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BETTER PRODUCTION Shops Using Technology
MACHINE SPECIALTIES
INC.
PROBLEM Needed to produce large parts
with a constantly increasing degree of
complexity
SOLUTION M120 Millturn complete
machining center from WFL
RESULTS Process large components in only
one clamping
E D ITO R E M I LY PRO B S T, e p r o b s t @ m m s o n l i n e.c o m
Complete Machining of
Large Aerospace Parts
A
erospace components can be dif ficult to
machine because of their large sizes, which
often keep companies like Machine Specialties
Inc. (MSI) of Whitsett, North Carolina, from being
able to process them in a single clamping. This
can lead to problems in accuracy and increased
machining time. However, with an M120 Millturn
from WFL Millturn Technologies Inc. ( Wixom,
Michigan), MSI has been able to produce large,
complex par ts in a fraction of the time versus
using multiple machines and setups.
MSI focuses on small-batch quantities (rang-
ing from one to 50 parts) for the aerospace, energy
a nd me dic a l industr ie s, as we ll as pa r ts for
Machine Specialties uses this M120 Millturn from
WFL to produce large, complex landing gear com-
ponents and other parts in one clamping.