CAPABILITY

Overview

Overview


Our Facilities and Capabilities include:

  • Corporate fabrication facility located in Markle, IN (108,000 sq. ft.)
  • Paint and assembly facility located in Markle, IN (26,000 sq. ft.)
  • CNC mill & lathe machining and large weldments located in Fort Wayne, IN (70,000 sq. ft.)
  • Powder Coat Finishing
  • Lasers with Loading Systems
  • Hi-Definition and Conventional Systems
  • High tonnage/big Press Brakes, Punch and Turret Presses
  • Robotic Welding
  • Assembly including hardware, gaskets, and foam insulation
  • Just in time/Kanban delivery programs
  • Aggressive Cost Reduction Activities
  • CNC Mills and Lathes

Facility

Facility


  • 18 acre Campus Markle Indiana
  • 108,000 square feet of manufacturing space (Plant A)
  • 26,000 square feet of paint system (Plant B)
  • 70,000 square feet of manufacturing space (Plant C) 

Engineering

Engineering


ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE

Visual Enterprise – Business software
CREO- 3D modeling software (with .iges, and .stp file capability)
AutoCad 2000 Software
Dr Abe- Press brake programming software
SmartCam – CNC Punching Software
SigmaNest – CNC Cutting/Nesting Software
TekSoft – DNC Networking Software
Ncell – Dynamic nesting software
Weld-Pro – Offline robot programming software

PTC Creo and Tooling Design


Dr.ABE Press Brake Offline Programming


WeldPro and Offline Programming

Inspection Equipment

Inspection Equipment


CMM

CMM Highlights

  • Maximum drive speed 520 mm/s
  • Measuring accuracy 1.7 µm*
  • Maximum acceleration 0.23 g
  • Integrated thermal-effect compensation for instrument and Workpiece in the temperature range 16 to 26 ºC
  • High precision (resolution 0.1 µm), dustproof glass scales on all axes
  • Self-adjusting air bearings on all axes
  • Fully digitized servo control for low-vibration movements
  • FEM-aided design ensures geometric accuracy and vibration resistance

FabriVISION

Amada FabriVISION FVL-HD-4848 Scanning Sheet Metal Laser


  • Visual Quality – SPC Stations located in every department
    Mitutoyo – 123010 CMM CRYSTA-APEX C W/GEOPAK-MCOSMOS-3

Fabricating Equipment

Fabrication Equipment


Plasma

Hypertherm XPR30 CNC Hy Definition and Conventional Plasma Table 72”x240”

Laser


Turrets

Amada CNC Turret w/o plasma & w/auto index, 60” table, 55- ton capacity

Punch Presses

Punch Presses:

ManufactureTonnageRam SizeBed SizeShut Height Stroke AirCoil               Strokes/Min
Komatsu 150
Version15034×3050×3023/18 6Y60
Blow40084 L-R x 48 F-B84 L-R x 48 F-B26.75/1712″YesY20/50
Niagara50096 x 54  96 x 5425.25/11.25 12″3Y30
Bliss20072 x4272 x 4221.125/11.1258″1Y30
Bliss20038 x 2858 x 3418.8/158″1Y35
Danley25048 x 3648 x 3631/1912″1Y30
Sutherland440122 x 55122 x 55 32/2210″Y20/40

Coil Feeder Specs:

Material Thickness .020” – .250” Coil Width .375” – 36”
Material Thickness .020” – .200” Coil Width .375” – 18”
Material Thickness .020” – .342” Coil Width 1.00” – 13”


Press Brakes

Pacific             (3)        40-225             6’-12’              Auto back gauge and ram control

Cincinnati        (1)        400                  16’                   Manual back gauge 

Amada            (4)        88-300             7’-8”-13’           Auto back gauge 

Amada            (4)        88-250             10’-14’             Auto back gauge, off-line programmable


Drills, Mills, Assembly


Robotic Welding


Spot Welding

Spot Weld       (2) 200 KVA machines

                        (3) 150 KVA machines

                        (1) 100 KVA machines

Stud Weld       Stud gun, 3-phase multi-stud capability


CNC Turning

Haas ST-10 (6’’Dia. 2’’ thru)
Haas SL-40 (25” Dia. 4” thru)


CNC Milling

Haas VM6 (32 x 64) 
Haas VF4 (20 x 50) W/Pallet Changer