Challenge: Long cycle times, too many ops.
Machining Solution: SS207-5AX
Result: We removed the secondary ops, sped up production and increased efficiency dramatically.
Location: Mountain City, Tenn.
Phoenix added six Tsugami SS207 models with FMB Micromag 20 magazine bar feeders over the next several months. The lathes were purchased from Morris South in Charlotte, N.C., “If I have a hiccup in the morning, they can usually have someone out here the same day or next morning. It has worked out really well,” Mr. Maiocco reports.