Baker Industries, a Lincoln Electric company in Macomb Township, is expanding its manufacturing versatility, capacity, and in-house capabilities with the purchase of two new EMCO MECOF UMILL 1800 universal machining centers with Heidenhain TNC 640 controls.
The machines enable a new in-house offering, computer numerical control (CNC) turning services, and will support the growing demand for precision machining of high-performance superalloys and other specialty materials commonly used in aerospace, defense, energy, and shipbuilding applications.
The new machines have automatic tool changers, and diverse high-speed, 5-axis machining capabilities, including milling, drilling, turning, and undercutting, with a large work envelope of 71 x 85 x 50 inches (X/Y/Z) and the ability to turn parts up to about 98 inches in diameter. These new features should bolster the company’s vertical integration, providing customers with a single-source supplier for all of their high-precision and large-scale CNC machining needs.
“This investment expands on our industry-leading platform and supports our customers’ ever-changing needs as requirements evolve and become increasingly complex in long-term growth areas such as aerospace, commercial space, and renewable energy,” says Brian Baker, general manager at Baker Industries.
The new machines are expected to be in production by the end of the year.
