JAKADOFSKY JETENGINES
When it came to using small tools to machine super alloys, Austrian turboshaft and gas
turbine manufacturer Jakadofsky JetEngines was looking for a tool holding system that would guarantee precise concentricity, smooth function and is very quick and easy to use. In the process, the company tested the features of various systems.
With U.S. headquarters in Whitestown, Indiana, REGO-FIX, inventor of the original ER collet system, is a world leader in the manufacture of Swiss precision tooling. For more information on REGO-FIX, its products and services, or to request a catalog, please call 1.800.REGO-FIX or visit the company’s website at www.rego-fix.com.
MILTERA MACHINING RESEARCH CORP. Mike Blackburn refers to his 20-person shop as an “enabler.” That’s because he and his team at Miltera Machining Research Corp. in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, develop and prove out manufacturing processes, then provide turnkey...
SMITH & WESSON To support new product launches, Smith & Wesson needed to increase throughput of its production of revolver frames. However, the firearms manu-facturer wanted to avoid, if possible, having to add new machine tools to ac-complish its production...
TRUE MARK ENGRAVING CO. Some would say that True Mark Engraving Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, goes a bit overboard with its tooling rituals, but according to owner and President Dave Timura, the shop's meticulous methodology maintains process consistency and ensures no...
