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fi ve-sided/fi ve-axis machining. The operators welcomed them with open arms.
“I like the Mori Seiki machines the best," said Trung Lee, who runs the mill department at Senga. "The control is very easy to use—even for those who aren’t as familiar with it.” The precision of the NH4000 machines is something that Senga couldn’t do without.
“The machines themselves are top-notch, so as long as we have good setup guys, we can get the machine to do what we need it to do,” said Irion. “They’re capable of holding the tolerances that we’re looking at.”
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Senga Engineering’s manufacturing cell comprises a 24-pallet Mori Seiki Linear Pallet Pool (LPP) system which connects two of the shop’s four NH4000 HMCs, allowing machinists to store multiple setups for faster, more effi cient production.
A rigorous examination process further ensures quality, starting with a fi rst-article inspection on every setup at Senga. An in-process inspection qualifi es every fi fth or tenth part, for example, followed by a fi nal inspection. Frequency of the part inspections is determined based on the size of the run “If one part isn’t up to par, we have to do a 100% inspec- tion on the entire lot,” said Irion. “It can take a long time. The repeatability of the machines helps ensure that we don’t have to do this as often.”
Automation Is the Answer
Despite the reliability of the new machines, management saw an opportunity to take things up a notch in 2011. In an effort to reduce setup and inspection time and en- sure the highest possible level of machining accuracy, Senga brought in a 24-pallet Mori Seiki Linear Pallet Pool (LPP) system. The LPP is connected to two of the shop’s NH4000