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The Power of Automated Turning: Your Competitive Advantage

Dates to be announced in 2010 - New Amada Solution Center for Automation, Chicago

Enhance Your Ability to Compete and Grow. Automating your turning operations is a powerful way to optimize your shop to compete today, and position your business for strong growth as the economy recovers.

• Reduce Labor Costs

• Improve Part Quality

• Increase Machine Utilization

• Gain Competitive Advantage

Come to Chicago, visit the state-of-the-art new Amada Solution Center and learn how automated turning can have a profound impact on your business.

Qualified attendees eligible for FREE airfare and accommodations!

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J-Cell Package Provides Small Job Shops Competitive Edge in Automation

Small job shop owners new to automated machining now have the opportunity to see their production goals become reality with the J-Cell Package from Amada Wasino.

“More and more commodities are going overseas,” says Bob Malmen, Chief Operating Officer at Amada Wasino America, Inc. “The J-Cell allows our customers the opportunity to take on the jobs they need to remain competitive in today’s automated machining and production industry.”

The J-Cell is a turnkey automated package featuring Amada Wasino’s high-performance J1 turret-type turning center, which is fully automated for rapid loading and unloading, and delivers high accuracy turning with .00001 resolution.

“The J1 is a simple, cost-effective, entry-level machine, developed with the idea that everyone should be able to take advantage of automation,” says Malmen. “The J-Cell is a can’t miss opportunity, whether you’re new to automated machining, or just looking for a great deal to add more automated capacity to your shop floor.”

The package also includes automation accessories such as Robot/Stocker, Tooling and Chuck, Chip Conveyor, Air Coolant Unit, and CNC Control Unit, and a 3”x3” normal workpiece capacity. The machine is available with a 5-inch chuck.

Amada Announces the Opening of its Newest Solution Center

We are proud to announce the opening of its newest North American Solution Center, where you can benefit from the latest advances in fabrication and machining technologies. We have made a commitment to the manufacturing industry, a pledge to redefine performance and reliability – while giving you a voice in the process.

For more than 60 years, our machine tools have reflected this pledge, setting industry standards for precision and productivity. The new Amada Solution Center in Schaumburg, IL – a 133,000 sq. ft. facility set on 10.5 acres – is the ultimate demonstration of our ongoing commitment. Consider it a high-tech, global campus, and your resource for research and technical training. It’s your access to the innovation and advanced engineering, your venue for gaining insight into the latest technologies, and your center for attaining the competitive and profitable edge.

New Mi8 5-Axis Multi-Function Center Delivers Extreme Precision

The new Mi8 5-axis turning and milling center from Amada Wasino provides advanced manufacturing solutions for industries that demand parts with extreme precision, such as medical and aerospace. The multi-function center is designed for manufacturing complex, multi-operation work pieces.

“The Mi8’s multi-axis functionality makes it an extremely flexible solution for our customer’s increasing technological needs,” said Bob Malmen, Chief Operating Officer of Amada Wasino.

Today’s advancements, such as electric hybrids, hydrogen engines, new-generation diesel, and gas fuel injection system parts, can be manufactured with the utmost precision with Amada Wasino’s Mi8.

The multi-function center integrates a tool changer and auto loader, making it ideal for the die mold industry. Its ability to machine small production runs of carbon and copper electrodes unattended, with the integration of a simple robot, provides a necessary solution to meet the increasing manufacturing community’s labor demands.

The B-axis, with a 270-degree range of motion, delivers multi-axis functionality for increased flexibility. Other Mi8 features include five-face machining in a single set-up, fixed station tools for turning, 20-station tool changer for rotary tools, 8,000 rpm main turning spindle, and 20,000 rpm milling spindle.

Wasino Corp. USA Becomes Amada Wasino America, Inc.

Wasino Corp. USA is now Amada Wasino America, Inc. As part of the Amada Group, this change brings dynamic manufacturing resources and a high standard in customer service to the industry.

“Amada Wasino will provide our customers with even more advanced technical solutions and a complete commitment to support,” said Bob Malmen, Chief Operating Officer at Amada Wasino.

Amada Wasino has an extensive lineup of machines that simplify the turning and grinding processes. Long considered one of the best-kept production machining secrets by leading North American manufacturers, it’s been a quiet leader in both applications for the past three decades, producing parts that “fit in your hand.”

Designed from the ground up with built-in automation, the turning line is engineered to simplify and expedite the machining process for small-part work. Amada Wasino manufactures by means of standard bolt-on automation solutions, rather than third-party produced and supported automation. Possessing a core competency in automated turning, its technology-driven centers provide maximum efficiency features such as built-in, pre-engineered, reliable gantry loaders.

Amada Wasino also applies the latest technology to its family of high-speed, high-accuracy grinding machines to revolutionize the grinding process. The machines provide operators with flexibility, while making precision surface grinding faster and more efficient for greatly enhanced productivity. The machines are designed as CNC grinders – not CNC adaptations of old machines – offering customers innovative, liberating solutions to a multitude of grinding needs.

As a business built by engineering solutions that fit the part, Amada Wasino’s recommendations are often fundamentally different from its competitors. Its machining solutions allow dramatic labor and cycle time reductions and simplify the operator process. Moving forward, Amada Wasino customers can continue to expect innovative turning and grinding machining solutions and superior customer support and service.