Being a smaller CNC machining and mechanical design shop, we are growing and will make the needed investments in personnel and equipment as those needs arise based on the project at hand.  With that in mind these photos represent some of our capabilities.

We prefer to operate CNC machines that are a bit faster than average even though they may be older machines. For example, our older machines do not have very high rapid movements or machining speeds because of being over ten years old.  But our Fadal has an SMTC (Side Mount Tool Changer) which allows for faster tool changes which means less time between tools that are cutting metal.  Future machine acquisitions will have some of the best available features such as higher rapid speed movements and machining speeds, plus higher spindle rpms to allow for those machining speeds.

Our larger Fadal also has 4-axis capabilities which allows us more flexibility in how we machine parts, mainly for the purpose of eliminating setups and operations that would be needed to machine more complicated parts.  In this way we can be more competitive in our quoting for our customers as it takes us less time to complete a run of parts, including the fewest setups needed.

We also have several high speed pallet (table changer) machines, and with a pallet system the CNC machine is operating nearly 100% of the time only taking a few seconds to change out the pallets - finished parts for fresh material stock.  Machines that do not have a pallet capability are not machining as much time because the operator has the process stopped for loading and unloading of parts.