employees with 19 machining centers. What was once mostly a job shop entirely composed of vertical machining centers has transformed into a multifaceted operation producing both pro- totype and production orders on high-performance automated horizontal machining technologies. When Woller Precision’s lease on the a61 ended in 2013, the company was convinced that horizontal machining was the correct path for Woller Precision to realize its full potential. Additionally, the company’s experience with the a61 revealed an opportunity to make the best use of its most skilled labor. “The recession took a heavy toll on the manufacturing job market. Many veterans have left the industry, and the youth of this country didn’t see much of a future in the industry,” observed Woller. “The a61 investment demonstrated how automating certain processes can serve to make better use of our labor time. As the market began to fl ourish again, we decided to explore ways to apply this experience on a larger scale through automated horizontal machining.”
Based on the successful implemen- tation and reliability of the a61, Woller Precision went back to Makino to evalu- ate automation solutions. The company was introduced to the Makino Machining Complex (MMC2) automated material handling system and appreciated the system’s modular design and single- source implementation from Makino. These qualities would help simplify Woller Precision’s transition to automated horizontal machining and ensure oppor- tunities for rapid expansion in the future. The company purchased a 28-pallet capacity MMC2 system with two a61nx horizontal machining centers and imme- diately began to load small-batch produc- tion orders within the system’s MAS-A5 cell controller. By automatically coordinat-
ing production schedules based on delivery requirements, the MAS-A5 has enabled cell operators to run single-setup proce- dures without interrupting production processes, maintaining the highest level of production effi ciency with spindle utilization
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