precision parts for medical, automotive, telecommunications and aerospace customers. Five years ago, Devon began preparations for the future of precision machining.
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CAM Selection Criteria For Your Swiss-type
Programming complex Swiss-type lathes is simplified with a good CAM purchase. Here are some questions you should ask your vendor.
Read MoreStandardizing On Multi-Axis Machines
A Chicago shop is betting its future on faster and more versatile single-spindle CNC Swiss sliding-headstock machines that produce finished parts and eliminate secondary operations.
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