Each of the machines described below has its strengths, and we schedule work on them accordingly.

CNC MILLING

Howa MSN-500-VCJ

PURCHASED 2004

A very fast and accurate vertical machine, ideal for plastics and aluminum, but capable in any material.

• 24 tool magazine, 30 taper
• Rapid traverse 1900 inches per minute
• Pallet index 3 seconds
• 10,000 RPM spindle
• Fanuc 18M control

 

 

Excel 510

PURCHASED 2007

• Heavier duty magazine
• 18 tool magazine, 40 taper
• 10,000 RPM spindle
• Fanuc 0M control
• Interfaced with SMW indexer

Milling 2 complex notches @ 90°	Milling 2 holes @ 90°, while held at 45° on angle plate	Thread milling	Milling flats with tailstock

CNC TURNING

Nakamura TMC-18 CNC Lathe

PURCHASED 1999

• 2.0″ through chuck, 1.75″ through collets
• High-speed indexing, high-speed rapid traverse
• Spindle orientation
• Quick change VDI tooling
• 4500 RPM spindle, Fanuc 21T control
• LNS hydrodynamic barfeed

Tsugami SX26 CNC Swiss Screw Machine

PURCHASED 1996

• 1.024″ diameter capacity
• Sub-spindle indexing, dual end-working capability
• Side and end milling, drilling, tapping
• 7.5 H.P. 6300 rpm, Fanuc LA-1 control
• Turnamics Swiss style bar feed

Nakamura TMC-15 CNC Lathes (3)

PURCHASED 1992/2003

• 1.63″ through collets
• High speed indexing, high-speed rapid traverse
• Quick change VDI tooling
• 4500 RPM spindle, Fanuc OT-C control

Tsugami Micro 5 CNC Lathe

PURCHASED 1987

• 1.063″ through collets
• 5″ chuck (1.25″ through hole)
• Fast indexing, fast programming
• High-speed rapid traverse
• Fast 6000 RPM spindle, Meldas LOA control
• Tsugami hydrodynamic barfeed

Okuma & Howa ACT 3 CNC Lathe

PURCHASED 1985

• 1.75″ through collets
• 10″ chuck (6″ diameter capacity)
• Powerful, 15 horsepower, 3500 RPM spindle
• Fanuc 6TB control

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

Sunnen Honing Machine	MEP Cold Saw
Vibratory Finishing - Raytech Tumblers	Plastics Heat Treat - Yamato Oven

TIG WELDING

Miller Maxstar 200LX

PURCHASED 2005

• Fully programmable control of initial amps, slopes, gas shielding. Remotely controlled. 1 to 100 amps. Weld times full on for a little as 1 second or pulsed for even less heat distortion of the workpiece.
• Interfaced with 2″ diameter maximum capacity TIG lathe (with tailstock) with its own RPM and direction adjustments.
• Additional, even smaller capacity TIG lathe, with even finer time and current adjustments.

SILVER AND NICKEL BRAZING

• Acetylene gas torches, both conventional and Henrob.

SILVER/TIN SOLDERING

• Butane gas torches, using fluxes for Stainless Steel and wire or paste solders.

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