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better production Shops Using Technology was able to process some jobs that once took 2 weeks in just 3 days. L o c a t e d a b o u t 25 m i l e s n o r t h w e s t o f Minneapolis in Zimmerman, Minnesota, The Precision Edge Machine specializes in highMr. Smith says that at one time, he determined that it would have taken 16 CNC knee mills to compete with his one VM10. tolerance, low-volume parts for medical devices, the aerospace industr y and power sports. The shop also manufactures custom wheels and snowmobile parts. When Mr. Smith started The Precision Edge, it was a turningonly shop, but business began to take off after he bought a 1993 KM3P CNC knee mill for secondary milling operations. "I was amazed at how capable a machine of that size was and how easy it was to program," he says. Orders of 50 or more milled parts proved difficult to accommodate because the KM3 didn't have a tool changer. "I was the tool changer," he says. "Purchasing a CNC mill was a huge decision, but I knew it was time to take the leap." He purchased the Hurco VM10 CNC mill and he says he never looked back. One important reason Mr. Smith chose the Hurco VM10 was that the expense and maintenance costs of a 130 MMS September 2013 mmsonline.com